First Auction
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First Auction
I've been to auctions before, but I haven't been able to bid, because you have to be 18 here to be a legal bidder.
I turned 18 almost 2 weeks ago, and yesterday I went to an estate auction, and got registered, got my number and went to view the stuff. I saw a Murray lawnmower, a Stihl Weedeater, a '89 Isuzu Pup truck, and some woodworking tools that I was interested in. Anyway, I got outbid on the lawnmower, I only wanted to give $150 for it, it sold for $375, a rip off, got outbid on the Stihl weedeater, it didn't run, but brought $35, I bid $15. I didn't bother bidding on the Pup truck, it went for $3200, I would only have given $1500 at the most for it, if I had been interested. But I did find a spreader there I liked, and I won it for $10.
So, I learned a little about how to be a more aggressive bidder, and how the auctioneer will put you and the other bidder on the spot if you are in a bid war.
I turned 18 almost 2 weeks ago, and yesterday I went to an estate auction, and got registered, got my number and went to view the stuff. I saw a Murray lawnmower, a Stihl Weedeater, a '89 Isuzu Pup truck, and some woodworking tools that I was interested in. Anyway, I got outbid on the lawnmower, I only wanted to give $150 for it, it sold for $375, a rip off, got outbid on the Stihl weedeater, it didn't run, but brought $35, I bid $15. I didn't bother bidding on the Pup truck, it went for $3200, I would only have given $1500 at the most for it, if I had been interested. But I did find a spreader there I liked, and I won it for $10.
So, I learned a little about how to be a more aggressive bidder, and how the auctioneer will put you and the other bidder on the spot if you are in a bid war.
