Archive for June 2016
UPCOMING ESTATE SALESBY McNEIL LIQUIDATIONS
Our next sale will be the second weekend in July. (We’ll post pics this coming Sunday night.) In the meantime, it’s our pleasure to tell you about sales by friends. SALE #1 (Sale by Nottingham Estate Sales): 424 W. Pine, Enid, OK 73701 Friday, 1 July, from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturday, 2 July,…
Read MoreSELLING THE HOME?Don’t pass up the golden opportunityto co-market the real propertywith the personal property!
Professional estate liquidators work very, very differently from realtors. It’s a fact. Realtors can take multiple listings and juggle them, as it were. (“I’ll show you 1212 Avondale at 2:00, and then show you 1164 Morning Glory Circle at four o’clock.”) Professional estate liquidators don’t have that luxury — far from it. We must take the…
Read MoreOKC METRO AREA ESTATE SALES THIS WEEKEND
Our next sale will be two weeks from now in NW OKC, near Edmond. In the meantime, as always, it’s our pleasure to share information about estate sales and auctions conducted by friends. SALE #1 (Sale by P.E.L.): 7400 Ellis Road, Guthrie, OK 73044 Saturday, 25 June, from 9:00 a.m to 3:00 p.m. (Numbers for…
Read MoreIN MEMORIAMEUNICE BROOKS-FREEMAN (1920 – 2016)
It was with great sadness that I attended the memorial service for Eunice Freeman (still known to most of us as Eunice Brooks) at Quail Springs Baptist Church this past Tuesday. Eunice was one of the last great “old school” antiques dealers here in Oklahoma City, and so the memorial service was (for me, especially) quite bittersweet. I…
Read MoreELEPHANT IVORY: NEW FEDERAL GUIDELINES
The federal government just released its new guidelines vis-à-vis the sale of items made from elephant ivory, and, well, things are only slightly better than they were a few months ago for those of us in the business of re-selling items. (And yes, that includes antiques dealers, estate liquidators, auctioneers, etc.) We’ve all been in one state of confusion…
Read MoreLOTS OF SALES THIS COMING WEEKEND!
We’re not starting work on our next sale until 20 June. (Week two of the staycation/remodeling project begins. Groan.) In the meantime, though, we have lots of info for you about friends’ sales all across the OKC metro area: SALE #1 (Sale by Joan Zubik & Connie Weber): 8217 NW 68th Place, Oklahoma City, OK 73132…
Read MoreNICHOLS HILLS ESTATE SALE
We’re taking the next two weeks off at home for a much needed “staycation.” (TRANSLATION: We’re having a kitchen and bathroom remodeled.) Our next sale will be in mid-July in north OKC — you won’t want to miss that one! In the meantime, it’s our pleasure to let you know about sales by friends: SALE #1 (Sale by…
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