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Newsletter Sunday March 21st, March Madness at auction
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There is plenty of March Madness in the auctions & antiques world to go around, and you don’t have to be a Basketball fan to catch it.
Yard sales and estate sales are just starting to bloom, fresh buys are everywhere and auction fever can be just as volatile as a case of Basketball March Madness.
Here are a few tips:
Don’t get caught up in the “fever”, keep your head, buy right. In early Spring, people tend to overpay at estate sales, auctions and shows as they get ready for the busy selling season. Yes, you want fresh merch, but sometimes the seller knows this, and overprices hoping to snag an eager fish who will overpay at the beginning of the season.
Be ready to take advantage of those that are not quite ready. Some of the earliest sales and events will be ill attended because the person in charge has not put all the right things in place for an early season event to be successful. Watch for this, and attend those when possible, it could mean great buys.
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Finally…my next episode of The AuctionWally Show, should be posted by Wed evening of this coming week. It’s bee a while between eps. but this will be a good one as I’ve interviewed PickerBrad. An old-school antiques picker who was kind enough to share plenty of inside information and fun stories. ============ Amazon and eBay sellers: electronic gadgets, computers, cell phones, video games, I am a a rep for Closeout Solution, a company who sub-wholesales, laptops, iPod accessories, X-Box games etc.
To find out more, contact me at walt@cosintllc.com
If you know someone who can use this type of product line, as with everything I do, finder’s fees are paid for referrals that result in a sale or purchase. ======================
I chose CT as the site of the week because, to many, coins are a confusing area of collecting. Among considerations there are: condition, scarcity, mintage, silver content, country of origin and market demand.
CoinTalk.com is set up like many sites which has a helpful forum board style that I know many of you are familiar with. It’s free to join and there are ways to make connections, ask questions, buy, sell and trade.
There’s even a a What’s it Worth section.
Check them out!
============ What’s up with you?
Do you have a blog or a website that talks about or sells antiques and collectibles? Do you have a sale or a special event coming up? Send me some news on what’s up with you and I may post it in my next newsletter for all to see.
Send to news@auctionwally.com
================== News from Barre MA This week we have an auction full of art, antique & collectible books, and who knows what else. More details here. =============== We are always looking to buy and consign good quality items for these sales. If you have something to sell, give me a call at 978-636-3101 or send an email to:
wkolenda@gmail.com
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Ask an Auctioneer
Mystery item at Ask an Auctioneer. I been stumped! Does anyone out there know what this is? If you have a question about antiques, collectibles or auctions, email me at ask@auctionwally.com (a few good .jpg pics of any items is essential.)
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The weekly contest: Superman and Batman recently broke records for prices realized at auction. But Superman’s squeeze was not ignored by the comic book industry either: What is the complete title of her comic book and what did the #26 issue, that’s listed in my directory sell for?
The first person to email me with the correct answer to the question above, will be the winner. Now of course, I’ll need a way to get that package to the winner, so send your snail mail address along with your contest answers. The prize is a neat collectibles surprise envelope which includes things found in a recent estate purchase I made. Things likely to be in said envelope are vintage postcards, ephemera, books, old photos and who knows what?
There are a LOT of live auctions out there.
The best way I know of to search them is to use Auctionzip.com the largest live auction locator.
I’ve been using AuctionZip.com for years now, and I’m proud to have them as a sponsor.
In short, if you want to find auctions anywhere in the US, AuctionZip is an easy way to search online by zip code, the site is free to search and has a million uses within the auction business, such as:
If you have an ecommerce business, in the antiques and collectibles genre, your link may be a perfect sponsor fit in this newsletter:
If’ you’d like to know more, please contact me at: wkolenda@gmail.com
See the best collectibles video podcast at http://Collectiblescornertv.com
Tammy Kahn Fennell provides tips, interviews and news with a lot of fun. Winter is here, and travel can be difficult. But that doesn’t mean you have to miss out on great auctions! Did you know that iCollector.com is an online portal into hundreds of auctions from live venues?
You can bid live and even contact the auction houses to see if you can send your quality consignment to be featured in an upcoming auction!
Please forward this to friends.
Until next time,
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