CE 1998 SIN
June 2001
The Orange Dump Truck and Other Auction Nightmares By: Marsha Boulton
There is nothing like an auction for drama, entertainment, warm pop and organized confusion. Particularly, if you want to buy something that you never thought you would ever feel a need to own. If your Tupperware collection is missing that one final element to reach completion, if you just can’t own enough used waffle irons of if you are constantly in fear of running out of anything from pillowcases to jackhammers – a country auction about as close to Nirvana as you may ever come. When I first moved to the country, every auction in my area seemed like a potential gold mind. People smart enough to be retiring from the business I was getting into were having auctions that served as a great repository both in terms of value and information.