The NEW Chestnut Auction Facility in North Stonington, CT

Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey S. Chestnut are proud to announce the acquisition of our new 10,000 Sq. Ft. state of the art Auction Facility at 411 C Norwich-Westerly Rd in North Stonington , CT 06359

Chestnut Auction Facility


Grand Opening
June 1, 2009

The new Chestnut Auction Facility is located on 3 acres just three miles from the Foxwoods Resort & Casino. Entrance through our glass foyer opens directly onto our 10,000+ sq. ft. Auction Floor. The interior is an open beam design with state of the art drop lighting throughtout which is enhanced with natural skylighting. Our Evening Antique Auctions hold seating for a minimum of 200 patrons. We have ample parking in both the front and rear of our facility with accomodations for Handicapped patrons. Tour Bus parking has been specifically designed to meet the needs of our building for auction & show venues.
While at our facility enjoy a cup of coffee (or tea) and a homemade goodie at our new cafe "Coffee &..." . Our cafe enters onto an open air veranda which opens up to our beautiful Koi Pond. Children adore our Koi and are often quite impressed by our working water wheel.

Thursday Table Auctions

Beginning on June 4th we will be having our Thursday Morning Table Auctions at our North Stonington Facility. The Auctions will begin at 10am but the action will be hot on our 10,000+ Sq. ft. auction floor!! Clients may bring consignment throughout the week from 7am -6pm. We will set up your tables for you. We are still working on the hierarchy system therefore the tables dropped off early in the week will be set up the auction house after 6pm on Wednesday night. Clients may STILL bring their merchandise in on Thursday morning. If you hold Sales Records you NEED to Call those Tables in on Wednesday!!!! We will start selling the Tables promptly at 10am on Thursday morning. With our expansion we are adding a Second Auctioneer on Thursday!!!

The North Stonington Antique Show
Beginning June 7th

We are also pleased to announce the expansion of our business to include our new Antique Show at the Chestnut Auction Facility. Our Fabulous Year Round Indoor Antique Show hosts up to 65 Quality Vendors!!! Rain, SHine or Snow our show goes on!!!

The North Stonington Antique Show runs EVERY Sunday!!!
Doors are open to the General Public 8:30am-4:00pm
Admission is $6.00
Children Under 8 Are Free!
Everyone's an Early Buyer!!

Single Booth Spaces are 11' x 8' $65.00
Double Booth Spaces $95.00
Vendor Space is limited so we advise reserving your space in advance.
Walk-ins will be honored providing a booth is available. Set-up begins at 6:00am.
Vendors must keep merchandise covered until the opening bell!! NO Early Trading!
For Vendor/Show Information Please Call: 860-245-5569

Evening Auction June 20th

Our Traditional Saturday Evening Antique Auctions are Back!!!! Our auctions will be held on a monthly basis. We are currently accepting consignment for our June 20th Evening Antique Auction. Keep an eye on our web site www.hoosierauctions.com as we are uploading photos and events onto our site often.

Need a place to stay while attending our events? Our neighbor is the fabulous Bellissimo Grande Spa & Bistro Hotel. The bellissimo Grande features a Restaurant with Bar & Lounge, Spa, and Shuttle Services.

Auction Action....Next Auction is April 30th at 10AM!! You Must Be Here To Buy Here!!!

We had a very nice auction yesterday, April 23, 2009. Our auction day started off with a flurry of excitement...we had an unexpected table just stroll through the door...filled with some GREAT Items!! Yesterday's auction was on the small side but, it proved once again that Quality items beget Quality prices. Jeff was on the floor by himself during the morning hours so we really didn't get many photos this week. A Huge THREE GAVELS UP!!! for him...We appreciate everything he does before: "I-I-I-It's Auction Time!" Yesterday he was set-up man, photographer, Ticket-Gun King (always an experience), and of course Auctioneer!!!
Aside from the items we did photograph we had some very nice pieces that deserve a mention but, we never got to take pictures of them. One lot w/two Halloween Cards Sold for $105.00. A statue did $130.00.We had a 4 Books sell for an accumulative value of $115.00. Two Small Brass Boxes Sold for $130.00 & $150.00. Posters sold for $60.00. A Pair of Frogs Sold $95.00. there is so much more that did very well. We had a nice array of items...Clocks, Glass, Pottery, Paper Lots, Salt Glaze, Nice Artwork, Modern Art, Nautical Items...all rounded the sale out very nicely.

