Here at Dakil, we serve Oklahoma City with three types of auctions to fit the needs of your sale. While we can accommodate a wide variety of sale items, from restaurant-grade ovens to bulldozers to a ranch house, the tactics used to sell these items vary greatly and it’s good to know the basics of each auction strategy. Let’s take a look at each major type of sale. (more…)
When starting a new business or running an existing one you have many decisions. Should you buy new equipment or used? What are the pros and cons?
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Christmas time brings out the giving spirit in a lot of people. It’s no secret that this is a time when many people and organizations hold events to raise funds for good causes. One great way to go about doing this is holding a Christmas Benefit Auction. Whether silent or live, auctions are a great way to raise funds for everything from schools to charities, foundations and more. Regardless of what worthy cause you’re trying to raise money for, there are a few things to keep in mind when setting up your benefit auction.
Occasionally some truly spooky and scary items can find their way to the auction block. In honor of Halloween, we highlighted a few of the spookiest auction items that have made the headlines over the last few years. (more…)
Anthony Bourdain
“… The back of the paper for notices of restaurant auctions. As you’ve probably gathered by now, restaurants go out of business all the time, and have to sell off their equipment quickly…before the marshals do it for them.” – Anthony Bourdain, Kitchen Confidential
It’s no secret that opening up a restaurant, just like opening any business, can be a pretty big gamble. Between equipment, staffing, real estate costs and the whims of the public, there are a lot of factors to account for when you open a restaurant in Oklahoma.
Whether a collector, a sportsmen or just someone looking for home protection, gun auctions are a great resource to explore when you’re in the market for a firearm. Depending on the auction, you can find a variety of options, hunting rifles, “assault”-style rifles, handguns, military surplus, poorly handled or damaged pieces for the budding gunsmith and even antique or historic pieces. (more…)
So you’ve decided to brave the fast talking, competitive world of the auctioneer for your next car. There are tons of options when looking for a local auto auction, from police lots to dealer surplus. One often overlooked place to look for your next car is at an impound auction. Impound auctions come in two major categories, police impounded auctions, those that have been possessed by your local police department for any number of reasons, and private impound lots, those from local wrecking and towing companies. Here are a few things to keep on your mind if you’re thinking of going to an impound auction.
When large companies have surplus equipment, you can bet plenty turn to auction houses to get that machinery off the books. Auctions can be a great resource for companies of all sizes to add to their inventory of large equipment at low prices. There are many things, however, to be taken into consideration when buying equipment at an auction.
If you’ve never bought heavy machinery at an auction, you’re probably wondering whether or not an auction is a good place to purchase such equipment. After all, is there any guarantee that the product will even work once you get it home? And will there be any type of warranty provided?
The answer to both is, sometimes. Many auction houses sell much of their lots “as is” and often with no extra warranty implied or given. This makes the pre-auction inspection and the reputation of the auctioneer so crucial.
So you need a new backhoe or trencher or any other large piece of machinery. Here are a few things to keep an eye out for when you get to your auction.
The most common urban myth about auctions is the one about the man who scratched his ear and ended up buying a million-dollar statue. While some bidding might be subtle, real auctions just don’t work that way.
At Dakil, we like to keep our events fun and casual – but if you’re attending your first auction, you might still be nervous. So we’ve come up with a few simple rules to ensure that you have a good time without making any expensive mistakes – or being a bit too conspicuous.
If you’re trying to throw a successful gift basket auction at school, one thing that is important to realize is that the success of the event will likely depend heavily on the gift baskets themselves. School auctions can be a great way to raise funds for a variety of different programs, especially those that take place after school that might not get a lot of funding in the first place. If you want to make sure that your baskets attract the type of attention you want them to, try to keep these factors in mind.
