A Note of Appreciation for Another Successful Year in the Auction Industry

It's been a long time since we posted...BUT we have been very busy this auction year!  2011 brought us a variety of auctions.  YES, we all LOVED the "Candy Auction" and who wouldn't?  But there were several other exciting auctions in the past year - both for Superior Auction and for our clients!

The Johnson Dairy Farm brought us many surprises as our clients opened up the barns the day before the actual auction!  Our 90-year-old collector of firearms produced some awesome firearms and related merchandise!  The Menominee County "Tax Auctions" of real estate produced some happy buyers. In the past, people thought that there was a redemption period for the owners and didn't bother attending - we've changed that thought process. Our Menominee County Treasurer, Diane Lesperance, is an auction-savvy person and has gained significant dollars for the County.

The Twin Oaks Utility Contractor's Auction in Suamico was amazing - not only in the number of buyers attending but also in the overall prices received for the equipment!  Our client was very helpful in supplying contact names for buyers of heavy equipment that we added to our database, which helped to produce the right buyers for the excavators, skidsteers, and other heavy equipment... Thanks, Julie!

Besides the restaurant equipment, hobby farms, heavy equipment, and real estate auctions in 2011, we also sold interesting merchandise at estate, antique and specialty auctions. 

Superior Auction has a wealth of experience in selling estates and antiques, and started our company selling in these areas - AND still love doing it!  YES, we are a little more careful about which estates we will contract for, but we will  always steer you to another reputable auction company if we can't service you.

In 2006, Superior Auction created a "subdivision" of their company called "Bid & Glimmer" Auctions.  The reasoning for the division was that there is a lot of costume and vintage jewelry in the majority of estates, and there is a very limited audience for that type of merchandise.  Since 2006, we have created a large lollowing of buyers of costume jewelry, through our "live' Bid & Glimmer Auctions, and through our presence "world-wide" with Internet Auctions.

The 2012 auction calendar is looking very promising!  Look forward to a prominent local estate auction, as well as auctions already contracted for commercial equipment, a well-known retail operation, a jewelry auction, a consignment auction of coins from several local estates, and some real estate auctions.

I'm currently "trying not to work" as I recover from some foot surgery.  Hopefully, all of you who have had to agonize with my pain along with me during auctions, will be relieved from watching that happen!  (Thanks for your support)!  Doc says I should be walking and driving again by mid-January...