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Top Bid Auction in Pueblo, Colorado, runs estate, consignment, charity and on-site auction services, with live, no-reserve sales held at its O'Neal Avenue location. The house does not run online auctions except during pandemics, and bidders register at the desk and raise a paddle, with cash, checks and cards accepted. Founder John Russell, a graduate of the Missouri Auction School, promises a fast-paced live experience, and the site notes a 5% buyer's premium for cash or check and 8% for credit cards.

The McGuire Group LLC is a boutique online auction house that sells through web-based auctions, with public and private sales used when seller circumstances call for them. The source names no specific makers, lots, or categories, so there is no marquee item to highlight. Its selling pitch centers on tailored merchandising plans, extensive online photo libraries for each sale, pre-sale inspection, and a mobile bidding platform.

Mr Bid Auctions specializes in online estate auctions and business liquidations. The company also handles government surplus and specialty items, offering a full-service approach to selling assets.

Public Sale, an auction house in Hudson, NY, sells everything from primitive and Modern pieces to fine art, furniture, and even used clothing, with recent sales spotlighting folk art, quilts, sculpture, and handmade objects. Its themed sales include "Signature Spaces" catalogs, specialty clothing and photography auctions, and a feature on counterculture pin-back buttons. The house runs its warehouse-gallery sales out of a renovated 1960s Oldsmobile dealership, with staff on hand to guide first-time bidders through the process.

Specializes in estate and business liquidation auctions, with listed categories spanning antiques and collectibles, glassware, jewelry and heirlooms, furniture, firearms, farm and construction equipment, and vehicles including motorcycles, boats and RVs. The company says it operates over 6,000 square feet of indoor auction and sales space and offers on-site auctions, direct purchase programs and senior move management.

Specializing in estates, land divisions, lake properties, equipment, and real estate, McKinley & Associates Auction & Real Estate Co. says it has run the most successful auctions in Southern Kentucky, having sold everything from farms of hundreds of acres to dairies, livestock, autos, machinery, and antiques. The firm also says it can host online or live personal property auctions at its own facility. Its pitch is that it is "the most versatile auction team around," though the site does not publish sale results to back that claim.

Specializes in jewellery, watches, fine art, antiques and oriental carpets, with auctions and direct sales running alongside a Luxury Bags & Accessoires shop offering brand-name bags, shoes and accessories, brand new or vintage. The house also maintains a surcharge archive of more than 765,000 items dating back to 1998, a notable depth of records for a single German auction house.

Specializes in timed online auctions of antiques, collectables, estate and clearing lots, alongside art, fashion and general goods. Based in Port Noarlunga, South Australia, Ezybid Auctions says it sells to buyers worldwide, with its current listings grouped under an "Estate & Collectables" heading and an auction marked as coming soon.

Bidspotter.co.uk is holding timed online sales ending from October 22 to 23, covering trade stock clearance, vehicles, farm and plant equipment, forklifts and workshop contents, and live webcast auctions starting on October 24 with farm machinery, garden machinery, automobilia, classic cars and motorcycles. Further live sales include a farm machinery dispersal on October 27, a three-day collectables, antiques and tools sale from October 28, garden furniture and general online auctions on October 29, and an automobilia sale on November 7.

Upcoming auctions include an Antiques & Interiors sale on 4th November, held online only with viewing on 2nd and 3rd November, and a Model Railway & Collector's Models sale on 5th November, with viewing on 3rd and 4th November. A Fine Art Sale covering jewellery, silver, watches, Asian and European works of art, paintings, and country house antiques is scheduled for 18th and 19th November, with viewing on 14th, 16th, and 17th November. The source gives day and month for these sales but no year, so no complete calendar date could be confirmed.

Ray's Livestock Auction specializes in livestock guard dogs, with Great Pyrenees, Anatolian Shepherd, Akbash and Maremma crosses offered as puppies, started pups and trained adults. The Houston, Texas house also sells cattle, goats, sheep, pigs, horses and hens, including Angus, Brahman and Simmental cattle, Alpine and Angora goats, and Andalusian, Appaloosa and Clydesdale horses. Notably, it sells directly to customers rather than through bidding, a point the site emphasizes against traditional auction houses.

