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Topic: Mecum Auctions?

Posted By: Brian(Va)
Subject: Mecum Auctions?
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2019 at 5:20pm

Anyone ever purchase items from their sales? How are they to deal with, I see they have a buyers premium. I think you have to go thru them to speak to the person consigning the items, just to ask questions. Va is a long way but may make a neat trip, it will probably be dry that week and won't be able to get away!

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Posted By: Charles (KY)
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2019 at 5:37pm

Setup a proxibid with them on a tractor at one auction. The tractor sold for the amount of the bid but someone at the auction got the tractor. I ask what happened and was told that the auctioneer could take whichever bid he wanted, mine or the person at the auction. If you want something very bad better go to the auction.

Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2019 at 11:18pm

Charles, I had the same thing happen. I hollered at em, but didn't get anywhere. I told em that MY bid was there first and that I should be the winner OR the guy sitting there should HAVE to bid higher. Eventually the guy hung up on me and I'm done with them!

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Posted By: DougS
Date Posted: 08 Mar 2019 at 4:44am

It's easier to deal with someone who is physically present. I'd bet they let internet bids lay on the back burner unless nobody else bids that amount.

Posted By: Gary Burnett
Date Posted: 08 Mar 2019 at 5:03am

Well they are auctioneers so if they have a person they know,buddies with there at the auction Verses some faceless internet bid.Well guess who gets the nod? Got to figure

there is a lot of behind the scenes stuff with that much money being swapped hands.

Posted By: Butch(OH)
Date Posted: 08 Mar 2019 at 6:00am

A person who has never had his bid ignored at an auction must not have been to many? Amish auctions with Amish auctioneers are particularly bad about it for certain items.

Posted By: randy
Date Posted: 08 Mar 2019 at 7:32am

I sold a G there a couple of years ago, they treated me fair, good experience for me. No experience buying anything.

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CA WD WD45 D17 D17 Diesel 7060 8050 8070

Posted By: tomstractorsandtoys
Date Posted: 08 Mar 2019 at 8:06am

A friend buys there often. He pays an extra fee and they call him on the phone 2 or 3 tractors before the one he wants. He bids from his phone while they are selling it. Tom

Posted By: Dusty MI
Date Posted: 08 Mar 2019 at 1:30pm

I will NOT attend an auction sale that uses buyers premium.

I wish everyone the the same, then the buyers premium would go away.

Dusty

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917 H, '48 G, '65 D-10 series III "Allis Express"