Largest auction of mankind...

[KyleBlankenship]

http://www.kruse.com/auctions/nebraska08/index.asp

10 buck just to get in.. whos goin?? NOT ME!

[Gilbert_Bates]

Hmm, no engines??? Based on the location stated it sounds like "Gary's Implements", 2 miles up from the intersection listed. "Bridgeport Tractor" is pretty much at that intersection. Both amazing places, I was up through there last year. Apparently Gary has some engines stashed away, I asked when I stopped in but Gary was out of town. I was on my way to get a couple FBM's in Gordon, NE, the guy had a hot-rod JD B pulling tractor, he said both places were "very proud of their stuff" in terms of money.

I'm about 3-4 hours away in Fort Collins, CO but not interested in tractors, too bad there are no engines that I can see on the inventory page.

[KyleBlankenship]

no there are engines.. and alot of them

[Gilbert_Bates]

Kyle, are they listed or do you have some inside information? I may have to go then...

[Gilbert_Bates]

Ahh, it is 'Gary Phillips estate', did he pass away? I'd sure like some info on the engines...

[KyleBlankenship]

http://www.aumannauctions.com/auctio...ge.php?pid=926

i guess mrs phillips had a contract with auman and heres some of their picts. then supposedly she sold out and some legal crap.. anywho.. heres some more information..

i guess kruse is the auctioneers now..

[Mike Harmeling]

There is an extensive discussion on Lugs and Cleats regarding this situation under Bridgeport auction.

Mike

http://www.smokstak.com/forum/showthread.php?t=42903

[witte05]

aumann auction was suposed to have the auction and then the owners of the property didnt hold their word to aumann so i guess the these other auctioneers are going to do it now and there is a lot of engines there but i wont be going because of the $10.00 gate fee and i was talking to a guy last night and he told me that they are going to charge a buyers fee thats just my 2 cents thanks kevin brown

[Ken Majeski]

I Just Went through the Entire 3.98 MB PDF file of the auction (There are Hundreds of Pictures) And No Mention or Pictures of Any Engines.... Maybe Kruse don't know what a Gas Engine is...????

[Daniel Dorece]

How do you expect them to know what a gas engine is? They haven't figured out what a tractor is yet.
Irin Wolf

[FarmallJeff]

The 1 thing they do know is how to snag an auction. I wont go to any of there auctions not after all that went on there.

JEFF

[OldironJeff]

Ken,Kruse has done engine auctions before.
I'm afraid this fiasco has all the ear marks of a real dog fight.
Attenders are likely to see some practices that would make them double take.Makes me think of a couple a gold miners fightn' over a claim.In the end all they have is a scatter of dust.

[bocephus_k6]

Well there is a real discussion on the Red Power Forum over this auction as well, and I agree with what is being said, they are charging a $10.00 gate fee and then a buyers premium of 10 to 15 % which is a tad rich, a few more people need to boycott and stay away from auctions like this to show the crooked auctioneers they won't be tolerated, either that or everyone go and bid low, keep things at way under value and make them scream....

But trying to get a crowd of people to stick together like that anymore is a thing of the past in most cases..!!

Just my 2 cents

Brian

[Andrew Mackey]

I wonder if they are going to pull what I saw at a recent auction - all the mags and starting cranks were pulled off the engines. The mags were set in groups of 10, and sold 2 ways, both individually, and as a group. Which ever brought the most money was the way they went. Same with the cranks. Most engines were all original, or recent restorations, and all parts were removed right before the sale. The original local advertising said 'running engines. A little hard to run without a mag, doncha think
Andrew

[FWurth]

I've been seeing this grouping thing alot at recent auctions too. At the New London Missouri auction last year, they acutioned the Advance steamer, after-market water tank and threasher separately, then offered them as a group. Sometimes it makes sense, like in that case where the traction enigine and implements had spent a good portion of their working life together, but most times this does not make sense.

[John Brantingham]

I refuse to go to a Kruse auction..... wayyyyy back when, they did the Marhanka auction over in Dowagiac, MI.... if any of you were there... they were cluesless about tractors and more importantly clueless about the old iron guys like us who brought their hard earned money. I remember Oscar Cooke was there and after some frustrating early bad rounds of bidding, the Kruse auctioneer made a really STUPID comment about those present to buy. Oscar had more than a few words with him, and after a short break, things actually started to sort of sell. But Kruse left a really bitter taste in lots of mouths, including mine.... and entry fees, and buyers fees.... do they not follow the economy either.... just another 2 cents worth from cold, snowy, economically miserable Michigan
JOHN

[Gilbert_Bates]

Originally Posted by Ken Majeski

"I Just Went through the Entire 3.98 MB PDF file of the auction (There are Hundreds of Pictures) And No Mention or Pictures of Any Engines.... Maybe Kruse don't know what a Gas Engine is...????"

Ken, there are some engine pictures on the aumann site, look through the "Featured Photos" link. Relative to the amount of tractors, the amount of engines they taken pictures of is very, very, small.

http://www.aumannauctions.com/auctio...ge.php?pid=926

[Ken Majeski]

Yup.... I do see a couple Piles of Gas Engines on the Aumann site... Looks like a couple of Ruston Hornsby elevator engines in one pile... But No Gas Engines in the Kruse Flyer... I'd like to have one but will Not Kruse...

[Ihorse]

i,d be dam hard pressed to ever go againto a Kruse auction--Oscars, in Billings montana was certainly enough for me-
d,j,

[KyleBlankenship]

i just think the 10 dollar entry fee and the 10-15 % premimum is way out of sight.. i dont think they really want to sell anything.. i know im not going.. a little too far to pay that kind of money