If you’ve ever been to an appliance store or spent time browsing the web, then you know how expensive restaurant items are. Between stocking a kitchen and setting up the front of the house in an inviting and welcoming way, the costs add up. That’s why many people turn to restaurant equipment auctions to buy […]
When it comes time to buy or sell a house, your first instinct is typically to call a real estate agent to either help list your house or find properties to purchase. However, there are other ways to land your next investment, forever home, or sell that pesky piece of property you’ve had on the […]
The idea of storage units is hardly a new business approach. What started in the 1960s as a way for homeowners to store belongings in a cost-effective manner soon exploded in the 2000s when storage units seemingly lined city blocks in major cities and rural towns alike.
Buying a brand-new shiny piece of equipment may look nice, but it’s not always the most financially responsible decision when you’re running a business. Costs add up, and it may be more cost effective to instead look at used equipment. Auctions are a great way to restock your inventory or add to your collection, but […]
The first time stepping foot inside an auction house can be a bit intimidating. Numbers are being thrown around left and right, items are being sold for thousands of dollars in less than a minute, and, most of the time, you may not even understand what the auctioneer is saying. As for the part […]
There are many layers to building a business. First, you need a strategic business plan, a location, and the capital to purchase inventory and equipment for your desired business. These costs add up, which may lead you in the direction of searching for a deal.
Whether you’re looking to purchase a gun for sporting purposes or to add to a vintage collection, gun auctions are consistently one of the most popular auction types on the market. And while buying firearms at an auction may seem like it involves many hoops to jump through, the truth is this process is no […]
The current age of budget-crunching and downsizing has many of us wondering what to do with those unused items collecting dust in the basement or the old business machinery searching for a new home. The path to turning those seemingly obsolete items into something of value comes from a process many of you are likely […]
There were many things we’d like to forget about 2020. For starters, the COVID-19 pandemic that has and will continue to devastate people and businesses alike. Thankfully, we were mostly unscathed here at Dakil Auctioneers, Inc., which meant it was a busy year both online and socially distanced in our spacious in-house gallery.
Well, 2020 was quite the year, so it makes sense that many interesting, or should we say unique or odd, items were auctioned off within the past 12 months. This includes several record-setting auctions from notable categories such as literature and jewelry. We decided to take a look back on what 2020 auctions produced […]
