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Dan T in MO

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I didn't pay too much attention as I only had a few bucks on me. But there was a pair of 3pt trip scoops up for bids. The first one had a few flakes of paint left and looked rough but functioned fine. I bid on it, but when it went over $100 I backed off. The second one was painted Ford blue and looked to be hardly used at all. I walked away with it for $30.

Auctions are a fair gauge of value, but only if there's enough folks wanting what is offered. If only 2 people want a scoop, don't have 3 of them available.

A nice pair of Ford tractors- a 4000 and a 5000- failed to even bring a bid a $2500 each. Meanwhile a AC D19 diesel went over 6 grand-even with a leaky cylinder on the 3ph.
 
I went to that sale too, wish we could have met there. My friend bought the row crop Ford 5000. Seems like a pretty good tractor for a fair price. It's his first tractor so he's excited. I came away with a Ford 6000 emblem and muffler shield which is pretty hard to find for $ 5.00. Been looking for one since we bought our first 6000 in 2001 and there it was 15 miles from home!
 
Like you said, you just never know what to expect. You got a real deal on the scoop! I screwed myself twice at the same sale one time. They had a riding lawnmower that looked great, sitting in a shed, you could tell it had been there for a while, another man and I got into a bidding war and I finally bid it off for $110. Got it home and all the tires were dry rotted, wouldn't hold air, threads stripped out of block where muffler screwed in, etc. Then a few minutes later I stopped bidding on a 76 F150 at $350. Really should have bought it since I was driving one already. Ya live and learn.
 
You just never know, that's why I love auctions.

It also depends on the experience of those bidding.

Things can also go in reverse in that same scenario - like when all the bidders decide to sit the first one out to get a feel for what they're going for.

Seen it quite often. You can walk away with the first item for next to nothing. The other bidders then feel safe thinking the first one set the going rate.

Once the next item starts going for more than the that first one, panic sets in quickly. Nothing uglier than bidders panicking.
 
Auctions are funny. I bid on some lockers for our kids at a school auction once. I won bid at $95 for choice out. I picked out the best set, but only needed one. Nobody bit at $95 when the auctioneer offered them at that price to the crowd. He then re-bid the lot. Next guy paid $110 each and took the rest.
 
Most of the time those old scoop pans go for next to nothing so I guess you and the other fellow that really wanted to pay much for one,even the $30 would be high most of the time
 
I Seen you Dan, wish I would have known that was you. Maybe we'll cross paths again at another sale. I was wearing a black Chevy shirt.

He gave 6100 for the 5200. Its got great rubber all around and seems to run really good. Its been painted once and still looks pretty good. Its was about his limit on what he wanted to spend but I think it was worth it and he would't have any problem getting his money back if he wanted to get rid of it someday
 
Just depends on what part of the country you live. Normally around here they go for $75-$100. and a few higher. Have seen decent ones go in the $150 range.
 
Yup, auctions are funny. It all depends on how many are interested in a particular item. I bid on a couple of bench vises at the co-op spring auction up to about 3/4 the price of new and quit. Both went for more than new price. Bid a set of Harris torches up $180 and the guy bidding against me gave every indication he was willing to go a lot higher. I wasn't. Years ago a local school was unloading abunch of shop equipment and they had an old Lincoln welder. The old style with the 6 volt battery charging feature. The auctioneer worked his butt off and couldn't get a bid. Finally some feller offered $25 and I bid $35 and came home with it. It was in perfect working order.
 
Thanks, yup. Dealers ask around $9-10,000 here, I bought one for $5400 a few years ago, nice tractors with the 16 speed, 2 hyd, etc.

I just had $4100 put into mine, clutch was worn out and gauges cluster was all messed up along with some other little bits.

Nice tractor, use it a lot on my farm.

Paul
 
I went to a consignment sale Saturday. I was interested in a boom for the 3PH and another carry all. Spotted a two-dog box for beagles and thought maybe I could buy it right and make a few bucks re-selling it. Guy with a Lab had my top bid. That's going to be one cramped dog going from Michigan to North Dakota. The stuff I wanted was on the inside rows and they had just started the outside. Sour graped the whole deal and left.

They did have a couple of nice clean tractors. MF 85 sold for 5K; high bid was 4 but owner had a reserve. High bidder upped his own bid. JD B sold for 1850. Ran smooth as silk. I love auctions too. Most of the implements were pretty much junk from my perspective. Sold a two-bottom Dearborn plow with badly rusted shares for 200. Never know how things are going to go.

Larry
 
I bought a new one from a Ford dealer back in the early 50's, $96 new. It was far superior to the $150 used yellow one I bought a few years ago.
 
Dan-- I was the guy with the Doberman--I don"t know how those two dogs would have gotten along. I could not believe what the D19 went for--it was fairly slick though.
 
With all the rain we have had today you might have to come by and show me how that scoop works on the driveway ditch :)
 
That's were the choice of auctioneers makes or breaks the seller. When I was in Wisconsin the company I worked for went to an auction, one of the shipbuilders was closing out. Hand tools like Milwaukee grinders and drill were going for more than new. A big Clausing shear and a 90 ton ironworker- pennies on the dollar. We bought the shear and the iron worker for less than we budgeted for a 45 ton iron worker.

One of my county sales I sold two 5 year old Tauruses(Taurusi?) for what amounted to clean retail while not being able to get average trade +10% for 4 year old Malibus. The Malibus had higher book value but I ended up rolling them for less than the Tauruses. Three people wanted Tauruses and drove the price up, after I re-ran the Malibus through the ring one of them was bought by the 3rd Taurus bidder, she was going home with a car just her second choice. 2nd trip through the ring the Malibus were bid up about 25% more than the first trip, one actually hit reserve and the other was about a nickel under.
 
"The old style with the 6 volt battery charging feature."

I own and still use that style welder. Tag says it's a 1936.
Plug the cables in different holes to change welding temps.
I don't have the cable for the battery charger though.
 
Elto likes to play with any dog he meets. He'll bark to get their attention, but when they get close, it's all tail wagging and butt sniffing.
 
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