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May 19th 2025 Weekly Tailgate Auction
Live Only Auction
DateMay 19, 2025
Time5:00 pm
Place619 Rt 33 Hightstown, NJ 08520
Category: Live Only Auction
Get in the Live Auction Auction!
Every Monday at 5PM
Description
WEEKLY TAILGATE AUCTION – very Monday (April – November) – May 19th 2025 – Bring a Load, Buy a Load (sell one item or a whole truckload): Drive-Through Tailgate AUCTION! Same day cash payment! – 619 Rt 33 West, Hightstown, NJ 08520
THIS WEEK WILL FEATURE ANOTHER LARGE CONSIGNMENT OF MILITARY SURPLUS FROM MANY WARS
BRING A LOAD, BUY A LOAD
go to: https://cal.so/tailgate-auction to reserve a seller spot…
May 19th 2025 @ 05:00 PM and every Monday thereafter, Sunrise Antiques will be conducting a weekly tailgate auction. Setup will be on the dock.
Sunrise Antiques in conjunction with Tri-County Cooperative – Weekly Tailgate Auction – Who knows what you will see?
How do I sell? Starting at 3:00 PM on auction day register in the office for your seller number. Proceed to the drive through lane with your truck, trailer or car. At 05:00 PM we will auction your goods from your vehicle or trailer until the last car/truck is complete. We will be paying all sellers in cash within 30 minutes of your lots being sold in the office.
Incremental Commission Schedule:
Up to Amount
$50 seller fee 33%
$50.01 – $500 seller fee 20%
over $500.01 seller fee 15%
How do I buy? Starting at 3:00 PM auction day register at the office for a bidder number. Bid the items you want and pay for your items before departing the auction. This is a CASH only sale.
There is a 15% Buyer’s Premium and 6.625% sales tax if not exempt.
What will we sell? anything NJ legal…antiques, collectibles, garage, basement items, gold, silver, flowers, produce, equipment, cars, trucks, all personal property, vehicles, you name it we will sell it for you! Same day cash payment.
Not responsible for accidents or theft…
Hope to see you at the auction!
Food and Beverages Served
This is a cash only auction
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FAQ
Do you accept consignments for auction?
We accept consignments for our monthly online auction Tuesday – Friday, 10AM – 4PM, and will auction almost anything.
In general, we will not accept upholstered furniture, records, particle board furniture. clear glass or mattresses and box springs.
We reserve the right to not accept any consignment that we deem will not sell at the auction.
We also offer sellers a chance from March through December to sell at our weekly tailgate auction at 619 Rt 33 West, Hightstown, NJ 08852.
PA – AU005859, VA – 2907004132
What are your consignment rates?
Incremental Commission Schedule for Lots dropped off. Pick up rates are job specific.
Up to Amount
$25 seller fee 33%
$25.01 – $500 seller fee 20%
over $500.01 seller fee 15%
If a lot sells for $100 the first $25 are charged 33%, the remaining $75 are charged 20%
All other rates are negotiated on a case by case basis.
When do you render payment?
You can pick up checks the following Wed after an auction. We strive to pay consignors that do not pick up their check within 10 days. Our contract says 15 days.
Tailgate auction is cash payment as soon as your consignment sells.
Do you provide delivery service if we purchase at your sale?
No, you will need to find your own shipper. We do have a local shipper, who can handle all of your online shipping needs.
What are the sale’s terms and conditions?
SAMPLE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. Payment – Cash or Check, All payment must be rendered during or at the conclusion of today’s sale. A 20% buyers premium applies to the final hammer price of all items purchased. NJ sales tax, 6.625%, is in effect unless the appropriate resale certificate is filed.
2. Conditions of the Sale – Sunrise Antiques & Auctioneers makes a concerted effort to describe and identify all items. The auction house makes no warranty express or implied to authenticity, authorship, value, medium, or condition of any items sold. Buyers should carefully examine all items before bidding.
3. ALL ITEMS AND LOTS ARE SOLD, AS IS, WHERE IS. NO RETURNS, REFUNDS, OR EXCHANGES. ALL SALES FINAL!!!!
4. Disputed Bids – The auctioneer reserves the right to settle any disputed bid, and whether or not to re-offer a lot.
5. Returned Check Policy – $45 and banned from any future auction.
6. All purchases must be removed from the auction hall / site this evening!!
How do you account for my merchandise being sold at your auction?
Sunrise Antiques & Auctioneers runs a completely automated/computerized sale so that registration, check out and final payment is done in a smooth coherent fashion. Since the sale is clerked and scribed via a computer, accurate tallies of sales and monies involve no human intervention and provide complete accuracy to the consignor. The software platform, for both live and online auctions, utilized by Sunrise Antiques & Auctioneers is called Auctionflex: http://auctionflex.com Manually scribed sales are generally more prone to mistakes and errors. If necessary, we can print you a sales report immediately after the sale detailing total sales etc…
What are some reasons that I should use Sunrise Antiques & Auctioneers?
-COMPETITIVE COMMISSION RATES
-HIGH PRICES FOR YOUR MERCHANDISE FAST PAYMENT – SAME DAY CASH PAYMENT
-EXTENSIVE ADVERTISING (SOCIAL MEDIA, NEWSPAPER PRINT, FLYERS INTERNET, EMAIL BLAST ETC…)
-COMPUTERIZED CLERKING AND SCRIBING FRIENDLY, PROFESSIONAL COURTEOUS SERVICE!
How do you advertise?
Advertising is the Key to having a successful sale. To properly advertise, it takes about 2-3 weeks. Our sales normally receive, local, regional and national exposure.
Sunrise Antiques has embraced social media advertising with significant campaigns in Facebook and Instagram and Tiktok. All auctions are advertised on our website: https://www.sunrise-antiques.com.
HIBID, Liveauctioneers, Bidspirit, and Proxibid are our four online / simulcast auction platforms…
Email blasts are sent multiple times to our customer base prior to an auction taking place.
Text marketing is also employed to our current customer base before every auction. We use a service called Justcall.
Extensive internet based advertising to industry specific websites.
Finally, we post appropriate signage, so that all locals know of the upcoming sales.
How long does it take to prepare for a typical, successful auction?
A typical sale takes 2-3 weeks to prepare, setup and advertise!
Why should I sell at auction?
-Exposure of merchandise to a large number of qualified buyers.
-Seller knows exactly when the property will sell.
-Create competition among buyers; auction prices can exceed the price of a negotiated sale!
-Eliminates seller carrying costs such as interest, taxes, maintenance, etc…
-Auctions generate excitement and heighten buyer interest.
-Auctions bring buyers to a decision point-they must act now or lose an opportunity to purchase.
-Auctions reduce the time property is on the market.
-Seller Obtains Rapid Liquidity$$$$$$$!!!
How do I consign?
We are generally available Tuesday-Friday to accept merchandise from 10:00AM-4:00PM. We accept the merchandise and provide you with an itemized statement detailing our fees and legal obligations. Please call us at 888-639-4443 for more information.
