A really fun thing to do on a Saturday evening in the country is to attend an auction at Copake Auctions. And now, while you are sitting at home, enjoying a glass of wine on your wraparound porch, you can enjoy all that excitement through the internet by using on-line bidding.
This Saturday, Copake Auctions http://www.copakeauction.com/auctions/2011-05-14.html
is having one of their Estate Sale Auctions, “ Cataloged Americana” which starts at 5 PM and ends when everything has been up for bid. The best part is you can go, preview the items, mark down the ones you really like and then go home and wait until 5!
I have my eye on a few items (mostly for my yard) including this iron bench and these iron gates. But if the price isn’t right, forget it. That’s the other great thing about online bidding, much less stress.
The difficult part is figuring out what things are worth. There are a lot of collectors that attend these types of auctions so something that looks like it should go for $20 goes for 100 times that amount. Also, things at the beginning seem to go for more money than items at the end of the auction.
I’ll let you know what happens.
Update
Well, I didn't win the bench or the iron gate! But I did get this fantastic rocking chair - perfect for my porch! for $20! Yaye!
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