In my neck of the woods we are entering auction season. Everything from antiques, to horses, to houses, to junk is sold this way. Sometimes it is an all day event, even with food vendors set up at the location.
If you happen to be going to an auction in the near future you might want to remember this “tip” I picked up from a friend’s story the other day regarding one of his auction experiences.
He and his wife packed up a number of items to sell at an auction. While at the auction they decided they might bid on some things, and they went their separate directions to find “bargains”. He found a table he thought would be useful and proceeded to bid on it – and he won the bid! He was so excited and ran off to find his wife to show her. After finding her and showing her his prize, she was not so excited – he had just bought the table that they had brought to the auction to sell! The “prize” now sits on their porch.
When going to an auction it pays to remember what you brought to sell! It also pays to be on the same page with your spouse regarding things to keep and things to get rid off. Fortunately my friend and his wife still laugh about that event, but now they are a little more careful at auctions!