The thrill of this auction is that no one knows what will walk through the doors on Thursday Morning & it's never a waste of time to come down and check us out. Everyone that comes down on a weekly basis knows that we have big Thursday's and not so big Thursday's but, there is always QUALITY in house. If you still haven't come to Pawcatuck, CT to check us out you really are missing something special!! We have some of New England's finest consignor's and we always like to throw out a "Thank You Ladies & Gentlemen!" These folks work hard to provide us with consignment and they are truly appreciated by the Chestnut Family. Our Buyer's are awesome too...they come in from all over New England to buy!!! We'd like to "Thank" our Buyers! Many of you are up before the crack of dawn traveling quite a ways to attend and your Patronage means alot to us!!

Well, Brimfield Week is just around the corner and we are all anticipating a GREAT show week!!! I think we've got two weeks before Show Week!! There's alot of Brimfield buzz already on the auction floor and we know everyone is getting ready to start topping off those big loads before going up!!! This is a fabulous time to sell your items...and a GREAT time to buy!!!

Our Twitter Site is dong very well!!! We are collecting such awesome Followers!!! We'd like to give everyone Tweeting with us a Shout Out!!! We are excited to have with us the Maine Antique Digest, RubyLane, Antique TV, Newman Fine Arts, Auction Brokers, Trading 4 U, High Flying Auctions, PaperBack Swap, Chester Bohannon, Charles Midler, & Vicky Carlton!! :-) If you are Tweeting stop by these folks sites and see what their doing!

We'd like to send a special note to our Patrons:
Everyone attending the auction yesterday found out that Dad is under the weather we'd like you to know that we passed on your words of encouragement to Mom & Dad. Both of them are very appreciative of your kind thoughts. We also appreciate the emails from folks who did not attend yesterday but heard the news through the grapevine & emailed us. Your emails were forwarded to him. He would like everyone to know that he is on the mend and he plans on being at the auction on April 30th. Your kindness means more than you could know to all of us.
~Jeff & Kerri Chestnut

News From The Block...Auction Action April 16, 2009

Welcome to Hoosier's Weekly Blog Spot! We are very happy to be a part of the interactive internet community of Bloggers. It finally looks as though Spring is here! While driving home from the auction hall yesterday we saw the most positive sign of Spring hanging from the telephone poles...yes, Yard Sale signs!!! Finally!!!

Yesterday's auction was nice- a little small but riddled with some great Quality Items!!! We got a count of 425 Lots Sold. If you've ever been to Hoosier's Weekly Thursday Auctions you know that our focus is NOT on quantity but on quality. You also know that 99% of the auction walks through the doors beginning at 8am on Thursday Morning...so we never really know what we're going to sell....of course, this makes US the Ultimate New England Treasure Hunt!!!

Unfortunately, the amount of time we have to walk the auction floor and photograph items is VERY limited. Often on Friday when we go through the photos we find ourselves a bit disappointed because something that really was worthy of putting on our web site didn't get photographed. However, that being said, we do get some awesome snap shots and we give Jeff a great big "Thank You!" for his time & effort. Now...mind you, while Jeff is photographing he's also placing items on the floor and greeting our clients as they walk through the door...this is all before he takes the podium. Two Thumbs Up, Mr. Chestnut!!!

Hoosier's has a brand new addition to our office staff!! The Chestnut's would like to Welcome Ms. Rita G. to the Hoosier Family!!! Ms. Rita can be found behind the office computer screen clerking in the auction...which is no small feat!!! Ms. Rita is very proficient at getting our Buyer's & Seller's through the check out line with super sonic speed.

We have been getting quite a few phone calls from folks curious about our consignment process & what sells at the auction so, we'd like to take some time to review the auction consignment procedure:

1. If you feel that you have $500.00 or more worth of merchandise (smalls) and you need a table you MUST call on Wednesday 8am - 5pm. 1-866-738-8466 Toll Free or 860-536-6545 Main Office. If you already have sales records with us it is imperative that you call to get proper table placement otherwise, you are considered a walk in and you can not fall back on your good table records. If you are NEW to Consigning with us you will automatically be placed in the middle of the auction. Being in the middle of the auction gives everyone a fair chance to establish good sales records...remember, the better the merchandise the more it will bring. NEW Consignor's are placed on tables by call in time so it is best to call early. NEW Consignor's are encouraged to do their best as your gross sales record for the day will determine where you are placed in the auction the next time you call for a table.
   
