Auctions  

I really love antique shops and would also enjoy auctions, but I am not sure how to find out where and when they are..

I would like to go to a country auction some time and see what it is like if I can find one.

That would be fun..

I love auctions. I haven't been to one in a few years but you can find such great deals. Sometimes I just go to look and see what they have but other times I'll watch the ads for something in particular I need or want.

True story, when my first husband and I first got married we bought a house, we each had small apartments before that. We furnished our new home in "Early Auction" - bedroom, living room, and dinning room furniture all came from auctions. Best deal ever - brand new dinning room set still had the tags on it, $25!

I can't honestly say that I have been to many Auction's, but after reading this I will be going in the future! I can't believe the bargains that you got!... Were these items that you got used or brand-new!

The only auctions that I do is ebay. My aunt & uncle go to auctions alot. They get some pretty neat stuff sometimes and at cheap prices. They have a store so they go to the auctions & buy iteams in bulk then sell them. I have been planning on going with them some time but just havent gotten around to it yet. sounds like you found some GREAT deals though!

I prefer garage sales over auctions. At a garage sale there's a set price that you can start at and then offer less and work your way to an agreeable price. At auctions you're bidding against someone else and the price keeps going up. You did get some good buys though.

I don't participate in auctions. I wouldn't know what to do, and lack confidence in bidding.
However, I love 2nd hand shops, including garage sales.
I have picked up some marvellous bargains. Many years ago, when I bought a holiday home at Penneshaw, I needed to furnish it. Absolutely everthing I bought from either garage sales or 2nd hand shops. This includes small items like cutlery to big items like the fridge, washing machine & beds.

It depends on the mood for me and what type of money we have. I have found things in the garbage even that was worth 1500. I could not belive it but I got it looked at and appraised, then sold it. I needed the money.

I've been to a couple autions but never bid on anything being as I never had the money. I have sold numerous items at auction and those that I thought wouldn't sell high, did which surprised me. I usually hit the local garage sales and find great bargins that way. Our couch which I'm sure retails for over $1000 we bought for $40 but since it needed new cushions, we ended up paying $300 which still isn't bad. We bought a queen bed complete with lighted bookcase headboard and high quality pillow top mattresses, a rocker/recliner, 3 footlockers of romance novels (which I love), floor lamps, antique dresser (in excellent cond.), and misc. other stuff as a lot for a cool $400. They were leftovers from a garage sale the guy had and wanted them gone no matter the price. So, I may not go to auctions but I find great deals at garage sales. :-)

I love going to auctions.
I go to antiques auctions.
I mostly get what I'm sure I can resell and make a profit. I like to wait until it's just about over, everything and everyone is almost gone. That's when you can get some of the best deals.