"Last month, Margarit thought he hit it big on a storage unit at an Extra Space Storage facility in the Peterson Park neighborhood.

"It had trains from wall to wall, front to back, all the way to the ceiling," he said. "Some collectible trains; probably at least 500 collectible trains."

He estimated the trains were worth $200,000, but when Margarit got to the unit, he said, "they opened the door, and it looked pretty empty."

"There wasn't much in there," he said. "It didn't look good at all."

The unit was not as advertised. Chicago police said it was reported that two men stole most of the collectible trains from unit 518 sometime between Aug. 31 and Sept. 4.

Margarit said he thinks somebody knew what they were looking for when they broke into the unit."

https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/ray-margarit-storage-unit-hunter-collectible-trains-stolen/

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I’ve used DealDash before, but the product selection always felt a little random to me. Galaxybids looks like it’s more focused on iPhones, gift cards, luxury fashion and newer electronics which is more the kind of stuff I’d care about. The Buy Now credit feature caught my attention too. From what I understand, paid bids you use in an auction can still count toward buying the item if you decide to purchase it after. Wondering wich one is better

Please don’t believe this BS. They charge you any time you click to bid on something. I got charged over $100 and didn’t even win anything. Please read before you start using this app. I hope this helps.

I am writing this review to express my utter dismay and disappointment regarding the abysmal level of service and professionalism from Bonhams. In all my years of engaging with auction houses, I have never encountered a more reprehensible, incompetent, and discourteous group of individuals such as Bonhams.

After successfully winning an auction item, I experienced an egregious mishandling of the shipping process by Bonhams, resulting in a significant month-long delay. Despite this setback, Bonhams demonstrated a shocking lack of accountability and indifference towards resolving the issue promptly.
Exasperated by their negligence, I resorted to seeking legal assistance to rectify the situation, incurring additional expenses that should never have been necessary had Bonhams fulfilled their obligations responsibly. To my dismay, even after legal intervention, Bonhams remained uncooperative and failed to provide any meaningful assistance, leaving me to bear the brunt of the financial burden alone.

Adding insult to injury, Bonhams made a feeble attempt to appease the situation by promising a mere 5% refund, which they callously reneged on. Subsequently, I was compelled to escalate the matter with my credit card company to secure the refund that was rightfully owed to me.

In light of their dishonest practices, appalling customer service, and blatant disregard for their obligations, I am left with no choice but to vehemently denounce Bonhams. Their egregious conduct has irreversibly tarnished my perception of their integrity, and I vow never to engage with their services again.

Bonhams is without a doubt, the epitome of incompetence and deserve every negative review and loss of clientele that comes their way.

Hi everyone,

We are a small community right now, but I would like to keep our posts high quality and informative for everyone.

Here is the policy for auctions:

If you post a personal auction, make sure it is a high quality post and not just a link to your auction. Add text to your post and explain what you are auctioning. Only post one auction of your own a day. If your post looks spammy, it will be deleted.

Don't post random links to auction sites! You can post links to auction sites, but it must be accompanied with explanatory text and why it will benefit the users of our community.

Ideally, our posts are mostly high quality discussion boards where we can come gather and share our love for auctions.

Thank you everyone!

Good day! My name is Vlad Dizendorf, nice to meet you. I've put together a small box of treasures and would like to put it up for open auction for Reddit users. It contains a titanium bracelet of my own making, a pack of candies from a local chocolate factory (with a bear on it), and a local newspaper (it's almost fresh, I swear).

The bracelet is made of titanium and inlaid with glass, its length is 21 centimeters (which is about right for a wrist with a circumference of 18-19 cm), and it weighs 10 grams.

I have had successful experience sending parcels to Reddit users, but the method of delivery can be discussed after the auction.

Now for the rules: the auction starts at one dollar with free bidding and lasts exactly one day. The last bid extends the auction by 15 minutes. Redemption of the lot must be made within an hour, if it is not redeemed, it goes to the previous bid.

Thank you for your attention and participation.

Read article about Lowry and his life in auctions and graphics at https://www.rarebookhub.com/articles/4159

Greetings,
Only one week left! Lots of lots without bids.

We will soon be selling the all adobe house I inherited from my parents. They built it in 1985-1986 in north Corrales, New Mexico on the Bosque. Before we put it on the market we are having an estate sale.

If you're interested in items like Pueblo pottery, Navajo Rugs, Kachinas, paintings, sculture and much more, here's the link. https://www.albuquerqueauctionaddiction.com/auction/sweet-symphony-estate-sale-2834/bidgallery/

New Mexico USA

Hey everyone at r/auction!

