It is interesting that notices of nursery auctions appear in the Fall, and there is a good reason for this. Fall is an excellent time to plant most trees and shrubs. There are a few that do not like to be uprooted at this time of year, but material in Fall auctions is usually either pot grown, or was dug in the Spring and has been sitting in a burlap bag all Summer.
The reasons for Fall auctions are many. Overstocks, not enough room in the nursery, the poorer quality plants that are left after the best have been sold, unpopular cultivars, etc.
What the buyer at these auctions should understand is this-if you can't tell the difference between a good quality plant and a poor one, you might as well bury your money in the ground along with the plant because you could wind up with something that isn't worth having.
A nursery that has a regular Fall sale is putting its reputation on the line. Apublic sale at a fairground keeps the grower anonymous and could be a good "dumping ground" for material that is really substandard. It's the old "buyer beware" mentality. You pay your money and you take your chances.
If I were to go to a Fall nursery auction the fairground location in favor of an auction at the actual reputable nursery. But even better than that, the difference you pay at a sale versus what you a professional plant person such as a landscaper or aborist would charge to pick a plant for you, site it and plant it correctly seems to me a small price to pay for something that will give you many years of joy and appreciation.
Trees that have structural defects will always have these defects no matter how much bigger the trees get. A wound on the trunk of a treet will always be there and will slow the tree's growth. The tree you saved $100 on may wind up costing you a lot more than that when it has to be prematurely removed due to poor performance-and then you'll have to invest in a new treet and start all over again.
It comes down to the old adage that you get what you pay for.
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Thursday, October 2, 2008
Monday, September 24, 2007
Central Ohio. Items of interest in auctions this week.
Items of interest in the WCRX-LP central Ohio auction market report are:
Two-day garage sale to benefit Childrens Hospital.
Friday, September 28, 2007 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Saturday, September 29, 2007 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.
215 N. Parkview Ave., Bexley
Auctions with coins.
Monday September 24, 2007 6:00 p.m.
Sharp’s Grove City Auction Gallery
4014 Broadway, Grove City
Thursday September 27, 2007 5:30 p.m.
Coin preview Thursday 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Plain City Auction
145 E. Main St., Plain City
Saturday September 29, 2007 10:00 a.m.
4775 McBane Ct., Columbus
Saturday September 29, 2007 10:30 a.m.
Days Inn, 1212 E. Dublin-Granville Road (I-71 and SR 161), Columbus
(This is an all coin auction)
Firearms
A private collection of 150 guns.
Saturday September 29, 2007 10:00 a.m.
3504 U.S. Route 50, Bainbridge
Ross County
Guitar collection
Friday September 28, 2007 6:30 p.m.
Plain City Auction
145 E. Main St., Plain City
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Two-day garage sale to benefit Childrens Hospital.
Friday, September 28, 2007 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Saturday, September 29, 2007 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.
215 N. Parkview Ave., Bexley
Auctions with coins.
Monday September 24, 2007 6:00 p.m.
Sharp’s Grove City Auction Gallery
4014 Broadway, Grove City
Thursday September 27, 2007 5:30 p.m.
Coin preview Thursday 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Plain City Auction
145 E. Main St., Plain City
Saturday September 29, 2007 10:00 a.m.
4775 McBane Ct., Columbus
Saturday September 29, 2007 10:30 a.m.
Days Inn, 1212 E. Dublin-Granville Road (I-71 and SR 161), Columbus
(This is an all coin auction)
Firearms
A private collection of 150 guns.
Saturday September 29, 2007 10:00 a.m.
3504 U.S. Route 50, Bainbridge
Ross County
Guitar collection
Friday September 28, 2007 6:30 p.m.
Plain City Auction
145 E. Main St., Plain City
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Monte Carlo, Monaco. WCRX-LP covers charity auction to benefit muscular dystrophy research.
The Auction Market Report featured a charity auction scheduled for this Thursday. The sale is named the Only Watch 2007 and benefits the Monagasque Association Against Muscular Dystrophy.
The charity auction is becoming an annual event held in Monte Carlo at the Monaco Yacht Club. The auction begins this Thursday at 6:00 p.m.
Preview receptions for the thirty-five watches being auctioned were held in Tokyo, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore, Geneva and Monoco beginning in late August.
The first Only Watch was held two years ago. And the name of the auction signifies exactly what is auctioned off for charity. Watches. Very high quality watches.
Prior to this charity sale becoming a specialized watch auction, it existed for three years as a charity auction called Only One. Items offered for sale to benefit the charity were either one of a kind items or the first in a small series of luxury items. In the first Only One auction during 2003, items such as Baccarat crystal decanters and handmade silk neckties were sold for the charity.
The sale began to limit its offerings to exceptional watches when the auction house Antiquorum became involved. Antiquorum specializes in the sale of watches at auction.
Antiquorum’s relationships with Switzerland manufacturers have also enabled the sale to have unique items for sale.
