4120 8th St S

Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494

715 423 2252 barrettsauctions@gmail.com

CALL US FIRST

Barrett's is a complete auction center.

Why call us FIRST? Auctions get better prices than rummage or estate sales,

We are open all week long

We sell more items than anyone else in central Wisconsin

We have contacts NATION  WIDE

We are a local business with community ties and a long record of performance

 

Let Barrett's do in one day what many people attempt to do in weeks.

We will sell an entire household, whether it is a 150 year old estate, or an apartment you need more room in.

Single items are welcome, and large estates are no problem for us.

All fees are negotiable.

BARRETT'S AUCTIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A BUYERS FEE, PREMIUM, OR SURCHARGE.

What sells the BEST:

    Guns

    Tools (old and new)

    Old Toys (especially windups, promos and toy trucks)

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  • Old Lures and Tackle

  • Brand Name CLEAN Furniture less than 5 years old

  • Unique Items (there is a fine line between unique and weird...sometimes either will do)

  • Crocks and pottery, some ceramics

  • Primitives

  • HIGH quality Antiques

  • Coins

    Here is how to compare tag or estate sales and auctions:

  • 1. More than 80% of the items in a tag sale are sold for less than what they would bring at auction

    2. 20-30% of the items in a tag sale go unsold.

    3. 100% of the items will sell for no more than the tag price.

    4. Some estate sale “experts” over-price some high-end items until the final day of the sale, where they can contact other dealers, friends or family, and discount the item to them.

    6. Almost always, estate sale “experts” lack the expertise to properly price all items, therefore full market prices are not realized.

    7. Regulation and licensing of tag sale service providers is almost nonexistent in the United States. A harmed seller would have no choice but to sue in court for damages.

    8. Most tag sales lack sufficient marketing to attract the most qualified and interested buyers, and the prices suffer.


Auctions do better
than tag or estate sales

We pick up, we advertise, we sell it, you get PAID

2500+ Auctions

More than 8500 clients

Nationwide exposure

 

Many items bring more at Barrett's than rummage sales

Examples of items that brought ridiculously more than the owner thought they were worth:

  • Depot desk- owner asked $400 at a rummage sale, we got $900

  • Oil bottles - owner thought they were worth $50-60, we got $2300

  • Trailer load in July, owner thought $400-500, we got almost $800

  • Green glass reamer, owner had $.50 rummage tag on it, we got $14

  • Firestone ashtray, owner tag $1, we got $20

  • Garage full of old toys & stuff, owner thought "we were going to have to throw it away", we got more that $2,000

  • The list goes on....

Sure, we get a share of the selling price, but we all make money when it brings 10-20 times more than expected!

 

We are trained professionals, make sure experts handle your sale, not weekend "tag sale" or "estate" sellers.  

ALWAYS INDOORS,

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

HOURS
Mon-Fri 9-5    Sat 9-4

OR BY APPOINTMENT

sales begin promptly at 6:30pm

CALL BEFORE COMING

if you are bringing items

Seats and Bid numbers are available TUESDAY