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Emotions of Your Farm Retirement Auction - Before, During and After
Manage episode 284049182 series 2355724
Machinery Pete talks with Marshalltown, IA farmer David McCubbin about his online farm retirement auction on December 16, 2020. Pete and David talk about the emotions and planning involved from start to finish and beyond the sale....how does it feel when all the machinery is gone and your shed is empty?
- [:45] - Machinery Pete sets up today’s topic - retirement auctions
- [2:13] - The shift away from auctions’ negative connotations
- [5:20] - Introduction of guest, David McCubbin
- [11:52] - Interview with David begins
- [14:25] - The decision to retire
- [17:38] - Selling with Sullivan
- [20:00] - Some buyers never called
- [28:44] - Landscape of retirement sales in the future?
- [34:57] - Most surprising items in David’s sale
- [40:24] - “Just let it go.”
- [45:15] - Looking ahead to retirement
- [50:15] - “Maintain it like you’re going to keep it forever.”
- [52:45] - Final words from Machinery Pete
Machinery Pete was founded in 1989 and has grown from its humble beginnings to a full-fledged marketplace for farming equipment. Greg Peterson, founder and host, has also released Machinery Pete content across platforms including YouTube with his long-running Machinery Pete TV show.
If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to the Machinery Pete Podcast in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.
64 episodes
Manage episode 284049182 series 2355724
Machinery Pete talks with Marshalltown, IA farmer David McCubbin about his online farm retirement auction on December 16, 2020. Pete and David talk about the emotions and planning involved from start to finish and beyond the sale....how does it feel when all the machinery is gone and your shed is empty?
- [:45] - Machinery Pete sets up today’s topic - retirement auctions
- [2:13] - The shift away from auctions’ negative connotations
- [5:20] - Introduction of guest, David McCubbin
- [11:52] - Interview with David begins
- [14:25] - The decision to retire
- [17:38] - Selling with Sullivan
- [20:00] - Some buyers never called
- [28:44] - Landscape of retirement sales in the future?
- [34:57] - Most surprising items in David’s sale
- [40:24] - “Just let it go.”
- [45:15] - Looking ahead to retirement
- [50:15] - “Maintain it like you’re going to keep it forever.”
- [52:45] - Final words from Machinery Pete
Machinery Pete was founded in 1989 and has grown from its humble beginnings to a full-fledged marketplace for farming equipment. Greg Peterson, founder and host, has also released Machinery Pete content across platforms including YouTube with his long-running Machinery Pete TV show.
If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to the Machinery Pete Podcast in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.
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