auction: Last Minute Auctions
- 06/11/07 04:11 AM
Our company held a "last minute auction" this past Saturday, and got the home empty for the customer. Here are a few things to remember when you want to have an auction with less than a month to market it: You run the risk of conflicting with other auctions, or events all of which are out of the control of the auctioneer doing your auction.You will not have time to promote your auction like it should be promoted. Web promotion is becoming the main means of promotion for a vast majority of auctioneers. Less time on the web = fewer bidders at the … (4 comments)
auction: Absentee Bids
- 06/04/07 06:16 AM
You can find auction items on websites like auctionzip.com and bid on them even when you can't attend the auction. Many auctioneers allow you to leave absentee bids, where the auction company does your bidding for you. You are leaving your authorization for the auction company to bid for you up to a certain amount and no more. Beat some other sure to ask the auctioneer if he will start the item at your high bid or amount, it is customary for an auctioneer to start the bidding at 1/2 of the absentee bid. Some auction companies start an item with an … (0 comments)
auction: Auction or Estate Sale?
- 05/25/07 11:13 AM
Several times a week I see this played out. A family member in charge of disposing of Mom or Dad's estate asks me if they should have an auction or an estate sale. There several factors to consider Did Mom or Dad collect anything of value? This may be a hard question as a lot of parents spent a good deal of money on items they were told would be collectible such as "Collector" plates or Avon bottles, but a good collection of glassware, china, stamps, watches, coins, old fishing lures, guns, old toys etc. would make me recommend an auction and … (0 comments)
Mound City Auctionswww.moundcityauctions.com314-680-8599Auctioneers Note: … (0 comments)
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