9 August 2008 - 7:47Dixon’s Furniture Auction

This is a report of a trip I took to Crumpton, Maryland, on July 16, 2003. I’m going to try to get back there soon.

This is the $5 yard, meaning that the minimum bid for anything is $5. You can’t see it in this picture, but the items in this category covered about two football fields of space. I know what you are thinking, “you mean, I could have that porch glider for only $5?” Well, only if no one else wants it.

This tacky treasure was found in the barn, where the minimum bid is $10. I would have loved to have this faded print of a 19th century ballet theme, in a 1950s era “modern” frame. An extra bonus is the glitter someone put on the tutus of all the dancers, plus the male lead’s costume.

The $20 yard had nicer furniture, art, and crafts. Some of the items were not old; a few artists brought in their work to try to sell it by auction.

If an item isn’t about to sell, and there isn’t a prospective buyer guarding it, you can have fun with them.

After the auctioneer passed, and the winners and the pickers had done their work, the $5 yard looked desolate.

The only problem with the auction is that it is so huge. There were a few things that I might have liked to acquire, but I could tell that it would have been hours before the auctioneer would get to them. You can’t just take them up to the register like you can in an antique store.

Some day, I’ll go there when I’ve got time to spend all day. Who knows what I’ll find at Dixon’s Furniture Auction!