[AJD] Mattawa, Wa. Auction results

[Dean VP]

Chris:

Yep, I also attended and took a bunch of pictures which I am currently
uploading to a picture site. At 56kb at takes awhile especially with a poor
phone line to hamper things even more. I'm still shaking my head at what
some of the prices that the tractors sold for. I'm obviously not in touch
with JD D prices. Some nicely restored tractors; some painted nicely but not
restored and some from the fence row.  Had the prices been extremely low I
might have brought a tractor home even though the barn is over full. Some I
was interested in but Thank God those went way higher than I was willing to
pay even with an empty barn. :-)

Did pick up a pallet of parts and a single wheel front end for a convertible
pedestal. The 10" tire was like new and knowing what they cost I thought I
better snatch it. The pallet of parts was mostly for a late model B but did
include what appears to be a good block for an H. Almost half a late model B
on the pallet. Couldn't pass that up at the price even though I don't own a
late model B but do own a very early 50 and some of these parts will work
for it. A true tractor junkie. 

Generally I thought the prices were on the high side but there were some
bargains if the tractor tripped your trigger. 

Huge crowd, a well advertised and marketed auction in central WA. A long
ways from major metropolitan cities but still brought out the local JD
collectors from multiple states. I brought home a couple copies of the
extensive and in 4 color Sales Brochure and gave it to my wife. I told her
to call this auctioneer when I kick the bucket and then also find a few
other JD collectors to see if a consignment auction could be put together at
the same time. The marketing work that was done by this auctioneer (Yarbro)
was excellent. The auction was handled crisply but at time there were three
auctioneers going at the same time. Fortunately that caused me to miss a few
things I was interested in. :-)

BTW: The Yakima 2000 hitch sold for $35. A steal. I didn't bid on it because
I knew you were interested in it. By the time I realized you weren't there
and bidding it was too late for me to bid. !@#$%^&

I'll have my pictures and sales results up fairly soon.

Dean A. Van Peursem
Snohomish, WA 98290

I'm a walking storeroom of facts..... I've just lost the key to the
storeroom door 


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-----Original Message-----
From: antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
[mailto:antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of
Chris C
Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 8:43 AM
To: ATIS LIST
Subject: [AJD] Mattawa, Wa. Auction results

Myself and many other local collectors headed over to
a Yabro Auction in Mattawa, Wa. this weekend.  I am
sure Dean will have more details,  I left once all the
tractors I was interested in had sold.  At the rate
they were going I would have had to wait all day to
pay too much for the wheels and Yakima hitch parts I
was interested in.

 Here are some of the results I wrote down.

    1932D Rough,  running.              $11,000
  The funny thing about the D,  from about 5K up it
was two Yabro auction workers on Cell phones bidding
against each other...  
    Lindeman Crawler,  rough,            $4000
    LI Nice looking tractor              $4000
    37 JD A  Nice looking                $4500
    41 JD A funny rear wheels Ok lookin  $3750
    730 with Roll o matic                $5500
    730 Wide Front (ran but not for sale)$3500
    530 Wide Front                       $4500
    430 Wide Front                       $4250
    M with Front Blade Ugly tractor      $1750
    R nice running funny, older paint    $4250
    L    can't remember anything about it$3100
    520 with Loader Beat up working      $3000
    40W  Nice looking                    $3750
    50N Power Steering  nice             $4000
    60W  Decent looking and running      $3750
    430T Roll o Matic wrong front end?   $5250
    530N Very nice tractor               $5000
    630N No notes taken                  $4250
    630W No Notes                        $6000
    730N                                 $6000
    830 Electric Start Very Nice         $10750
    Hart Parr 18-36 Old Restration no run$3250
    AC C                                 $800
    AC C                                 $2000
    IH O4                                $1500

   That is all that I took down information on.  I
went to by the Hart Parr or the O4 but wasn't
impressed with what some of the locals had to say
about the Hart Parr,  and I can get an O4 much closer
to home for 1/2 the price.

   On the 32 D we all stood around dumbfounded as the
crowd stopped bidding around 5K and the two of the
auctioneer's guys bid against each other with cell
phones.  One caller was lost for a moment and the got
him back and went on.  Personally I think that was BS.
 

    It seemed to me like they lingered on sold a lot
longer than any other aucion I had been to before
actually selling the item.  The Lindeman was not
running,  would not steer,  and had a blade buy was
missing cylinders,  I thought it would fetch more than
4K.  Oh well.

    If anyone else went and knows what the Yahkima
hitch went for of the 38" cast center wheels I would
not mind knowing.

                 Chris

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