Hello...my name is Amy and I am a newly addicted auction participant. I don't know about you but I have noticed auctions everywhere. There are countless TV shows dedicated to this one seemingly boring topic as well as online auctions popping up everywhere.
Well friends, let me tell you....I know why auctions are so hot....they are addictive and FUN!
One evening my husband informed me that he had spotted a sign for an auction on his way home from work. Turns out this auction was less than a mile from our house and was on the upcoming Saturday. Three days away....the countdown had begun.
First mission: Locate a friend who is willing to sacrifice their Saturday to see this little country auction in action. Surprisingly, this was easier than I thought. My sister-in-law Michelle said she wanted to go to an auction and so she was in!
Second Mission: Devise a game plan of what I'm in the market for and set my spending limits.
Since we recently moved, I am on patrol for interesting pieces of furniture or decorations to add to the house. And if I got really lucky at the auction I would find a kitchen island.
Saturday morning arrives and I hardly slept the night before due to excitement. Michelle arrives and we head for the auction.
Like two excited yet timid school girls we enter the warehouse wondering what treasures will be available for us today. We slowly make our way around the room and decide that we should stay. We register, get our numbers and decide take a seat. I follow Michelle's lead as she heads for the front row. It’s hot and muggy and there is no A/C, instead there are strategically placed fans for cooling, and Michelle has placed us in the perfect spot for viewing items, watching the auctioneer and staying cool. So we sit. Anxious. Nervous. Excited.
The first item for bid is a Tony Romo bobble head and Michelle and I both look at each other and laugh, is this for real? That’s when we notice the tables of random items that are going to bid on, and we realize today is going to be a long day.
As the auction continues we loosen up and get our bidding hands ready. I laugh as Michelle hides her bidding card between her legs. She jokes that she may lose control of her arms and start bidding wildly on items. I begin to laugh because the energy in the warehouse is electric and I can't help but think the same thing. I break the ice and bid on some old Kodak photographs of celebrities for Michelle because it seems her arms are now paralyzed and she is not bidding on them....and I know these are the items she likes because of her love of movies also known as a cinephile. I win the bid at $4 a photo. As we carefully scroll through the stack of photographs we see it....a Jaws photograph that Michelle immediately grabs, this is one of her favorite movies (and yet I have not seen it).
The ice is broken and all bets are off…we begin bidding on item after item. And then we realize...we are hooked!
When the auction is over we gather our treasures and cash out. After it was all said and done we spent approximately $180 combined. This includes 6 chairs, a dresser and a ton of other goodies....not too shabby for first timers.
As a new auction enthusiast I have been scouring the internet for auctions and let me tell you...I'll be getting my auction arms ready quicker than I thought!
Till next time friends....Also, I will be posting photos of our treasures.
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