Newsletter for 9-20-09 Brimfield, Aliens, Moth Balls

….This just in….

 

This Newsletter goes out a bit late after a busy Sunday, so I want to let you know that in about an hour an a half, I’m having a live video auction at

                                                        my Buy it in a lot auction
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Rhode Island Estate Sales has been commissioned to liquidate the estate of the Sweetser family of Duxbury, Ma.

 

The family operated an antiques shop at their location on route 14 for twenty years. the public will be offered the opportunity to purchase the entire contents of the shop as well as many antique items from the family’s personal collections.

 

The sale will be a pre-priced sale on site at the shop and home location at Duxbury, Mass. on September 25/26/27 at 477 West street which is route 14 off exit 11 on rte.3.  

 

Just got done uploading ep81 of The AuctionWally Show: (yes, it’s late I know!)   Aliens in Brimfield!

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Strapped for cash? Need to sell fast?

 

My eBook,  “Selling Your Valuables in Tough Times” will be available for free by request to newsletter subscribers and new readers. Find out more.

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                                 Monday Night, Selling Circus,  live video auction on DealitLive

 

This Monday night’s episode of the Selling Circus, will have an auction built right in! Rather than wait until after the show, I’ll be holding my live video auction on Dealitlive.com right at the end of the show.

 

See what I’ll have on the block:

 

                                                  Video killed the radio star:

 

If you want to stay on the bleeding edge of what’s going on in the antiques and collectibles market online, then you’ve got to take a look at Collectiblescorner.TV A fun and free web TV show for savvy collectors!

 

Tammy Kahn Fennell produces an, informative video blog with interviews, tips and just all around great content for those interested in antiques and collectibles. Her forte is Hummels, but Tammy loves to educate and learn about all kinds of collectibles! 

 

We’ve collaborated on a couple of projects, and have something in the stew right now that we think is pretty darn neat! 

 

 

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Tuesday ep 82 of The Auctionwally Show

 

Well, OK, these haven’t exactly been coming out on schedule lately, BUT, I have managed to get an episode out each week still.  Watch for them on Tuesdays, or thereabouts. The best way to make sure you don’t miss an episode, is to subscribe to the feed.

 

To be found on Tues at 8pm ET or thereabouts, at  AuctionWally.com/show

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                                   Weekly Newsletter is now added to AuctionWally.com

My weekly newsletter content will now be added be added to AuctionWally.com under the “News” link at the top of the page. But not until an indefinite period of time from the mailing passes. This assures that subscribers get a leg up on fresh content, contests and promotions! Neat huh?

                                                        Weekly contest:

We did not have a winner to last week’s contest, so I’ll make this one a bit easier! 

 

What is the last name of the famous furniture makers who were brothers, Leopold, Gustav,John and George?

The winner of the contest will win a surprise package of collectible ephemera.

 

Be sure to include your snail mail addy with your answer. Don’t forget, only the first correct entry  will win. Email your answer to wkolenda@gmail. com

 

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                                                                                    Tips:

 

What to expect when consigning to  an auction house, from “Selling Your Valuables in Tough Times”

Understanding the intake process and the inventory sheet.

An auction house is generally a very busy place, when they get large lots of items they will tend to inventory things in groups such as:

5 boxes of China, collection of old photos, bottle collection etc. Let’s say that in one of the boxes of china is a Meissen figurine and 10 Flow Blue plates.

 

These are pretty important, high value pieces. Your job is to make sure that those items get entered on the sheet individually so there can be an accurate accounting of the important things at the end of the auction.

By the same token, after the auction is over, your final receipts will likely be somewhat different from the intake sheet. IE: On the intake sheet you may have had 5 boxes of china, and on the final tally for those boxes of china, they may be indicated as “tray lot #1” “tray lot #2” and so on.

So know that it’s impossible for any auction house to do a spot-on inventory of every piece in large lots, but expect to have the most valuable things accounted for.

You should expect a coherent enough system to show that you’ve been paid for all of your items. One more thing, if you know the terminology of an important item, IE: you have “Baccarat crystal chandelier” and the auctioneer enters it as a “hanging lamp” ask to have it properly noted. ( Obviously a red flag should go up if your auctioneer can’t recognize high-quality items.)

I can’t emphasize enough how much a proper inventory sheet can save you trouble later.  I can almost guarantee that a sloppy inventory sheet will result in you not getting paid for part of your consignment!

 

 

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Don’t forget to keep track of my Live Online Video Auctions  at AuctionWally.com

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The Autumn season is a busy one in our world of antiques, auctions and collectibles. With the economy showing signs of getting stronger, the relation to used items and green products, and the Holiday Season around the corner, things should be looking UP! 

 

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Thanks so much, we’ll see you next week!

 

AW

 

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