Maybe someday I'll get auctions

I went to Rich's auction today to bid on a slide and glider.  Got there and figured the slide was too much for me so just wanted the glider.  After waiting four hours with my wife in kids and after they went through around 400 manuals one by one they put the slide and glider together.  These were what two of the six pictures featured on the add and they do that.  There was one girls boyfriend there who wanted the slide and we wanted the glider but I never talked to him until they decided to lump them.  When they did that we quickly had him bid and tried to figure out what we'd spend but it was too fast.  Anyway, I don't get it.  Why lump them?  I can't imagine them not getting more if they would have separated them.  Some guys were ticked they were going through the manuals one by one but I understood that they'd get the most money for them that way.  They did a bunch of choice bids with it I think.  So why lump the glider and slide?  Probably wouldn't have gotten it anyway but I know the guy would've had to beat $170 to get it and he got the slide and glider for $220.

The auctioneers just seemed bad.  They spent four + hours going throw mostly cast off stuff and then were flying when it started to get good.  I bet the auction took another three to get done.  They had the equipment there to run two rings but didn't.

Well at least my kids got to play on the glider for four hours and I got to meet and talk to Gary, Kenny, Will and Bill.  I learned some stuff from Bill and enjoyed trying to figure out who ate more lead as kids Kenny or Me.   My kids had a good time too thank God.  We got home safe and I hope the others did too.  So lots to be grateful for so I'll stop whining and venting and be grateful.  My kids took it better than I did shame on me.  Thanks for listening.

Situation like that is when they should sell them seperately with an 'if'. Then they sell them together starting with what the individual pieces brought added together. If someone bids then they sell together and keep auctioning til everyone is done bidding. That's how it's usually handled around here anyway.

mojo/Mike

What did the WC wide front go for?  Auctioneers usually have a weird way of doing things.  I went to one farm sale years ago as the wife as we also collect antique stuff.  We were there all morning as they had four wagon loads of stuff and all the equipment sold at 12.  They only got through three wagon loads and waited on the last one which had most of the good stuff till later.  Then they went through the farm equipment and consigned stuff.   The wife was getting very irratated but I told her to be patient.  The last wagon load finished selling at 6:30 and noone was there.  We cleaned up.  I had the back of our pickup truck full like Sanford and son and my total bill was like $150.  I couldn't get away with that with the kids today, but it was a good day that day for us.  I wish I could've went yesterday but the wife had a bacholorette party all day and I figured it would be too much for a 2 and 4 year old especially as it was a 2 hour drive to get there. 

Edited by ChuckLuedtkeSEWI - 18 Apr 2010 at 7:16am

I have not figured them out -- but have pretty much adopted Fred's method. Just go with the flow - win some loose some. Usually an interesting experience just watching the people and how they act.

Yeah.  I was just whining.  I'm not an auction expert by any means.  I've only been to around 10.  I've never had my wife and kids with me though and I've never went to get something for them.  All the time we're there the kids are having fun on it and talking about having it and so I think I was disappointed for them.  Usually if I bid I something I figure how high I want to go and if it goes higher I say oh well.

Anyone know what the WD45 dual fuel brought?

    Very slow auction.   Brought the 26" gooseneck trailer ready for Bear.  Had a lot of time to talk with FIENDS, bought a $ 7.50 grease gun holder.  The items that I bid on someone wanted more than I did.

Allen Dilg wrote:     Very slow auction.   Brought the 26" gooseneck trailer ready for Bear.  Had a lot of time to talk with FIENDS, bought a $ 7.50 grease gun holder.  The items that I bid on someone wanted more than I did.

I've been to a lot of sale but this one was badly run. They were all over the place, slow, and generally disorganized all dang day. I realize many of the folks there are not active farmers, but man it was a long day. To long for folks with work to do. The best part of the day was chewing the fat with other AC fans and seeing so much AC equipment.

Anybody know what the piano went for?