I have learned that auctions are really freaking fun! WOW! What a great experience!
I discovered Rick's while I was walking towards East Village. It's a warehouse looking building near Confluence Way which is for the most part never open. However on Wednesday nights at 5 PM something magic happens. The doors open, the bidders get their numbers and the auction begins!
Bidders have an opportunity to see the items up for auction beforehand which sprawl in piles around the room. From what I can gather the majority of the items are from closed estates. Dead people's treasure, or just someone's crap? Who am I to judge? I just like a good deal on neat stuff!
I picked up some Stampede dollars from 1982 which are in mint condition. Nobody bid against my measly $10 and I felt like I had emerged victorious! I also picked up a marble top side table with brass base for the same price. No one could defeat my immense bidding skills!
In all seriousness I think I'll come here with $40 in my wallet every other week. It's a heck of a lot of fun!
Things that I didn't bid on but thought were cool:
- An electric train set that went for $150
- An electric guitar with whammy for just over $100
- A WWII dagger that went for uner $20
- A really old fold up Kodak camera with accordion old timey lens for $17.50 (I was super tempted)
- An arc welder for $40
- A handheld snowblower (roughly the size of a weed wacker) for $2.50
The auction lasts for roughly an hour and a half and they have a hot dog stand for coffee and snacks.
Pro tip: Nobody bloody well bids on the furniture! It's really good furniture! You could seriously furnish an entire house for like.... $100. No lie.