Do Estate Auctions Interest You?

Estate auctions seem to be the top-rated places for scouring items that may fit your house. If you are out to seek an odd chair, an old designer side table that could be turned into a center piece for your house or an antique cabinet that could be refurbished for your stylish home, estate auctions may offer you better deals than antique furniture shops.



You never know what you are going to find for sale during an estate auction and what adds to the thrill of joining such. If you are someone who makes the most out of anything you see, you may find that an estate auction is more satisfying than you first expected.



But what will assure you of a great deal with an estate auction?



Going to the auction site an hour or half hour earlier than the actual auction schedule. This will give you time to inspect the items that you might want to bid on. Also, using the inspection period will let you see close the items that you want to buy. You can also evaluate the estimated price for each item, thus helping you decide on the ceiling price you'll give it.



While inspecting, look for the labels or manufacturers of the items you want. These will give you an approximation of its value.



Bid later in the auction. The crowd is usually largest at the beginning of the auctions. If you do not want to compete with other bidders, it is best to wait for the last parts of the auction when the crowd is thinning out. This works most effectively among people who are more interested in non-furniture items.



Do not join the bidding wars. If you want to buy a certain piece of furniture so badly, chances are there is someone in the crowd who wants it too. You'll know this for certain if someone in the crowd tries to outbid you. In the end, there will only be you and that bidder (and probably someone else) who'll be left bidding on an item. If this is the case, you can try to outbid him as much as you want but once the price crosses over the actual value of the item, pull the stops and let that person win it. An item is only as good as its original value.