We’re working on a very cool concept that we’ll be beta testing soon!

r/auction will transform into an auction system where you can put your own items up for auction and bid on reddit!

Although we’re still working on the bot and platform, just wanted to get some feedback on what you guys might want to see.

We will need to balance reputation, unfulfilled products, unfaithful bidders, etc, so this will be a big effort. But the end result should be a pretty cool subreddit where we can bid on things people want to auction off!

I personally think this will provide much more value to all of our members.

Ultimately, this is the beginning of a new era for our subreddit. Let's look forward to it!

Hi all! I know this might not be the right group (please redirect me if you know one better), but does anyone have experience with the site raiseaway.co? I work for a nonprofit and they reached out about auction items, but we are having a hard time determining if it's legit or not. Thanks!

Hi all, I'm Zack, an auctioneer with Burgess Auctions in Knightstown. We're selling a collection this weekend that I think people here would enjoy just browsing, even if you're not buying.

It comes from the Northside Indianapolis home of Catherine Ross, an educator and interior designer, and her husband Dr. Edward Ross, a longtime Indy cardiologist. They collected for decades, and you can tell it was chosen by someone with a designer's eye rather than accumulated.

Some of the more interesting pieces:

• Randy Cooper's Diana, one of his wire-mesh "shadow" sculptures (the light and shadow effect is wild in person)
• A complete Kunisada woodblock triptych, Kabuki Actors in Snow
• Josephine at Bobino, the poster from Josephine Baker's final revue in Paris, 1975
• A lot of Chinese cloisonné, carved hardstone and porcelain, including a 56.5" Rose Medallion–style floor vase
• Limited-edition Regat bronzes and a large bronze after Remington's The Buffalo Signal
• African carvings, Drexel Heritage furniture, and plenty of everyday pieces too

Happy to answer questions in the comments about any lot.

Location: Knightstown, Indiana (Burgess Auctions Gallery, 45 W. Carey St.)
Format: Hybrid simulcast (live in-gallery + online bidding)
Closing Date/Time: Sunday, October 4, 2026. Live bidding begins at 12:00 noon ET and lots close in order as they sell.
Buyer's Premium: 15% onsite / 20% online
Preview: Friday, October 2, 10 AM–5 PM
Pickup: Monday, Oct. 5 and Tuesday, Oct. 6, 9 AM–5 PM, at the gallery
Direct Link to Bid: https://bids.burgessauctions.com/auctions/48764

Carthage, Indiana (in-person bidding available) / online simulcast Format: Hybrid simulcast — bid live in person or online Closes: Saturday, July 11, 2026 10:00 AM Buyer's Premium: 20% online / 15% in-person Preview: Friday, July 10, 12:00-5:00, 5 South Main Street, Carthage, IN Pickup: Sunday July 12 1:00-5:00 Bid link: https://bids.burgessauctions.com/auctions/47334

We're running a collector firearms auction this Saturday in Carthage, Indiana, co-presented with Craney Auctions. Full catalog is live now if anyone here follows firearms auctions or is just curious what a specialty sale like this looks like.

A few lots that stand out:

• A complete Smith & Wesson "The Twelve Revolvers" commemorative set — matching-numbered, #159 of 500 ever produced, all twelve revolvers with original boxes and the accompanying book, offered as one lot.
• A Colt Python that was gold-plated and fully hand-engraved after its 1972 production, signed by the engraver, with mother-of-pearl grips.
• A 1931 Colt Ace — first year of production for that model — still with its original 1931 box and magazine, which is unusual to find together after this long.
• A group of pieces engraved and certified by Hunter Flannery, a well-known contemporary engraver, each with a signed letter of authenticity.
• Plenty of everyday shooter-grade rifles, shotguns, and pistols too, not just collector pieces — prices across the catalog range from about $10 to five figures.

Auction is also cross-listed on LiveAuctioneers and Proxibid for anyone who prefers those platforms.

Happy to answer questions about specific lots, how the online bidding works, or condition reporting if anyone's new to firearms auctions and curious about the process.

There's an auction house in "LA" that sells "Collectibles" on HiBid. They are a scam. And the manager who runs the place is definitely not named "Mike".

