Madhouse
The Plymouth auction hadn’t been in action since before the holidays, and the crowd last Saturday showed just how excited everyone was for its return.
Zach, Timmy, my sister Lindsay, and I got there super early and snagged some third row seats. The people in front of us had a clever way of saving their seats:
There were not enough chairs in the place to accommodate the crowd, and I am pretty sure there wasn’t enough oxygen either. It was hot and stuffy, and very very loud. The chaos was clearly annoying the auctioneer, and he would repeatedly yell for people to quiet down or to move away from the front tables. Most of the time I had no clue what was being auction off, and in deja vu of last week, kept asking my sister. She usually had no clue either.
For the most part, everything was garbage. Actually, I shouldn’t say “for the most part,” I should say for the WHOLE PART everything was garbage. We stuck around though. Even if we didn’t buy anything, this auction is always entertaining. In fact, our favorite “regular” was mincing about, wearing his pajamas and talking in a volume similar to when your ears are completely plugged up. I think he ended up buying a box of markers or something.
Zach ended up with some cool woodblock prints that he has already framed and hung up in our bedroom. These were a steal at $5 for the whole lot. No one else even bid against him.
He also bought this old “camel saddle stool” which I am not going to pretend I know anything about. From what Zach has said, these stools are modeled after actual camel saddles, and were popular in home decor during the 50s and 60s. Zach set a limit of $30 on this item, and luckily he won it for $27.50.
It is all leather on top, which we have since cleaned and polished. The stool is now being used as a footrest in our living room. To be honest, I was skeptical of this purchase, but now that it is clean and has a nice spot in our house, I am on board.
Timmy bought some diecast toy car that was sold during the 2003 All-Star Game. He actually worked this particular All-Star Game for the Detroit Tigers, and wanted the car in commemoration. It came with a World Series car, which he is going to sell on ebay.
Lindsay ended up with 2 giant boxes full of Beanie Babies and Beanie Buddies. If I had known she wanted Beanie Babies, I definitely have some to offer. Remember this?
At some point, everyone was ready to get the hell out of there…except me. I had been holding out all night for one item, and I was NOT going to leave without it. FINALLY, after being at the auction for almost 3 hours, and watching people pay $9 for scissors, my item came up. And I won! Here’s what I got for a mere $5:
A whole bunch of ornaments that look like Chicken McNuggets! If you recall, I had my first ever McNugget a few weeks ago. I can’t say I am a huge fan of real nuggets, but these ornaments are the cutest!
So overall, a fun night. Not the most lucrative or unique treasures, but treasures nonetheless!
-Erin