Does anyone know the business name and who posted this recent ad in the classified section?
https://www.banjohangout.org/classified/109722
Nope wondering the same
Why not reach out and ask them, this was posted publicly so not a private sale offer.
The only banjo maker I could find right off on google was the Blackberry Banjo Co. and their website just says "closed".
Wonder if the agent is in Utah and the seller is Nechville?
It is kind of a weird vibe to ask 100k for a business and not mention what the actual name of the business that one would be buying is.
Edited by - banjo1930 on 05/19/2025 18:24:32
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Originally posted by banjo1930... mention what the actual name of the business ...
Maybe they want to avoid disturbing their customer base. People who already have pending work or people who are about to place orders would assume that the original proprietor was going to do the work.
It's a pretty narrow Market to sell into.
It's a fun subject for discussion, and I've got a guess, but I think it might be a bad idea to speculate about it online. I don't want to start any rumors or cause any builder distress, and it's only a guess. The seller clearly doesn't want to go public yet, but an add like can only make us wonder.
p****footing around the name of your business, & claiming it's worth XX amount strikes me as some kind of clickbait/scam. As far as customer sensitivities go, it should be well known by all adults that It's the nature of capitalism & companies to close/sell & move on. If one was really looking for a buyer, the reputation & name of the enterprise would be put to the fore.
(I may be proven wrong in the future, but for now, this AD makes no sense).
(As an aside, I noticed that my last post had a word altered, because of the unsophistication of the censoring program of this website. The idiom "p****footing" originated from the observation of the stealthy movements of a cat, & the consequent meaning of avoiding a subject).
^^ Some sites are even worse. On one I frequent, if talking about adult beverages, you cannot say "cocktail" as it will change it to "chicken tail."
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Originally posted by pisgahbanjosDoes anyone know the business name and who posted this recent ad in the classified section?
https://www.banjohangout.org/classified/109722
I think its Gibson...
Hmmm, pisgah here looking to expand its empire
As bill-e said earlier, I have a guess. It makes sense, but I won’t speculate at ths point. I focused on the “old-time,” which eliminates Nechville and the various bluegrass banjo makers. I also noted “established,” but not “long-established.” Not many other clues though.
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Originally posted by Silver_FallsHmmm, pisgah here looking to expand its empire
As someone who has a day job with a small company in a specialized market, I've learned that sometimes it is worthwhile to buy a competitor to take them (and their tooling) out of competition.
Although the ad claims business is in Utah, BHO shows no member with any form of “banjo business” in its name in that state. The plot thickens.
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Originally posted by Silver_FallsHmmm, pisgah here looking to expand its empire
Lets hope not.
That’s Leonard Coulson’s retail/repair operation. Decades old. Not a banjo production entity.
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Originally posted by Bill RogersThat’s Leonard Coulson’s retail/repair operation. Decades old. Not a banjo production entity.
Anymore. They used to be, necks mostly.
