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May 08, 2006 22:28

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mauvaise May 9 2006, 12:42:53 UTC
Where are these auctions of yours?

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winnowill2 May 9 2006, 15:43:47 UTC
Sierra Auction - Grand Avenue, just west of the 35th Avenue/Indian School intersection.

A day or two before the auction, they put the catalog on the website, and the day before is the viewing day (which I can't ever get to). That's when you really get to see what you're bidding on.

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winnowill2 May 9 2006, 16:42:08 UTC
Oops. Lemme fix that link...

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mauvaise May 9 2006, 18:52:08 UTC
Hmmm... Maybe I'll have to go next month.

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winnowill2 May 9 2006, 23:00:27 UTC
A couple things to be aware of:

In order to bid, you have to give them a cash deposit, up front, of $200 (unless you're bidding on cars, in which case it's $500). If there's a difference, they'll return it to you, of course.

In addition to your bid, you have to pay a 13% buyer's premium (10% if you pay with cash), and sales tax. As a for instance (I didn't pay with cash), my $5 box of crap actually wound up costing a little over $6. Still a bargain, mind you.

But it's a great place for bargains, normally. Like the $15 microwave we got because we bought the double oven LAST time and gave up that microwave.

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