Specializes in hay, straw, livestock, and small-animal auctions, with weekly Saturday sales that the house says draw the largest hay auction in Michigan. Its consignment lineup also runs farm equipment, cars and trucks, ATVs, tools and power equipment, and antiques and collectibles, and it buys estates and hosts estate auctions.

Upcoming auctions include the Holiday & Toy Auction on Oct. 29, 2026, featuring Christmas and holiday collectibles, followed by a Real Estate Auction on Nov. 3, 2026, and a Coins, Sterling, & Jewelry Auction on Nov. 5, 2026 with fine jewelry and watches in 10K, 14K, and 18K. A second Real Estate Auction is set for Nov. 11, 2026, and a Fine Jewelry & Decorative Arts Auction on Dec. 3, 2026 falls outside the window, with its catalog still to come. Cordier Auctions also hosts consignment days on Oct. 21, 2026 and gala live auctions on Nov. 7 and Nov. 21, 2026, at the Hershey Lodge.

Official Kaminski Auction Services & Appraisals is holding an Estates Auction on October 24th and 25th.

Specializing in antiques and fine art sales, Bentley's Fine Art Auctioneers has an upcoming Antiques and Fine Art Sale with a catalogue available for viewing ahead of the auction. The house also promotes a "Bentley's on TV" feature, suggesting its sales have been showcased on television.

Meebid Estate and Liquidation runs online consignment and estate auctions in Kansas, with lots that range from Fiesta, Longaberger, Corningware, Lefton and Pfaltzgraff pottery to Hummel plates and Anchor Hocking ruby red glass. Current listings also include a Presidential-themed sale featuring gold and silver coins, 1896 White House playing cards and items described as from the White House, plus an Amish live-edge dining table and a Lake Sherwood estate sale. The site notes that weather pushed back one closing, and a Kansas-based sale is billed as a moving-out clearance after more than 20 years.

Carson City Estate Sales & Liquidations runs full-service estate sales, from staging and research-based pricing to a 2–3 day on-site sale with staffed checkout, and also handles business liquidations, buyouts and foreclosure cleanouts across Carson City, Reno and Lake Tahoe. The firm's listed specialties include antiques and collectibles, and it also sells through eBay auctions. One client testimonial praises the team's knowledgeable staff for giving excellent prices.

Upcoming auctions include a General Auction on October 28, 2026 at 6:30 PM and a Premier Auction on November 6, 2026 at 6:30 PM, both hosted by Berner's Auction, Inc. in Central Florida. The house, a third-generation family business established in 1952, also runs a furniture marketplace with gently used pieces sourced from auctions and estate sales.

Berkshire Legacy runs estate sales, online auctions, clean-outs and individual item acquisitions across Berkshire County, with a stated focus on antiques, books and art. The family team, which includes founders with backgrounds in appraisal and marketing, says its strength is valuing and presenting inherited goods for clients settling estates or downsizing. One client review highlights the firm's handling of a parent's household contents, saying the sale brought in more money than expected.

Upcoming auctions include Kessler's Katsina Auction on October 24, 2026, offered for online bidding through the site's auction page. The house specializes in Native American art and artifacts, Western collectibles, and fine Western art, and its current new-arrivals listings feature items such as an antique Winchester signal cannon, a C.R. Cheek "Stagecoach" painting, and a Navajo bridle, with no other auction dates appearing in the source within the search window.

Specializes in estate sales and consignments, with nationally accredited ISA appraisers on staff to evaluate items before sale. The Bryant Estate Sale Services firm, which describes itself as a full-time, fully staffed and fully insured operation with over 25 years in the business, offers turnkey service covering sorting, pricing, marketing and selling. One client praised the team's high business integrity and called the firm "one of the best."