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[eyekode]

Alright... so anyone get a deal?

Woah... I thought for sure lots of these ended today at ~2pm. Do they just keep bumping the date until they reach the number they want?!

 

[bobby g]

I bought 336 bf of 13/16 cherry for around $2.85/bf. Not bad.

Bob

 

[WDHTRIM]

:icon_scrai thought the same thing i didnt bid on any but i swear alot of the ones i wanted to bid on ended today.:dontknow: guess they got their own kinda auction going on over there.unless the reserves werent met.:eusa_doh:

 

[hholgate]

Alright... so anyone get a deal?

Woah... I thought for sure lots of these ended today at ~2pm. Do they just keep bumping the date until they reach the number they want?!

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Auction lots expire at staggered time slots spread over 3 days for the Greensboro lots.

I bought a single lot of FAS Cherry. Winners got good deals not great deals. Bidding was very competitive.

 

[WDHTRIM]

is that already s2s? i hope so. if it is thats i good buy.

 

[lspooz]

Well, I've bid OUTBID on everything so far (OK, so I'm cheap, but patient - no time to use the wood I've got already).

BUT, still hopeful on a few of the Greensboro lots going tomorrow:
727 Cherry plywood - really need it so high max bid
734 Cherry plywood - ditto
771 White apple plywood - need about half of the 60 sheets so may swap/shares
782 White apple plywood - fallback bid


Still interested in swaps for 13/16" cherry or hard white maple, and would LOVE some crown molding (20 pc) so if anyone's going to VA then LMK please

 

[scsmith42]

I will be making a trip from the Raleigh area to GBO to pick up some wood for one of the bidders. I can carry up to 20,000 lbs on my trailer, so let me know if anybody needs anything transported.

I "may" be making a trip to Arrington VA; I won't know until 4 pm today if I win or not.

Scott

 

[BrianGeib]

I have never bought from an auction like this... But I would love to build a bench (doesn't everyone?). And there are a bunch of hard maple lots.

Is there any interest in some sort of a group buy? I don't need 600 bd ft but maybe more people would be interested if the lots end up < 1$ a bd ft? Right now there are still 600bd ft lots of 8/4 hard maple for 100$ (who knows where these will end up...).

I am also looking at some Hard Maple for a bench. I will only need ~300 bf, but am more than willing to buy the whole thing for that price. My only problem, like everyone else, is a means of getting it from Arlington to Apex. I am open to suggestions.

 

[scsmith42]

Update:

I did not win the lot that I was bidding on at Arrington, so no trip up to VA is planned.

However, I will be making a trip to Greensboro to make a pickup for several NCWW members. Send me a PM if you want me to transport your lumber.

FYI I'm told that the seller is informing buyers that they will not load out pickup trucks or tag-a-long trailers - only flatbeds (which is what I have).

Scott

 

[eyekode]

I am also looking at some Hard Maple for a bench. I will only need ~300 bf, but am more than willing to buy the whole thing for that price. My only problem, like everyone else, is a means of getting it from Arlington to Apex. I am open to suggestions.

I got pretty turned off from this site when I realized the dates can shift. Plus the fact that I don't have a flatbed trailer so I really cannot organize a group buy.

Good luck to you bidders, I hope you get a steal .
Salem

 

[lspooz]

Well, at least I won ONE lot (9 sheets of cherry plywood), about 1/2 usual retail - never bought lumber at auction so this was interesting (and getting to preview and root around in the massive warehouse was different).
Oh well - another way to look at it is that I didn't spend $1400 this week!:confused_

 

[BrianGeib]

I won one of the lots that I bid on, up in Virginia. ~500 bf of Hard Maple and Birch for ~$1.00 bf. I can't complain. I figure there'll be some nice scenery driving up.