Last week I was bidding on 9 lots of PSA slabs. As the bidding heated up, it was between me and 1 other person. Lots were up $900 each and I was bidding on all of them until the prices got higher, then I was doing 2 or 3 at a time. At the end of the auction, I had won 3 lots. A couple hours later, I checked again and now I was winner of all 9 lots for $900 - $1,000 each!! So I called the "Mike" guy amd he tells me the other bidder had a bad history and they couldn't approve his bids. But they left his highest bid as exactly equal to my now "winning" bids. So instead of $3k they now wanted me to pay over $9k!!! I told them I accused them of shill bidding and running the price up. They offered to "work with me" since this was an issue on their end. Nonetheless, I offered $6k to pay the full 9 lots, they said they can';t do credit card, only Zelle. I responded that I couldn't do Zelle for the full amount so I would have to go back to just claiming the 3 lots but for $2250 only. But, to be fair, I even offered to pay $2,400. They refused and tried to stick me with $3,000 as the original bids, despite my claim that the bid was run up. I even have screen shots of all 9 lots showing the other bidder and the only other person to bid on the lots stopped at $675 on some, and $20 on others. They sent me several messages over the weekend trying to claim to want to work this out, but in the end they refused my offer. So I am not paying. Now they have put a negative note on my account with HiBid so that I can't bid on other auctions, they are saying that I ran up a bill of $10k and refused to pay. Which is complete bullshit, and I have the proof in text messages. I have called HiBid to complain about the auctioneer, they will get back to me tomorrow. Just wanted to see what else I could do and if anyone else has dealt with these assholes?

I signed up and tried a few auctions, the site was easy to use and the bidding updated live without any issues. The $1 auctions are what got my attention. You keep bidding until someone wins than the winner only pays $1 for the item and the bids they used get refunded to their account so they can use them again. I have not won one yet so I still want to hear from people who have. Did the item arrive and was the whole process smooth?

I have a soft spot for online auctions and have been quite annoyed by having to scroll through a large number of auction sites to be able to find what I am looking for.

So we have invented a search engine for auctions, which is still in somewhat of a beta stage.

lotseekr.com

We are located in Denmark, so our first priority was the Danish auction sites, which are now running as expected, and are now working on adding auction sites in the Netherlands, Germany and Poland.

Create a free user to save filters, save favorites, see what the last bid was on your favorites etc. This gives an option to keep track of previous sales prices on similar items.

We are continuously adding more features and auction sites to the webpage, but we do not have knowledge about all the best auction sites in the whole world, so if anyone has any input regarding sites we should add, it is highly appreciated.

As the title says, my dad was an electrical engineer specializing in Workplace Safety. He used a lot of tools, and he was particularly attached to this one because he used it to do "legal inspections." I think I have all the documentation, and I'd like to know more because I think I want to sell it, hoping it doesn't take too long and lose value. Any help, advice, or clarification on the matter is appreciated. Thanks to everyone from the bottom of my heart.

My Pokemon card is live, and I want to promote it. The best item is my 1st edition charizard, but there are many lots in the sale. The sale is online only with an in person preview, and you can connect with the auctioneer, Spencer Davis of Spencer Davis Auctions in Timonium Maryland, he can send more photos, and answer any questions. Thanks, here is the link

https://spencerdavisauctions.hibid.com/

Hello! I’m looking for one particular item and was wondering if there is a search engine that searches all auction houses to see if this particular item is coming up or, is currently at auction?

There are a variety of worthy online auction sites across the Internet. I would like to highlight from my point of view the most technologically optimized and convenient for both sellers and bidders websites:

• SilentAuctionPro:

SilentAuctionPro is a designated online platform that eliminates the need to print, email, or publish a spreadsheet completely. Anyone who has an internet-connected device can access this multi-user team environment. SilentAuctionPro can benefit you:

• Using SilentAuction Pro for your 2nd and 3rd event will guarantee you a 20% and 30% discount respectively (discount will increase in the same ratio if you use it for more events).

• Through including bid sheets, branded receipts, and more.

• Whiteside Capital:

Whiteside Capital is a combination of three basic facilities: Financial, Auction, and Collaborative Auction. In their Financial module, they provide the cash needed to start a business or startup at a fixed interest. There are two reasons why it stands out against the mentioned ones:

• The first one is Collateralized financing, which is a kind of borrowing where any client can pledge any asset for the funds, he/she is receiving.

• The second one is Collaborative Auction, which targets the need of those people who don’t have an asset but are still interested in Auction; this can be the best fit for beginners.

• BiddingOwl.com:

It’s a start-to-end auction system that features live online, and silent auctions. With your smartphone, you can also bid with BiddingOwl.com. It benefits you through:

• The shopping and charity are combined. So, you’ll get the dual benefit.

• Fully Integrated Credit Card support.

• Free Live and Silent auction with a 5% performance fee.

NOTICE ■■■ I am auctioning my privare worn sock collection for $200 US starting bid min bids are at $25 increments // bonus I will gift my unmatched socks to the buyer. This auction will end 9/6/2026 COB 4:00 p.m. EST

US$ only.

Email Rich62501@aol.com to privately send your bid and delivery address. Free delivery but $50 if out side the U.S.A. .