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Donnelly Auction Question
Eric Smith
>As I live about an hour away, I am thinking of going to the Donnelly auction in Avoca, NY this weekend. Specifically, I would like to pick up No. 5 1/2 and No. 8 user planes. This would be the first tool auction I've gone to. Should I expect a number of dealers outside of the auction itself or plan on spending the entire say in the auction?
And a bigger question of course is, given what I want to acquire is this a good event to go to?
Thanks,
Eric
Re: Donnelly Auction Question
Cooper Suter
>This auctions running concurrently w/some other meetings, and the tail gate should be good (weather permitting).
Today I talked w/someone who's planning on setting-up, and he was talking a hundred dealers or so.
I'd sit through the auction if I were you, you never know what might not get a bid.
This is the "junk" auction by the way, misc. leftovers, users, and not ready for primetime bits.
My experience at the earlier Indianapolis auction was that stuff definetly slips through, especially if there wasn't decent absenti bidding to get things going.
The spring before last more "common" stuff was only bringing "retail" about half the time.
By now, everyone's heard about the $800 #1 in the box that went through Indy last fall at MJD, plenty of profit left in that one.
Coop
Coop, I haven't heard
Todd O. Cronkhite Native of Maine
>about the #1 in the box going thru. Tell me about it won't ya'? Was it in a box of junk that got sold for cheap? I hate it when I miss a good story.
Todd O.
Re: Donnelly Auction Question
Dave Anderson Chester,NH
>Cooper is right, it can pay to sit thru the auction though your butt will be sore after doing so. Even virtually identical items can go for far different prices depending on where they come up during the bidding. As an example, last year I saw 2 type 11 #3 Stanleys in identical condition sell about 400 lots apart. One went for $80 and the other went for $30. The tailgate sessions can also be a great deal, but you have to know about prices. A lot of amateur dealers have stuff way overpriced because they paid too much for it themselves and still want to make a profit. At the very worst and if you have absolutely no luck, you can still have a great time, learn a lot, and truly enjoy yourself.
Thanks, Dave...
Ellis Walentine
>We greatly appreciate reality checks here....
Ellis
Thanks
Eric Smith
>I will be going and plan on sitting through most of the auction. Spent last night going through the listing on line and identifying the lots that I'm interested in. Now, I just have to figure out how much I want to spend. The offerings were a little sparse for what I'm looking for, so I'm thinking that the tailgate may prove more fruitful. Thanks for everyone's responses.
Eric