My shaft puller business is for sale.

The buyer will own all rights to this shaft puller design and the shaftpuller.com web site. I will sign a non-compete agreement and get out of the shaft puller business.

This business includes the following benefits:

  • There will be no competition at all for this shaft puller or any other in its price range.
  • I am currently selling almost 2 shaft pullers a day on Ebay alone. You can check this out by searching on Ebay for 'Shaft extractor puller remover for under $20' and looking at the completed listings for the past two weeks. If you do that over time for the next several weeks, you should become convinced.
  • I make an average of slightly over $25 profit per shaft puller sold on Ebay after all costs for materials, supplies, manufacturing, Ebay fees, and Paypal fees. I can prove that by putting you in touch with my suppliers so you can verify my prices for materials and supplies.
  • I can make about 3 shaft pullers an hour. A skilled welder can probably do better. That comes out to $75 to $100 an hour for time spent manufacturing and you can always hire more welders.
  • For Ebay sales alone, I work about 2 days per month on this business and make about $1000 a month net profit. That could possibly make your house payment or rent. That can be expanded to no limit through use of the web site.
  • The profit is higher for pullers sold on the web site, and web site sales are virtually unlimited depending on your marketing and promotion skills. My skills in that area are almost non-existent and that's why I am selling the business.
  • The web site can be expanded to sell anything related to golf. Your web site visitors are already convinced that you have good prices and may be inclined to buy other golf products from you without shopping around. This could result in a huge income.
  • The domain name 'shaftpuller.com' could be worth more than the price I am asking for the entire business.
  • I have perfected the manufacturing and I have discovered a few techniques that have doubled my Ebay sales while minimizing my Ebay fees. I will share my knowledge with you and you will not have to go through the 18 month learning curve that I went through.
  • Patent is pending. I will put the pending patent in your name. You can leave it that way at no cost or you can secure your own patent. This is to your advantage. If I already had the full patent, I would have to more than double my price for the business.

Buyer Qualifications and Requirements:

  • Must be a skilled welder or take one on as a partner or part-time employee - I started this business knowing nothing about welding. That is not recommended.
  • Must own or be able to purchase the following equipment:
    • A Band Saw for cutting mild steel and a source of high quality blades - An excellent, floor model is available at Harbor Freight Tools for under $200
    • Drill Press - An excellent, powerful floor model is available at Harbor Freight Tools for under $200
    • Wire Feed Welder - An excellent one is available at Harbor Freight Tools for around $300 - I use .30 size non-flux wire with gas
    • A TIG Welder - An excellent one is available at Harbor Freight Tools for around $200 - It requires a 220 volt 25 amp circuit and I use 3/32" by 7" Tungsten Electrodes
    • A Stud Welder capable of 1/4" flanged studs - New ones are around $3000 - I can get mine re-conditioned and let you have it for $1500 plus shipping or $1000 as is (it works fine)
    • A Bench Grinder with a Wire Wheel - Available at Harbor Freight Tools for under $100
    • 4" to 5" Grinder over 10,000 RPM - Available at Harbor Freight Tools for around $20
    • Any Table or Radial Arm Saw for cutting the wood blocks that enable the puller to be clamped in a vise
  • Must have a source for the following supplies (source must be local only where noted):
    • Flap disks for the above grinder - Available on Ebay for around $2 each - each disk lasts for 20 to 30 shaft pullers
    • A local source for mild steel - You will need 1" by 1/8" flat bar, 1/2" by 1/8" angle, 7/16" square bar (1/2" will not work), 3/4" by 1/8" square hollow tubing (thinner wall will not work), 1/2" by 2" 13 thread bolts and nuts to fit
    • A local source for welding gas - You will need both 75% H2O with 25% Argon for the wire feed welding AND 100% Argon for the TIG welding
    • I will give you my source for a superb price on the two prefab parts that you will not want to make yourself and studs for the stud welder and Ferrules
    • A source for Rust-Oleum Hammered Finish spray paint - Gray #7214 at Home Depot - or suitable substitute
    • A source for 3/8" rubber fuel hose - Available on Ebay for about 40 cents a foot
  • The following are optional but the skills must be available for proper use of the web site:
    • Should know or be willing to learn html
    • Should know how or be willing to learn how to promote and draw traffic to a web site
  • Must have or be able to raise $10,000 to pay for the business 100% up front