Local Amish Auctions

Dachshund · May 8, 2016

Here in North Central Missouri, we have a couple of "major" Amish auctions. They are both in Jamesport, and both for the benefit of local Amish schools (among other things). One (the largest) is a 2 day affair held around the 4th of July, the other around the first of May (it was held yesterday).
I took 3 local Amish guys yesterday. Of course, everyone was "looking for bargains". In past years, this sale has had all kinds of used equipment, horse drawn stuff, wagons FULL of used items, rows of good used stuff, etc, etc. Well this year, they decided not to accept anything used - everything had to be new.
We stayed for the horse auction, but, other than that, it was a HUGE disappointment, and a general waste of time.
The general consensus was - everyone hopes they learned their lesson for next year.....

muleboss · May 8, 2016

We have been to the one in July and also October many times. They were great. If they are only going to have new stuff no reason to go. I can buy new stuff most anywhere, anytime.
Will miss the food.

shaun wallace · May 8, 2016

I wondered if that poultry/hog barn would stop the sale. I know the hog operations around Ravanna have nothing that close.

rrlund · May 8, 2016

The Mennonites here used to have one in the spring and fall. Great sale with a lot of good used stuff and a huge crowd,but they had so much theft and so many rubber check that they shut it down. They still have a weekly hay,fire wood and produce auction,but the consignment sale is a thing of the past.

Ray · May 8, 2016

People were using auctions to get rid of there old tires, washers and dryers and other junk. When it didn't sell the auction had to pay to get rid of it. With a lot of the bigger items the owners wanted twice what there stuff was worth so the auction made nothing from them.

rrlund · May 8, 2016

It's up to the people in charge of taking the consignments what comes in. If they were letting junk like that in and letting consignors put unreasonable minimums on things,then they're doomed to fail. The one here that's run by two brothers and is still going on,they state right up front,no household items or junk tires.

JOCCO · May 8, 2016

WELL SOME PEOPLE ARE SLOW LEARNERS!!!

tractorguy2 · May 8, 2016

They weren't Amish auctions here. We has annual consignment auctions. They quit last year. The last eight years all they got in was just k and trash.

Years past they had good stuff lots of smaller farm equipment. In the 80's I don't think I ever saw less than four Farmall or Ford tractors listed.about ever type of Ford implement would be on the sale.

Now, They get lawn mowers with bad engines. Cars that have been in accidents and are all bent up. Tons and tons of old magazines,and records.

They were getting so many old tires. The tire shops here, Charge $3.50 disposal fee per tire. It was. Nothing to have 40-50 tires at the auction.some completely worthless. People wouldn't pay the disposal fee at the tire store. Just dump there old tires at the auction and run.

The auctioneer got smart and started charging a $5 per tire no sale fee. You had to pay upfront when you dropped off the tires. If the tire sold toy got the fee back. That really slowed down the amount of old tires at the auction.

NY 986 · May 8, 2016

The one over in Penn Yan did not run this spring. The last several years it seemed the general quality decreased every year including the machinery. Last year when they held it I went to a farm sale over towards Buffalo even though it was not likely I was going to buy anything. Consignment sales are not going away but I expect far fewer as far fewer farmers have the pleasant problem as to what to do with the old machine now that the factory new one is here. Auctioneers have been fat and happy the past several years. I expect them to go to the far leaner times prior to 2005 when they had to have second and third jobs to get by.

rrlund · May 8, 2016

Ya,the one long running local consignment sale and the one at the stock yard both this year were just a ghost of what they used to be or normally are,which ever way you want to look at it. Mostly stuff that would have gone to the scrap yard if steel was still $200 a ton. I went to both this year,but didn't stick around very long.

Doug Cotton · May 8, 2016

I took a very nice 6 row cultivator to a consignment sale in Gaylord yesterday. Always been kept inside and had mostly new shovels on it. It was absolutely field ready. Sad thing is, hardly anybody cultivates anymore. It went for $300. Should have cut it up and taken it in for scrap. There was 15% fee for selling it. I took a bath on that one, plus I had to haul it up there.

Dachshund · May 8, 2016

As far as I know, the July auction is still on and taking used stuff. I'll skip the May one from now on, and wait for the July....

Dachshund · May 8, 2016

These two are (were) fairly large auctions, now this one - by only accepting new items - has shrunk to nothing. Even though they had to dispose of some stuff, the payoff for accepting most all items is FAR greater than a "new-only" sale. More turn out, more items, more money. Will have to wait and see what the July auction is like.....

W_B · May 9, 2016

Our local regular consignment auction is three times a year: no titled vehicles, no guns, no household items. Usually a good mix of tools, tractors, farm and construction equipment, shop equipment, lawn and garden machinery and tools, livestock equipment and lots of "etc." Fun days and I usually find what I'm looking for.

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