Have you been to a auction sale in the country

**homesteadmamma** · 08-22-2002, 02:20 PM

I was at our first one this spring and what a hoot to see what people were bidding on. There were some items though, had we had the extra money I would love to have bid on.

Did you purchase anything at the auction and was it over priced?

**mommy2three** · 08-22-2002, 03:06 PM

yes, we have been to auctions! we love them, but don't go that much anymore. now that i'm a sahm, we don't have too much extra money. but they are a lot of fun! you can get a lot of neat old stuff!!

but yes, sometimes things are bid on a lot higher than they are worth.
it is fun though!

**PrairieRose** · 08-22-2002, 04:28 PM

We've been to a few auctions and what we bought were great deal.....like a copier for $60...we've used it for 2 yrs. now with no problems. Some things did go for outrageously high prices tho. It was amazing......

**Jerseygirl** · 08-22-2002, 10:20 PM

I actually went to an estate auction in a small city in North Jersey this week. I went for an antique carousel lion, but got out before the $750 mark. Everything else was going dirt cheap, I picked up some antique pencil signed etchings and signed numbered prints and photos along with a box purse from the 40's, some brass christmas electric candles (new in the box with the original $30 price tags) and a beautiful antique picnic basket, and two copper tea kettles--grand total, with tax and bidders fee-$38.00!! I wish I knew something about books--there were boxes and boxes of books from the 20s-30s going for $5 a box, but I'm not a saver and my storage space is limited so I didn't even bother.

**Heather** · 03-11-2003, 12:39 PM

I LOVE auction sales in the country! Especially in the fall. I haven't been to too many but would love to go to more! There are such treasures and each time I have gone to one I have learned so much about furniture, implements, the area, the persons farm etc. They are a great day out!

(especially if a bargain is to be found!)

**guest2** · 03-11-2003, 01:11 PM

This is one of my favorite sources of entertainment!!!! I have gotten such great buys at auctions. A good friend of mine bought a beautiful and huge Duncun Phyfe (sp?) dining room table for $60! I bought my living room and dining room curtains for $7 total at one of these. They had been custom made and cost hundreds of dollars originally!