happy appy
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Does anyone normally attend the Martin's Fall auction in Lebanon, Pennsylvania?
Oh dear, now I'm tempted to go! It's a long drive for me, but I am casually looking for a nice cart to do CDEs with next year, and I'd totally forgotten about Martin's until I saw this thread. Do they usually have nicer metal carts (like Smart Carts/Bellcrowns/etc)? Would I need to go Friday, or are there still carts around on Saturday?I've been to it several times! They have a spring and fall sale! Every size/style/type of carriage for minis to drafts and every size in between that you could ever imagine in one place and then some. The indoor sale is Friday with all consignments and then on Saturday they have field day - non consignments of trucks/trailers,carriages(old, new, and everything in between), harness, saddles, everything horse related and also alot of misc. items as well! It's almost like going and finding a hidden treasure on field day. It's definately worth going to at least once if you live close enough to travel to it! Wish I was able to go this time, just might have to convince my fiance to take me!
Becky M.
I don't know if you came across the auction flyer or not but here is a link to view some of the consigned carts, keep in mind there is also tents with items for sale as well as field items for sale that are not catalogued, including carts that are mixed with that stuff.It's about 7 hours drive for me so I would have to go the night before and stay somewhere. Maybe 2 nights depending on what I find for Saturday.
There's standing room, but they put reserved chairs ringside to have a place to park yourself and get a good up close look. These seats usually have the really high bidders and a lot of the Amish and Mennonites that are there the entire day from sun up to sundown. If you get there early enough to view the items and know what lots you are interested in, you usually have plenty of time to work your way up to be in view of the auctioneer to bid, and worst case scenario, don't be afraid to yell out a "Y'ep " or a "here" to get their attention. The seats are nice if you like to sit in aw and drool while marking the prices down, I am one to listen in and walk around, then come back and listen in some more.I called today asking about a catalogue and the man asked if I had my seat reserved yet. Reserved seating is not what I expected at an auction!
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