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I gotta go to it. Wow.

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Wish I could go. I would might not be married when I got back from that one. The guy sure liked sedans from the looks of it.

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Only two words for that sale "HOLEY MOLEY ". Sure would like to make that one , Thanks.

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Something for everyone. And that's just the front yard and 1st floor of the house........LOL

Paul in CT

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...............Hoarders Gone Wild ...............
At least, there will be several new "A" Models, on the road, in the next few years.
MIKE :) (mikeburch)

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Wow, how long would it take to catalogue all that?

And auction it ?

And how many fights between buyers of whose stuff is whose .

There will be a lot of bulk lots sold in that .

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And, fear I, a lot will go to scrap simply because the "system" is not equipped to deal with such a volumetric overload.

Was it Marshall Daut who told of buying an Iowa barn FILLED with Model A parts - of which he then spent months cleaning it out and getting it all under control?

This may be like that but worse.

Honest John Bradley is reported to have bought a good portion of Page's Model A of Haverhill, NH - contained in THREE barns. But John is now in the "winding down" stages of not only collecting/buying but selling off as well. See his website at http://honestjohnoldcar.com/

Joe K

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If your wife says you have too much stuff, show her this.

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My stepdad is wanting to go. So it looks like I might be going.

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Estate auctions usually make me sad. In this case, I think that old guy must've gone out happy. He couldn't possibly have accumulated more neat stuff in TWO lifetimes. And now he's stuck his kids with getting rid of it all. How cool is that?

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There will probably be some good deals at the end. I bet this one will go on forever. I went to a auction a few years ago. It rained so hard and no one hardly showed up. Had a ton of 40's and 50's fords. All went to scrap. I was only there to buy some rebuilt flathead v8's. And some transmissions. They ended up selling them all in lots. To make it go faster. When he was alive he would not sell anything. And when he died it all went for nothing. I felt bad for the family. But they are like most people that end up with old cars. They think they have a gold mine. And they usually end up disappointed.

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Thank God, the transporter bean has been invented now. I will be there to bid, how I will get it home I have now idea:D.

Mike

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I know of at least two antique car auctions that the owner stayed with the auctioneer and if the vehicle didn't reach his price, it was a no sale. Most of the crowd left when they realized what was happening. Look for "absolute" in the auction flyers.

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It will give you just enough time to buy, load, and head up to Hershey!

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This kind of guy disgusts me, honestly. Rather than saving and protecting, he wasted a lot of good cars with his hoarding and poor storage. We'll never know how many times he was asked to sell some desirable or hard to find part or car, but his apparent selfishness and greed will now likely result in a lot of once restorable material lost to scrap. This is just a monumental example of irresponsible waste. :mad:

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There will be folks trying to buy a lot for scrap. I think I got the wife talked into letting me go up there with my step dad. I would might bid on a car or two. But the main reason I want to go. Is for parts. And I have been getting a pretty good stash of engins built up. And would like to try and get a few more. And maybe try and get a couple of the bodies in that pile that might could be saved.

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There will be a large group from Oklahoma City going but honestly how do you get through all of that?

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Only in America!

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This will be a Zoo with Multiple rings going. even though, wish I could be there, I am guessing there will be some smoking deals.

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That is very common. Those cars had a reseve. Some auctioneers will notify the crowd when the reserve has been made.

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What? No dusty Indians and Harleys?
Obviously an amatuer.
Seriously, if I ever started hoarding like this, I hope they cart me off to a padded cell before I leave such a legacy.

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Its going to be sold 1 piece at a time too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:eek:

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I now know why I am not rich, I'ld just spend it!

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Oklahoma is the epicenter of meth-monkey scrappers. Sadly, I bet a LOT of this stuff will be shredded, sent to china, and sent back to us as harbor freight tools. I'm planning on going.

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there seems to be no shortage of heavy iron for model A's. I can see more and more of that being scrapped. How many rear axle housings or frame does one person need. Sheet metal, door hardware and anything else that has good plating on it brings premium price. Here in the NE, if it wasn't inside a shed for the last 50 years it's pretty much a pitted mess. Out in that area you guys are so lucky.

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And you think you have alot of stuff.....

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What's sad is this guy probably saved a bunch of this stuff by hoarding it. There has been plenty of this stuff go to scrap around here. I know two places close to here. That when iron got real high. The old guys had crushers come in and crush every bit of it.

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Looks like a few people are jumping to conclusions. Looking at the pictures leads me to believe the guy did sell parts. Why else would there be stacks of bare frames? It could be that because of this "hoarder" that many Model A's are still in service.
There are some good cars in that auction that have been in dry storage.

As for the reserve issue... By law, all auctions are "with reserve" unless otherwise noted. Ask the auctioneer.

Judging by the volume I suspect a great many parts and maybe some cars will sell below scrap value. The opportunity is there for someone to make some money. Let's hope it's old car guys and not the scrappers.

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That's the 3rd or 4th large sale of Model A parts a week or two before Hershey.
Lot's of stuff on Craigs List in the last week also!
There should be alot of Model A parts at all the swap meets for the next couple of years!

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Supply & demand drive prices. Chickasha in both Fall & Spring should see parts from the OK auction. The scary deal for 'pickers' who will be attending these upcoming auctions will be by the time Buyers Premium, Sales Tax, and travel/handling expenses are added to the auction sales price, they may find they have invested more $$ than what the item(s) will retail for. On the other hand, ...maybe the new prices at swap meets & eBay will reflect what these pickers have invested, and therefore prices on parts take a spike upward. :confused:

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I talked to the auctioneer. He said they will have three rings going. One for cars and one for parts. And one for the rest. He said the pictures don't show most of the stuff. And it will be very long. He said there should be some good deals.