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Post by jerry on Dec 7, 2009 16:12:24 GMT -5
Looking for some fast-moving action and a good deal on a wintry Friday night? David Tims' Auction in the heart of downtown Pell City, AL is the place to be. You never know what will be sold next, and the food is delicious. www.stclaircountyal.com/drivingdixie/dd_051.html |
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Post by gloria on Dec 7, 2009 17:06:39 GMT -5
Good article and pics Jerry.
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Post by jerry on Dec 7, 2009 17:17:09 GMT -5
Thanks, Glo. For those of us who love auctions, Tims is one of the best.
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Post by scoutmom on Dec 7, 2009 22:13:31 GMT -5
Auctions remind me of my childhood. My Daddy and my Granddad bought and sold. We went to 4-5 auctions a week, driving all over MD and PA. We would fix stuff up and refinish furniture and then resell the stuff at flea markets. Sometimes Daddy would run a piece back through the very same auction he bought it from just so he had bragging rights about how little he paid for some piece of junk bright blue dresser that he (we) turned into a fine oak antique by refinishing it. My Dad and Granddad were less than straight and narrow in what they would tell people. I would fuss at him and tell him to quit lying to people. he would say he was a storyteller and people loved a great story. He said they would pay more if they thought it was your very own chest of drawers from your grandparents estate, verses you just bought it last week and are trying to turn a buck. Nevertheless, auctions remind me of my childhood. haha
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Post by jerry on Dec 7, 2009 23:34:59 GMT -5
As always, let the buyer beware.
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Post by cbk on Dec 8, 2009 9:40:55 GMT -5
I'll vouch for their honesty. Remember when I thought I was bidding on one Victorian chair Jerry? It was really for , I think, 10 of them. Boy was I in a panic when I found out. But David was nice enough to give me a do over and let me buy just the one. A few other people bought just one also. So it worked out well for everyone.
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Post by jerry on Dec 8, 2009 9:53:38 GMT -5
Yep, they're good people. A lot of auction houses would have stuck you with the whole set.
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Post by scoutmom on Dec 8, 2009 10:54:42 GMT -5
I don't doubt that the auction house is honest. But yes it is very important to let the buyer beware. You can't believe everything you are told about certain items when you are buying from a flea market or something transitional. The auctions want to be honest because they want people to come back again and not feel like they were ripped off. I'd like to come up sometime and go to it. What is the average time that they get sone. ( I know it will vary)
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Post by jerry on Dec 8, 2009 19:42:30 GMT -5
Uh, do you mean "get done" as in Auction Over For Tonight? I dunno; have never stayed that long, but I'm told it can go past midnight. I usually get there about 6 or 6:15 to check out the stuff and get some chow, then leave anywhere between 8:30 and 10:00PM. Most of the stuff I'm interested in is sold in the first two or three hours.
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Post by jerry on Dec 10, 2009 13:34:20 GMT -5
Folks, their next auction is tomorrow night (Friday Dec 11). Hope some of you can make it.
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Post by sara on Dec 10, 2009 16:06:17 GMT -5
I remember going to Tims Auction at the old store in Cropwell probably 40 t0 45 years ago. My parents liked to buy and sell, too. I've always wanted to go back and actually have money to bid on something. Maybe, I'll ask for that for Christmas.
Thanks for the nice article, Jerry.
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Post by jerry on Dec 10, 2009 16:52:09 GMT -5
And thank you, Tag. If you show up tomorrow night, dinner will be my treat. Dittos for any of the chat site gang.
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Post by sara on Dec 10, 2009 22:35:18 GMT -5
It's nice of you to offer, Jerry. That food sounds good too. I wish I could take you up on it. Would you offer a rain check?
I'm already missing one activity tomorrow night so I can go to the choir Christmas party. I've heard these Catholic church choir parties are wild. It's BYOB. If I remember anything, I'll tell y'all about it.
So I guess I'll have to wait until 2010 to go to the auction. When's the next one?
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Post by jerry on Dec 10, 2009 22:48:34 GMT -5
Rain check, yes. The auctions are the 2nd and 4th Friday nights of each month.
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Post by kimstreety on Dec 28, 2009 15:12:05 GMT -5
Jerry - your article was very nice.
The next auction is Friday, January 8th. It begins at 7:00 with preview at 6:00. An average night ends around 11:00 - 11:30; however, there have been nights that we have ended by 10:00 and stayed as long as 12:30 - you just never know.
Prizes are given away at the end of the auction. The night's prizes are displayed on a table and the requirements to win are that you made a purchase (no matter how small) and are present for the drawing.
As Jerry said, the food is free; as well as the drinks (soda, coffee, water). As of the last auction, I am now making all of the desserts. That night we had apple cobbler (which I think I could actually auction and make a killing from), brownies, pecan crackers (like mini pecan pies) and vanilla dipped Ritz Bitz crackers. I'm not sure of the dessert menu for the upcoming auction.......except that cobbler will definitely be made.
Even if you aren't interested in making any grand purchases, you can't beat free food and homemade dessert. Definitely a cheap date!
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