[AT] Bridgeport Nebraska auction

[Paul Waugh]

What happened in Yuma??

Paul Waugh
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From: <MasseyH at aol.com>
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Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2008 12:24 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Bridgeport Nebraska auction


> Jim I agree with you: I have to feel sorry for anyone who deals with 
> kruse.
> I too received the ad. Don't you think it is VERY strange the "owner's 
> name"
> is  not listed anywhere on the ad!?!?!?  For those going to the sale and 
> have
> received the flyer - remember, the auction will be worse than the flyer 
> and it
> is extremely bad.
>
> Some other sites have also implicated mr. polk in the joke as well. Since 
> I
> witnessed the fiasco in Yuma, I would not be surprised if they are in bed
> together on this one as well.   It is truly a sad day for  tractor 
> collecting
> when the ethics of car collecting pukes its guts over the  tractor 
> collecting
> world.
>
> MH
>
>
>
>
> In a message dated 2/16/2008 7:46:28 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> chill8 at suddenlink.net writes:
>
> Jim,  before you get to feeling too sorry for the widow lady, here is the
> rest  of the  story.
>
> http://www.sdb.uscourts.gov/Decisions/2004%20Decisions/2004%20-%2008%20Bridgep
> ort.pdf
>
> Charlie
> -----  Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jim & Lyn Evans"  <jevans at evanstoys.com>
> To: "'Antique tractor email discussion group'"
> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008  4:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] Bridgeport Nebraska auction
>
>
>> My  understanding is that Kruse bought the entire inventory from the 
>> widow
>>  and they now own it.  Technically it now isn't an estate sale and all 
>> the
>> money goes to Kruse.  The widow lost out big time because you  know she
>> didn't get near what that stuff would have sold for at a true  auction. 
>> I
>> didn't like the way Kruse ran their auctions before  with the entry fees
>> and
>> buyers premium, but I could deal with  that.  Now I have no respect at 
>> all
>> for Kruse and think they are  a bunch of crooks.  I had been planning on
>> going to the auction  in June, but will not now.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>>  From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
>>  [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Francis
>>  Robinson
>> Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 6:42 AM
>> To: Antique  tractor email discussion group
>> Subject: Re: [AT] Bridgeport Nebraska  auction
>>
>>
>>
>> --On Friday, February 15, 2008 9:03 PM  -0700 Willie & Debbie Boggs
>> <debnwillie at msn.com>  wrote:
>>
>>> Check Kruse' site
>>>
>>>  http://www.kruse.com/auctions/nebraska08/index.asp
>>>
>>>  there's a 4 meg pdf brochure to download ... or
>>>
>>> Click  on the "View Inventory" link
>>>
>>> Hate entry fees, let  alone buyer's premiums. Then there is the use tax
>>
>>
>>  ===================================================
>>
>>
>>
>>  The little Farmer's Hotline magazine came yesterday and it has a
>> full  page
>> ad (page 16) in it for that auction...
>>
>>
>> I  wouldn't be going to this one anyway but as I stated a long time
>> ago  I
>> will continue to boycott any auction with a buyers premium or an 
>> admission
>> charge, period... It is their privilege to be greedy and  charge it. It 
>> is
>> my privilege to stay the hell  away...
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>  "farmer"
>>
>>
>> Francis Robinson
>> Central Indiana,  USA
>> Robinson at svs.net
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