More consignment than ever

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12628743.post-65260495833685504432008-03-19T11:36:00.011-06:002008-03-19T12:40:50.577-06:00More consignment than ever<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_-_b7baHndmE/R-FcjV0AUzI/AAAAAAAAASQ/m66gDMtSE9U/s1600-h/more+consignment+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_-_b7baHndmE/R-FcjV0AUzI/AAAAAAAAASQ/m66gDMtSE9U/s320/more+consignment+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179522808673227570" border="0" /></a> It is official. We have more consignment at Manion's than ever have before! Many of you have viewed, and bid, on the sweetheart and other items consigned by the family of William R. Forsen - there are well over 1000 different groupings in that lot. I thought that was big. John and Joe just returned from picking up the biggest single group of consignment Manion's has ever received, according to John (and he should know). It is mainly US related, sorry German enthusiasts, and there are some absolutely fantastic aviation related pieces in addition to the largest collection of unit histories in private hands, and insignia spanning from the Civil War to modern day. As if that wasn't enough, the day after that collection came in, Jody and Guy returned with another Penske truck loaded with another highly significant collection of aviation items. Apparently the collection was sought after by the Smithsonian, but the family decided to auction the items through Manion's. Good news for the collecting community, as many times when items are donated to a museum, especially on the scale of the Smithsonian, they are never to be seen by the public again. In addition, most people do not realize that once you give an item to a museum, they are free to do with it what they wish. Many times, these items are rapidly sold to cover overhead, much to the chagrin of those who thought they were doing the right thing with their cherished items. We're rotating other consignment received to be processed at the same time as these collections - so by all means don't stop sending it in. These collections are going to attract a lot of attention to the site - we already have around 10-20 new people signing up each day (which is another first for Manion's). I've attached some pictures of the collections in the process of being cataloged...I predict some weekends of work in the near future! Those of you who are familiar with our facility, check out the massive amount of boxes yet to unpacked down in the break room area - that's right, we had to utilize every bit of space. Things are looking good at Manion's...stay tuned to Manion's Collecting News for updates! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_-_b7baHndmE/R-FaxV0AUwI/AAAAAAAAAR4/qks_YqLx1h8/s1600-h/more+consignment+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_-_b7baHndmE/R-FaxV0AUwI/AAAAAAAAAR4/qks_YqLx1h8/s320/more+consignment+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179520850168140546" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_-_b7baHndmE/R-Fcu10AU0I/AAAAAAAAASY/J49qE3F36pg/s1600-h/more+consignment+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_-_b7baHndmE/R-Fcu10AU0I/AAAAAAAAASY/J49qE3F36pg/s320/more+consignment+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179523006241723202" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_-_b7baHndmE/R-FcYV0AUyI/AAAAAAAAASI/0HZSbZZfxow/s1600-h/more+consignment+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_-_b7baHndmE/R-FcYV0AUyI/AAAAAAAAASI/0HZSbZZfxow/s320/more+consignment+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179522619694666530" border="0" /></a>Andrew Turnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10402751129736644396noreply@blogger.com0