AUCTIONS - Who likes a good auction ? - Stories And Scores - Best Buys ?

[ARC]

I often like a good auction... sometimes I find very cool items that I did not even know existed and had to have.
Who else out there enjoys a good auction and stories of cool items they had to have.
What is the best item you ever bought through an auction ?

One of my local area auctions I like to frequent is Granny's Auction... Can bid online and they will ship OR if it is a big item I can go pick it up.
They run the auction for an entire week so no rush to bid etc.
They just started a new one yesterday actually.. which will run until next Sunday.

5175 Ulmerton Rd Ste B, Clearwater, FL

Granny's Vintage and Antique Fineries Multi Estate Auctions, First Sunday of the month at 1:00 pm - one of the oldest auction Houses in Tampa Bay Area

grannysauction.net

 

[damian1013]

I often like a good auction... sometimes I find very cool items that I did not even know existed and had to have.
Who else out there enjoys a good auction and stories of cool items they had to have.
What is the best item you ever bought through an auction ?

One of my local area auctions I like to frequent is Granny's Auction... Can bid online and they will ship OR if it is a big item I can go pick it up.
They run the auction for an entire week so no rush to bid etc.
They just started a new one yesterday actually.. which will run until next Sunday.

5175 Ulmerton Rd Ste B, Clearwater, FL

Granny's Vintage and Antique Fineries Multi Estate Auctions, First Sunday of the month at 1:00 pm - one of the oldest auction Houses in Tampa Bay Area

grannysauction.net

I go to the local sheriffs firearm auctions and do quite well. I picked up 2 PAP M92s and a Mossberg 590a2 retro for under 1k for all 3.

 

[ARC]

Another Auction is up today... will run all week till next Sunday...

Granny's Auction House, Inc Auction Catalog - Granny's May 2025 Antique & Vintage Auction Online Auctions | Proxibid

Great auction featuring vintage Star Wars, hand crafted Tim Vawter model Castles, Conte Alamo play sets, antique glass including Burmese, Mt. Washington, Quezal, Lundberg, Webb, Steuben, Fenton, Laliq

www.proxibid.com

 

[jewelerguy]

After my Dad retired he enjoyed going to estate auctions. The only problem was that he would sometimes bid on junk or mystery misc. boxes to keep the auction going and would end up having the winning bid, so he brought home a bunch of junk he really didn't need. Those boxes would usually have stuff like doilies, couch pillows, a broken toy, half melted candles, and etc.

After he passed away, I inherited the job of going through all that junk. One box that I remember him telling me he paid two dollars for contained a woman's wallet. It was pretty nice so I thought my wife might want to use it. As she was checking it out she found $200 in older 20 dollar bills inside a "hidden" compartment in it. Not bad at all. Sometimes those misc. boxes aren't all that bad after all.

 

[ARC]

After my Dad retired he enjoyed going to estate auctions. The only problem was that he would sometimes bid on junk or mystery misc. boxes to keep the auction going and would end up having the winning bid, so he brought home a bunch of junk he really didn't need. Those boxes would usually have stuff like doilies, couch pillows, a broken toy, half melted candles, and etc.

After he passed away, I inherited the job of going through all that junk. One box that I remember him telling me he paid two dollars for contained a woman's wallet. It was pretty nice so I thought my wife might want to use it. As she was checking it out she found $200 in older 20 dollar bills inside a "hidden" compartment in it. Not bad at all. Sometimes those misc. boxes aren't all that bad after all.

heh.... SCORE !

 

[ARC]

After my Dad retired he enjoyed going to estate auctions. The only problem was that he would sometimes bid on junk or mystery misc. boxes to keep the auction going and would end up having the winning bid, so he brought home a bunch of junk he really didn't need. Those boxes would usually have stuff like doilies, couch pillows, a broken toy, half melted candles, and etc.

After he passed away, I inherited the job of going through all that junk. One box that I remember him telling me he paid two dollars for contained a woman's wallet. It was pretty nice so I thought my wife might want to use it. As she was checking it out she found $200 in older 20 dollar bills inside a "hidden" compartment in it. Not bad at all. Sometimes those misc. boxes aren't all that bad after all.

Also...
That is one of the reasons i like this place... they never have "junk".... even the misc stuff is in good to decent shape.
They don't accept junky or broken items... they are picky.

 

[ARC]

Auctions like this one used to be a live in person only place and then Covid changed it...
Now they only do online only now.

 

[ARC]

Tomorrows the big day... auction will start the closing process.

 

[ARC]

Lots start closing today at 1:00

 

[ARC]

less than ten minutes now till start.

 

[ARC]

Welll ... till start to close rather... technically the auction "began" last Sunday... now the items will start to close... bidding wars now.

 

[djackson7348]

We used to hit auctions in my area, but the last few years things have been selling for more than the price of new (maybe the auction companies running up the bids) so we have quit. It is also apparent that the "good" stuff like antiques are getting pulled before the public auction so why bother.

I wish we would get back to real auctions without the games in my part of the world.

 

[ARC]

We used to hit auctions in my area, but the last few years things have been selling for more than the price of new (maybe the auction companies running up the bids) so we have quit. It is also apparent that the "good" stuff like antiques are getting pulled before the public auction so why bother.

I wish we would get back to real auctions without the games in my part of the world.

You should check this one that i have been talking about out and going on as we speak.

 

[djackson7348]

You should check this one that i have been talking about out and going on as we speak.

I checked it out and they have some fantastic items. Thanks for sharing the link.

BTW, I only got a far as the nugget ring while scrolling and went into a trance.

 

[ARC]

I checked it out and they have some fantastic items. Thanks for sharing the link.

BTW, I only got a far as the nugget ring while scrolling and went into a trance.

Yeah its really cool.

 

[ARC]

By the way... the next one is underway for this week....

Granny's Auction House, Inc Auction Catalog - Granny's June 2025 Antique & Vintage Auction Online Auctions | Proxibid

600 lot auction featuring vintage Star Wars many new in orig. packaging, Burmese glass to include Thomas Webb and Mt. Washington, Tag Heuer, Invicta and other fine watches, Atmos clock, vintage Christ

www.proxibid.com

 

[ARC]

Tomorrow is the big day.

 

[Gare]

Good morning all

 

[ARC]

Good morning all

Good morning Gare.
I cannot help but wonder if you meant to post that "good morning" in The Random Chat Thread...

 

[WoodsDigger]

I go to the local sheriffs firearm auctions and do quite well. I picked up 2 PAP M92s and a Mossberg 590a2 retro for under 1k for all 3.

Man , they are just buying and melting them fast as they can in NYS. Two years ago there was a thompson sub machine gun tossed on pile of cheap 22s and shotguns. Good to get off the streets but what a collectors item.