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Frequently Asked
Questions
Selling at Auction
Consigning~
Office & Yard Hours:
Monday - Friday; 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.
Closed-New Years Eve & Day; Memorial Day;
Independence Day; Labor Day; Thanksgiving & Friday after; Christmas Eve,
Christmas and the day after.
Auction hours vary.
NOTE: Our buildings fill rather quickly with consigned items. Call before
coming over with large loads to verify that we have space available. The
optimum time for dropping items off is the two weeks immediately following the
previous auction.
How much do you charge
to sell?
For auctions conducted at
our Stokes Auction Acres:
General Merchandise: (antiques,
collectibles, household, tools, misc):
25%
Titled Vehicles: 10% with a $75 minimum and a $35 entry fee per vehicle.
Titled vessels & trailer combinations: 15% with a $75
minimum and a $35 entry fee per unit.
For auctions conducted at your site (home, business)
We
work on a very competitive commission basis. Give us a call
to come look at your auction. We will do so at no obligation to you.
Why consign to a live auction?
All our auctions are conducted "live" with professional auctioneers. We feel the
auction process creates excitement and competition between bidders unlike online
bidding. The
bidders can also feel confidant that they are bidding against a real person in
the crowd. We do usually accept "written bids" from previously registered
bidders if they cannot attend the event.
Auction companies in the State of Washington are required to be licensed and bonded, as are each of the auctioneers. Consignment businesses and estate sales have little regulation.
Do you pick up items?
Within Kitsap
County and parts of the Olympic Peninsula on a limited basis .
Our average fee is $200* for two of
our full time employees and our 16 ft. cube van to pick up items (per trip). We
are experienced merchandise handlers and are prepared to come to your home, load
the entire contents of marketable items and bring them back to our location.
We ask that small items be pre-boxed and any items be
unattached to walls, etc.
Note: we have
limited availability for this service, call early to schedule.
*We not prepared to haul large heavy items down unusual fights of stairs, off balcony's, fire escapes, etc. If we arrive at a home with any of these unusual circumstances there may be an addition fee depending on the time it takes our crew to load the items.
I have a vehicle to
sell, what do I need to do?
Our
deadline for consignment vehicles (cars, trucks, boats, trailers, etc) is the
Thursday prior to the auction by 4 p.m. We would need
the vehicle along with a current title. The
sooner you get the vehicle in the sooner it gets advertised. We are fully
licensed and bonded as a Washington State
auto dealer, as such we will transfer the title into the new purchasers name
and send in the sellers report of sale.
I have a whole house
full (personal or estate) or business I need to liquidate what can you do for me?
Please call our office and give us
details of what you have. An appointment can be made for the items to be picked
up by us (fee), or have one of our auctioneers, at no obligation, visit your
site to do a physical inspection of the items to determine the best way to
proceed with the auction.
We begin by analyzing your needs and help you decide
if an auction is appropriate and whether the auction would be best conducted
on-site or moved to our location. Costs to the seller for the auctioneer
services will be determined at this initial meeting.
At on-site auctions we can typically sell everything that
is there in one day. We take an inventory, advertise (direct mail,
internet and newspaper), set-up the items for display, sell the merchandise at
auction, record the sales on computer, give you a complete sales print out and a
check for the net amount.
Holding an on-site auction depends
on quantity and quality of merchandise, the location, parking, weather, toilets
and other aspects of the site. We would be happy to determine what would work
best for you. We are fully equipped with our mobile office, folding chairs,
tables, portable sound & clerking systems, etc. In cases where the sellers do
not have enough merchandise to warrant their own auction, our location Stokes
Auction Acres, has plenty of parking space, seating indoors, restrooms
and more.
Do you sell with reserves?
No,
with the exception of
Real
Estate and at times equipment and vehicles sold for the Bankruptcy court.
We
believe that well advertised items will fetch what they are truly worth in
today's market. "Unreserved Auctions" bring serious buyers and fair
market value. Generally, this is the price that an item will fetch at a
well-advertised auction. Factors that come into consideration are age,
condition, quality and rarity.
Also, please note, it is illegal for the owner
or their agent to bid on their own merchandise in order to illegally raise the
bid price.
Do you
charge a Buyers Premium?
We charge a
10% buyers premium on all
merchandise and a flat $85 buyers premium on all titled vehicles.
Do you purchase outright?
Yes we have the means to purchase any size estate or individual items.
However, we think it is in your best interest to consign and allow the market to
determine the sale prices for you. Stokes Auction feels very strongly
that consignment is usually your better choice and will produce the best return
for you. We have built our reputation on honesty and integrity. If we purchase
your items outright we expect to make a profit from the money that we invested.
Let us do the job right for you.
What
happens after Stokes Auction sells my items?
Usually, within
five to seven days after your auction you will receive a complete,
itemized computerized printout of all items sold including lot numbers,
descriptions, individual prices, itemized expenses including commission charged
and the net total along with a check from Stokes Auction.
Need a Fair Market Value
Appraisal?
Our estimated Fair Market Values are based on what we have
sold like items for in the recent past, through our Auction business. This
estimate is what we feel the property will sell for - if all is sold in one day
at Public Auction. FMV appraisals are used for
dissolutions and estate purposes and is a fee based service.
Are there any items you
will not take to sell?
List
of Items we Do NOT take - this list is always changing and depends on the
current market and economy trends.
Pure "Box lot" loads only
will NOT be accepted
Non-running vehicles or
those with safety issues.
No particle board (engineered or manufactured
wood) furniture
Dated furniture - 70's / 80's manufactured wood, dark
colored, heavy pieces
Older electronics: TV's, microwaves
Abandoned or
Unclaimed storage unit items purchased at another auction or otherwise
Any soiled or damaged
furniture, includes that covered with pet hair
Bowling balls
Car parts
(even new, they are hard to sell)
Clothes & display racks
Clothing,
shoes, unless vintage and on occasionally new
Older Computers (others must be complete NO
monitors by themselves)
Console stereos
& TV's
Distressed Furniture /
appliances / Household items / other
Storage unit stuff-Garage sale-Estate
sale-Tag sale-etc, left over's
(if you can't sell it, either can we)
Ironing boards
Non-working or damaged
TVs, VCRs, stereos &
other electronics
Older tube TV's
Oil heaters
Desks large
wood/metal; particle board
Most exercise equipment
Any office machines /
equip: copiers, mimeograph, etc
Old snow skis, old
water skis (true antique skis are ok)
Old suitcases that are
not antique or collectible 30s and older in good shape
Old vacuums
Older or colored
appliances (we will generally take working appliances 7
years old or newer)
Older or stained beds /
mattresses / box springs
Organs & Pianos
(they are hard to sell even if in good shape)
Paperback books
NO Remodel pull outs
(cabinets; doors; windows; fixtures)
Truck Bed liners or
Canopies
TV trays tin
Typewriters
Water beds
Other items deemed
un-sellable by our crew - see above
Have more questions...give us
a call or e-mail!
(360) 876-0236
stokesauction@stokesauction.com
Stokes
Auction
Boardman Orwiler Inc
Washington Auction Company license #2059
Washington Automobile Dealer #0942
Vessel Dealer #7106
Fully bonded & insured
LeAnn Boardman, President
8398 Spring Creek Road SE -
Port Orchard, WA 98367
(360) 876-0236 or toll free at
1-866-273-8102
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