Well we both took a couple of days off, prepared our list, gathered our required supplies and headed out for a fun filled day. It was a filled day, fun?? Honestly it really was! The first unit up for bid had a small folding metal table and a large piece of glass oh and I can't forget the stack of magazines. The bid started at $20 and went down to $10 then to $1 no one bid, then the auctioneer said he would give anyone a $1 to take the unit. See the storage place doesn't want to mess with having to clean and haul out the stuff so this was the way to get around it. then we moved on to a few other, then there was one that had quite a bit of nice furniture it went for $3000. I was shocked!! Others went for anywhere between $100 - $1000. We didn't buy one, we bid on a few but we agreed on a max we would bid. Will we do it again? Sure, who knows what can be found!
I know all the pros have attitudes toward us newbies. They feel which is true, people watch the show and think it will be just like that, of course it isn't. We're going in with our eyes wide open!! We have met a few ole' timers and they have been really nice and have given us some pointers.
Then we moved on to Antique and Collectible hunting by going to Estate Sales. Now this has been very successful and fun. We found some great items, the hard part is going to be letting them go!! This item is going to be the hardest, it is so cool and works great!
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| This is a 1920's Phonograph, you crank the handle and listen to music from the past. |
