Anyone ever been to Ted Everett's sale?

We went yesterday for the first time, wow. It's BIG. It must have gotten over really late. Lots of equipment running through there. It's in Monrovia, IN--about half hour SW of Indy.

Been there done that, I used to be a used equipment dealer and got my start in the seventies attending The Stilesville Implement Auction (West of Indy on old US 40, actually got the mugs and calendars and thermometers etc they gave away at Christmas), Jim Vaughn and Son, Ted Everett Auctioneers. In its peak it lasted two long full days twice a month, much bigger then Ted's sale now. Jims son Eric (went to school with him) got teased as HE was Jims son (DUH) but the adds mentioned Teds name lol Jim Vaughn took young Ted under his wing wayyyyyyyy back years ago. Ted and his brother George (Junior) started a tractor and combine salvage yard years ago just west of Monrovia on the old home place which I think their sons took over.

Anyway that (SIA) lasted over 25 years, old Jim dies and Eric has a falling out and goes to selling Yellow Iron soooooo Ted starts his own auction a few years later, the rest is history

John T Nordhoff (used to attend EVERY SIA Auction in the seventies and eighties till it closed, after Carl Salesman and John Stamm and Dennis Polk took it over briefly after Jims death)

John T. I guess late 70s i spent some time there helping one of them prefect an alchol burning pulling tractor.. I am think it was Ted ? is he still living. I knew at some point they had a falling out. Always heard it was over what the one was spending on this pulling tractor. Best I remember they were both nice guys.

The salvage yard is gone now also. Live just north of Everetts sale lot. If they are aware of tractor having problem they tell you upfront. About as honest a auction as you will find.

George was the one with the pulling tractor, and he and his two sons had the parts yard. They sold everything for scrap about 5 years ago.

Ted went into his own auctioneering business in 1985 when Jim Vaughn died. He and his son have a successful auction yard. Also, when a big time dealer, mostley in the midwest, want to sell out or sell down their invontary, Ted is the one most dealers want as the auctioneer. He is in his early 60's so he will be around awaile, hopfully.

I think our paths have crossed before many times. Sales as well as Purdue. I used to attend all stilesville sales fron thanksgiving till mid spring. All my millwright trucks always pulled an augar to stilesvill if going close to a job. I used to buy semi loads of grain bins, drop at stilesville and sell off the trailer as well as augars. Jim was a good fellow, likewise Ted and Eric, as well as Dennis Polk. Sorry I cannot say the same for Salesman and Stamm. I recall Eric auctioning a small dozer which salesman and stamm had pushed up to 7 or 8 K, hoping some sucker would bid once. Eric stopped his call and said guys this is nuts, Let's get this thing back on the money and sell it. I never did see Polk pull any of that crap. I had a foreman who worked with me for years. I stopped in late one evening for the inside tractor sale where they were drove through. I saw Jon (my foreman) setting in bleachers. I caught his number without him seeing me. I bought a john deere 70 diesel and another tractor on his number. I stood behind as he went in to settle-up. When he figured out he had 2 tractors on his ticket he hollered dam that wilson is here somewhere!!!!!!

Wilson, I agree with your description of Salesman and Stamm. You description of Polk is wrong. He is as bad as the other two, and the bigger problem is he is still in business.

It's pretty much a retail sale,hard to buy anything worth the money.He says everything sells,but there's a jocky near me that hauls equipment to his sale and a week later it's back on his lot.

I live just south of Everetts and second what everyone else has said. I missed this last one because of pending surgery but try to attend most of them. I moved out here from NYC in the 1960"s to go to college and Jim Vaughn"s auctions were my first introduction to old iron and farm life in general. I never left.

A couple of things that I think are noteworthy. These are not consignment auctions, that is Ted"s money sitting there and he has full time mechanics who try and make sure the stuff works and is as he represents it to be. He employs a fair number of people around here.

He is a straight up guy and stands behind his merchandise. If you buy a tractor and take it home and find it has got a problem (like a cracked block for example)take it back and Ted will give you your money back no questions asked. You will see that tractor in the next sale clearly marked "as is" and they will tell you why it was brought back.

He also has a lot of non farm stuff like golf carts, ATV"s, lawn equipment, construction equipment and the occasional motorcycle so the sale is interesting and attracts a variety of people. The food is provided by another local attraction, Gray Brothers Cafeteria, and is another good reason to attend.

He has been at this awhile and has a very well organized and smooth running honest sale. You can also wander the lot prior to the sale and check out anything you are interested in bidding on for the week or so preceding the sale.

I have been to many of Ted's auctions in Monrovia....they often go till 11pm or later. A lot of equipment moves through that lot....I have bought some equipment, and no trouble in dealing with them!!!

I attend every once in a while. Its about an hour west of me.Last purchase was an X Mark 60" mower. Its a good one.