Attachment II – "List of Items Not Suitable for
Auction"
The following is a
more detailed list of items that we usually do not accept for consignment based
on our past experience of fifteen years in the auction business. There is a
significant difference between an item being an antique or collectible, and an
item just being old. We will always accept antiques and collectibles regardless
of age.
- Electronic items 10 years old or
older
- Metal desks and large wood desks
- Stuffed figurines
- Old toys not consider collectible
- Old office chairs – either wood or metal
- Mirrors with or without frame
- Mirrors off old dressers
- Full-length mirrors
- Most lamps
- Miscellaneous pressed glassware
- Furniture that is more than ten years old
- Sewing machines in wood cabinets
- Sewing machine cabinets
- Shoe and clothing stands
- Tupperware
- Computer monitors (by themselves)
- Garment bags or zip-up storage bags
- Older luggage
- Fruit jars
- Bathroom vanities and sinks
- Used shower doors
- Used windows, doors, storm doors
- Toilet risers, older shower seats, and foot baths
- Patterns and pieces of fabric
- Most books
- Older vacuums and floor cleaners
- Older bed frames and head/foot boards
- Water beds of any kind
- Popcorn and candy tins
- Soda and beer bottles
- Soda and beer cans
- Avon jars and bottles
- Used light fixtures and ceiling fans
- Typewriters and word processors
- Gas dryers and gas cooking stoves (either propane or natural gas)
Please understand that we are not
saying these items are worthless. The chance of selling these items for enough
money to justify the amount of time and expense that it takes to prepare and
sell them is remote. If the items do not sell, I have to pay to dispose of them.
Richard H. Garvin, CAI, GPPA, CES
Manager and Senior Auctioneer for RJ’s Auction Service
