CURLEW - NEW AND USED MARQUEES

I am often asked if a marquee is going to sell quickly . And at what price. 

There is no fixed price for a marquee. Its true price is as much as someone is willing to pay for it. 

There are 100’s of factors affecting this, but here are some of the main ones.  How does your tent score?

Photographs 

(10 = Photos of a stunning job at a great location, in the last few weeks. 

0 = No photos) 

Apparent age (does it look immaculate or grubby considering it’s age) 

(10 for it looks for it’s age Or  0 for more damage than its age)  

Has the roof / walls been  meticulously dried and cleaned after every use?

 (10 for yes 0 for no) 

Is it stored in its own colour coded bag on labeled shelves? Or is it heaped in a random heap of tents. 

(10 for yes 0 for no)

Has the owner stuck to one make / system of tents or is the stock a random mix of 10 makes.

(10 for yes 0 for no) 

Is the framework neatly stacked with stacking battens or piled up in mixed piles of parts. .

(10 for yes 0 for no) 

Is there a mix of broken and working framework in the store room? 

(10 for no 0 for yes) 

Has the frame been checked to see if everything fits each time it’s used and bent / damaged pieces repaired or replaced?

(10 for yes and 0 for no) 

Does the owner / forman have a bill of materials for every tent they hire out?

(10 for yes 0 for no) 

How quickly could you assemble the parts for one tent?

(10 for a few mins and 0 for a long time) 

If you score all of these you get a mark out of a 100. 

So if you score 100% then you tent is perfect and easy to sell 

If you score 0% then your tent is worth a lot less and difficult to sell.