We were invited by Nancy and John here in the park to go out for dinner and attend a country auction. We decided to do it as an interesting experience as we don't ordinarily go to auctions.
The auction house is located on Hwy 17 between Helen and Clarksville. Across the road is a restaurant where we had some Georgia barbecue and ice tea.
Before the auction started, they sold tickets for money. One ticket was $1; 5 tickets for $2.50; 25 tickets for$10. The line was long and tickets were going like hot cakes. One winner and the amount he won was never announced. We didn't buy in so we didn't care.
One person's junk is another's treasure and that principle was working well tonight. A crystal ash tray went for $5. We guess people still smoke; they need ash trays.
Lois thought the craziest item sold was a framed embossed foil bird for $2. The best deal in her opinion was a set of 100 hot wheel cars for $33.
We went for pure entertainment value. We didn't even register to get a bidder number.
The total revenue, we estimating, might reach $1,000 for the whole evening. We don't know for sure because we left after an hour and a half. That means the auctioneer got only $150 and he had to pay the four workers helping him. We are glad we have little interest in auctions; we don't think it is worth the effort, but we had fun watching.
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