OK, I am going to be candid and hopefully clarify how there are two Petro Auctions at Peotone on March 6th, 2015.
-It all started about a week before the Dixie Gas show in the fall of 2014, Morphy's announced they were not doing an auction at the fall Peotone gas show.
-Thursday of the Dixie Gas Show I had a number of conversations with collectors and dealers about what a bummer that there would be no auction at Peotone. That night, after hearing about it all day, I contacted the previous auctioneer of the auction at Peotone and said "hey, what do you think about me doing an auction at peotone in the spring? I would do one this fall, but I don't think I can get enough good stuff in a month and a half" To which he replied "great, I have the building still".
-Friday of the Dixie Gas Show I was talking with my good friend Dave Thompson and he said that he and Rory Brinkman had dinner the night before and were planning on a fall auction at Peotone. I just kinda stared blankly and said that's cool.
I did a lot of pondering on my way back to Indiana later that day and decided to still plan on the spring show.
-About one week later I talked to my friend Jonathan Kraft and mentioned my plan on doing Peotone. He seemed curious.
-Three weeks following the Dixie Gas Show, I once again contacted the auctioneer who previously did the auction @ Peotone and asked how I go about getting the building in my name, and he said he would call the Will Co Fairgrounds and I would have to fill out the information. This turned into a month and a half long process and the Fall Peotone show came and went.
We are not trying to divide a hobby or create competition, but as an up and coming auction company, we seized the opportunity presented. And I do apologize for any toes some may perceive we stepped on, but we are having the auction.
The way I see it you all have choices:
1)Stay home or do something else that weekend.
2)Don't attend either auction and just go to the Peotone Gas Show
3)Go to one of the auctions held that day and skip the other. Then go to the Gas Show the next two days.
4)Go to both auctions and go to the Gas Show the next two days.(this is the option we think all would have the most fun at).
Also here is how it those three days will go:
Friday 3/6 @ noon-Brinkman Auction
Friday 3/6 @ 6pm @ Will Co Fairgrounds-Kraft/Cataloged Auct. Etc. Auction
Saturday-Show Set Up
Sunday-Show.
If you have any further concerns or questions, please call me Eric Thielke 765-918-2083