The highest pre-auction estimates for an individual watch is 400,000 EURO. This estimate is for Lot 9, a watch by DeWitt and Jean-Michel Wilmotte called “Incognito 2008.” The watch is a one-of-a-kind model. The watch with the lowest pre-auction estimate is Lot 31 at 4,500 EURO. This item is manufactured by Swatch. It is a uniques piece identified as “Pearly Pink.” It is also a uniques piece.
Among other items being offered for sale are a Joaillerie 101 Etrier manufactured by Jaeger-LeCoultre. The watch has the world’s smallest mechanical movement.
Also being offered for sale is a Starck-designed flyback chronograph. This watch has a cuff-style bracelet that forms part of the watch’s titanium case.
A Piaget Altiplano dress watch is also offered on the auction block. The dial of the watch is set with 316 diamonds in the form of an enlarged finger-print of Monaco’s Prince Albert II. An incidental note is that the charity auction is conducted under the patronage of the Prince.
Louis Vitton has donated a watch called the Tambour 18 Mandarine. The watch has a yellow gold case set with ninety-two diamonds. The dial is made of mother-of-pearl and is bright orange. The watch is encased in a miniature LV trunk decorated by a design created by eleven year old Paul Pettavino who has muscular dystrophy.
Last year thirty-four watches were offered for sale at a black tie dinner with three hundred guests. The sale raised 1.9 million Euros for the Monagasque Association Against Muscular Dystrophy.
Any one can bid at this charity auction through the Antiquorum real-time interactive bidding system. Photographs of the Piaget Altiplano and the Vuitton Tambour 18 Mandarine can be seen in the last weekend Financial Times Life & Arts Section. An on-line catalog of all of the items offered for sale can be viewed at www.antiquorum.com. This note is based on these sources. U.S. taxpayers should note that Monagasque Association Against Muscular Dystrophy is not listed as an exempt organization for purposes of IRC Section 501(c)(3).
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The charity auction is becoming an annual event held in Monte Carlo at the Monaco Yacht Club. The auction begins this Thursday at 6:00 p.m.
Preview receptions for the thirty-five watches being auctioned were held in Tokyo, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore, Geneva and Monoco beginning in late August.
The first Only Watch was held two years ago. And the name of the auction signifies exactly what is auctioned off for charity. Watches. Very high quality watches.
Prior to this charity sale becoming a specialized watch auction, it existed for three years as a charity auction called Only One. Items offered for sale to benefit the charity were either one of a kind items or the first in a small series of luxury items. In the first Only One auction during 2003, items such as Baccarat crystal decanters and handmade silk neckties were sold for the charity.
The sale began to limit its offerings to exceptional watches when the auction house Antiquorum became involved. Antiquorum specializes in the sale of watches at auction.
Antiquorum’s relationships with Switzerland manufacturers have also enabled the sale to have unique items for sale.
The highest pre-auction estimates for an individual watch is 400,000 EURO. This estimate is for Lot 9, a watch by DeWitt and Jean-Michel Wilmotte called “Incognito 2008.” The watch is a one-of-a-kind model. The watch with the lowest pre-auction estimate is Lot 31 at 4,500 EURO. This item is manufactured by Swatch. It is a uniques piece identified as “Pearly Pink.” It is also a uniques piece.
Among other items being offered for sale are a Joaillerie 101 Etrier manufactured by Jaeger-LeCoultre. The watch has the world’s smallest mechanical movement.
Also being offered for sale is a Starck-designed flyback chronograph. This watch has a cuff-style bracelet that forms part of the watch’s titanium case.
A Piaget Altiplano dress watch is also offered on the auction block. The dial of the watch is set with 316 diamonds in the form of an enlarged finger-print of Monaco’s Prince Albert II. An incidental note is that the charity auction is conducted under the patronage of the Prince.
Louis Vitton has donated a watch called the Tambour 18 Mandarine. The watch has a yellow gold case set with ninety-two diamonds. The dial is made of mother-of-pearl and is bright orange. The watch is encased in a miniature LV trunk decorated by a design created by eleven year old Paul Pettavino who has muscular dystrophy.
Last year thirty-four watches were offered for sale at a black tie dinner with three hundred guests. The sale raised 1.9 million Euros for the Monagasque Association Against Muscular Dystrophy.
Any one can bid at this charity auction through the Antiquorum real-time interactive bidding system. Photographs of the Piaget Altiplano and the Vuitton Tambour 18 Mandarine can be seen in the last weekend Financial Times Life & Arts Section. An on-line catalog of all of the items offered for sale can be viewed at www.antiquorum.com. This note is based on these sources. U.S. taxpayers should note that Monagasque Association Against Muscular Dystrophy is not listed as an exempt organization for purposes of IRC Section 501(c)(3).
Contact us.
WCRX-LP Editorial Collective
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WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
Fax (614) 235 3008
Email wcrxlp@yahoo.com
Blog http://agentofcurrency.blogspot.com
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