3-Generation Farmstead Auction

Filed as: Past Auction, Past Equipment Auction, Past Personal Property Auction

When: Saturday May 17, 2008 @ 8:30am NOTE THE EARLY START TIME!
Where: Located one half mile North of St. Stephen, MN on Stearns Co. #2

Having Sold our farm, we will sell the following personal property. Including many pieces from 3 generations here on the farm.

3-bedroom, 2-bath Little Falls Real Estate Auction

Filed as: Past Auction, Past Real Estate Auction, Sold Real Estate

When: Thursday May 15, 2008 @ 6pm
Where: 1307 Hilton Road, Little Falls, MN

Please join us for this Thursday afternoon Real Estate and Personal Property Auction. We will sell the contents of the home and this nice 3 bedroom rambler home on a great 1 acre lot near the Golf Course. Home buyers and Investors take note: This property presents and excellent opportunity to acquire a totally updated home with tremendous potential in a quiet established neighborhood in Little Falls near the Golf course.

Shop Equipment and Personal Property Auction

Filed as: Past Auction, Past Personal Property Auction

When: Thursday, May 15, 2008 @ 5pm
Where: 1307 Hilton Road, Little Falls, MN

Please join us for this Thursday afternoon Real Estate and Personal Property Auction. We will sell the contents of the home and this nice 3-bedroom rambler home on a great 1-acre lot near the Golf Course. There is something for everyone at this auction. Duane is moving into elderly living and we will sell the home and contents for him – an excellent one-owner 1990 Ford pickup, woodworking, and shop equipment and tools as well as clean furniture and household.

Eden Prairie Ducks Unlimited Banquet and Auction

Filed as: Past Auction, Past Benefit Auction

When: April 22, 2008 @ 5pm

Where: Bearpath Country Club

Consign your coins!

Filed as: Updates

We are looking for quality coins for our Mega May Coin Auction! We currently have over $30,000 consigned from several estates and are accepting collections or individual items. Contact us now for a confidential evaluation!

Why consign with Schultz Auctioneers?
We bring the nation to your auction!

All our coin auctions feature live online bidding
Our most recent coin auction in February had 186 registered online bidders from 41 states and 2 countries.
Nearly 40% of the coins sell online to out-state buyers!
All coins are cataloged, described, and sold in pre-determined sale order – no guessing how the coins will be sold, or in what order.
Coins valued at $250 or more are graded to assure buyers of quality and grade!

Add your valuable pieces to these Schultz Auctioneers highlights!

1894 Morgan Dollar – $1,100
1908 St Gaudens $20 Gold – $990
1909-S VDB Lincoln Cent – $880
1877 Indian Cent – $850
1899-CC Morgan Dollar – $825
1937-D Three Legged Buffalo Five Cent – $825
1923-S Standing Liberty Quarter – $825
1907 St. Gaudens $20 Gold – $22,275
1795 Half Dime – $30,800
1879 Half Dollar – $28,000

To assure inclusion in our nationwide advertising, please contact our office with your consignments by APRIL 25, 2008!!

Price reduced on 4-bedroom home on large lot in Swanville

Filed as: Updates

Today, the price on the 4-bedroom home on large lot in Swanville has been reduced from $79,000 to $74,000. Additional property information can be viewed on our website, or by contacting Jim Waltman: e-mail: waltman@fallsnet.com or phone: (320) 547-2440. This is an excellent opportunity, you’ll not want to miss!

Main Street Upsala Income Producing Properties

Filed as: Active Commercial, Active Listing, Active Residential

Where: 107 & 109 Main Street, Upsala, MN
MLS Info: St. Cloud MLS 79428
Price: $115,000
Info: (2) Street Front Commercial Units and (2) Alley Front Residential Units

Handy Man’s Dream in Upsala

Filed as: Sold Real Estate

Where: 213 Johnson St, Upsala
MLS Info: St. Cloud MLS 80502
Price: $20,000
Bedrooms: 2
Baths: 1
Finished Square Feet: 754

European Bidders Interested In Minnesota Auction

Filed as: Updates

SAUK CENTRE, MN—Despite less than a week’s notice, 401 bidders from North America and Europe convened upon an auction at the Gerard’s Banquet Center to bid on 479 items from our country’s past. 48% of the bidders from 40 states and 4 countries participated remotely through online registration and/or simulcast bidding.

“We’ve gone to more and more web advertising,” divulged John Schultz, vice president for operations of Schultz Auctioneers. “It’s less expensive, more flexible, and in many cases more targeted.” For this auction, which the company calls its annual “Spring Rendezvous,” advertising was placed on 14 web sites, all pointing back to SchultzAuctioneers.com.

“We really only advertised this sale for about a week—maybe week and a half—in print and direct mail,“ confessed Mike Schultz, president of the auction firm, “But the web sites allow us to get an early jump.” The company ran only small ads in newsprint and trade publications, pointing to Schultz’s web site. The money saved was redirected to a two-stage mailing of first a postcard to past top bidders and then a 6-page metallic-gold brochure to known collectors.

“This year, we added an auction-eve reception with some of our sellers and MVP bidders. Everybody was swapping stories,” relayed Mike. “It built a real excitement for auction day, and we had guns sell for more than $16,000, artwork for almost $3,000, and vintage clothing for over $2,600.” It total, the sale grossed $225,000. Mike relayed, “We were a bit nervous about moving the venue an hour further away from a major airport this year, but this deal has grown so much in the past 15 years . . . we’ve already booked this site for next year’s Spring Rendezvous.”

“The interest from France, Canada, and the United Kingdom in American West artifacts surprised us, but we’re looking forward to further exploring that European interest,” commented John, who also excitedly relayed that not just sellers were happy with the process. One bidder phoned, “I’m just calling to say what an excellent job you guys did! Had a great time—only regret not buying more.”

“That’s the auction method in a nutshell,” said Mike. “When sellers and buyers are both happy with what they got.”

Mike and John Schultz can be reached at 800-457-2967 or through email addresses available on www.schultzauctioneers.com. Schultz Auctioneers conducts auctions of almost every type but specializes in vintage American West collectibles and premium real estate. Biplane Productions, based in Lynchburg, VA, specializes in auction advertising campaigns.

2008 Spring Rendezvous Highlights

$16,401 – Winchester 1873 44-40, Nickel, Deluxe, Octagon Bbl, Checked, SN225517B

$11,480 – Winchester 1876 45-60, Case Hardened, Rifle, Rnd Bbl, Rocky Mtn Sight, SN 50124

$2,929 – Coming thru the Rye, Frederic Remington, Bronze, Regular Size

$2,694 – 1880s Dakota Sioux Beaded and Fringed War Shirt

$2,343 – Prison Made Montana Bridle and Bit, Dog and Horse Rosettes, Spade Bit

$2,226 – Philada 10-gauge, Butt Marked Wells Fargo Express Guard, Dbl Bbl, Marked John JWufflein, Open Hammers, Checked, Etched, Early Black Powder, Dbl Triggers, Heavy Coin Silver

$8,786 – Colt 32 WCF, Engraved, Engraved Pearl Grips, SN 246854