2. If you do not feel that you have enough merchandise to Reserve an entire table then you can simply bring down your merchandise and we will lot & tag on spot. You're lots will be placed on a community table and sold. There is NO LIMIT as to how many items you bring...and Yes, some of our clients prefer not to have a table and bring in 20-50 community lots each. Again, quality is checked and you are placed accordingly (by the Auctioneer) on the community tables.
   
3. Furniture & Art Work- We LOVE Furniture!! We LOVE Art!! Furniture is unique as you do not have to call in advance. Furniture arrives and is placed in the Furniture Section. Art is subsequently placed in the Art Department.
   
4. Our Commission Rates are per piece 20% $ 1.00-$49.99 | 15% $50.00-$99.99 | 10% $100.00 or more....the better your items the less commission you pay. We work on straight commission...you do NOT rent tables. We charge a 12% Buyer's Premium (-2% Discount for Cash or Check). Consignor's are Paid CASH until the office runs out...then checks are issued.
   
5. We'd also like to explain the Drop-Off & Pick-Up Services we offer EVERYONE!!! If you can not make it to the auction to set-up on Thursday Morning you can drop-off your merchandise during the week at our Mystic office or schedule a pick-up.

A)If you would your merchandise photographed and placed on our web site www.hoosierauctions.com or our auction zip site Auctioneer #2888 you can drop-off or we can pick-up. Drop-Off your items at our Main Office Located at 170 Ocean View Ave in Mystic. We are open 11am-3pm Monday-Wednesday, Friday & Saturday. On Thursday see us at the auction hall in Pawcatuck. Please have your items to photograph separated from the bulk of your table. We do NOT go through your entire table to select items to photograph for the web site. Also please do not email photos of items you'll bring in on Thursday...we need the physical piece in our possession before we add it to our web site. Our Photography Deadline is Monday at 3pm. We upload our previews that come in on Tuesday morning and emails are sent on Wednesday morning. This a fairly new service addition to our weekly auctions therefore, if you are checking our web site faithfully and not seeing upcoming previews it is because no one has brought in merchandise to advertise early....we are still running that week and you need to come to see what we are selling.

Lastly, Quality Control is performed at every auction by the Auctioneer. Loads are inspected before entering the hall. We sell Antiques & Collectibles. We turn 3-7 loads per week away due to less than antique standard merchandise. We ask that you check out our website or attend an auction or two and take a peek at what we do for a better insight on what consignment sells.

• Our consignor's are a really special group of people...they are some of the best in their field in the antique industry & we'd like to "Thank Them All" for their support and patronage. And yes, the rumors are true, folks really do come from all over New England, New York & New Jersey to Buy and Sell at Hoosier's every Thursday Morning! You'd be surprised at who goes to auction at 10am on Thursday morning! Hoosier's is the First, Biggest & Best Tables Auction in New England!!
  

We'll see you next Thursday April 23, 2009....We've got the coffee pot on!
~The Chestnut Family

News From The Block!

Welcome to Hoosier Auction Co.'s new blogspot..."News From The Block!" In an effort to reduce our carbon footprint we are inviting all of our auction friends to join us via the internet for auction news and weekly auction action updates! Hoosier Auction Co. holds weekly auctions EVERY Thursday at 160 S. Broad St. in Pawcatuck, CT. Doors open at 8am. The Auction Action begins at 10am. There are NO Reserves! NO Absentee Bidding! You MUST be HERE to BUY Here!! It's New England's Ultimate Treasure Hunt!
Hoosier's offers a different auction experience to our clients. Our consignment arrives the day of the auction starting at 8am. There are no limitations to the number of items a person can bring in to sell. EVERYONE who brings items will SELL that day! We don't let Jeff off the block until the last item is SOLD!!! Every Week there is 400+ lots for your buying pleasure!! Best of all Hoosier's pays our clients approximately 45 minutes after your items are sold!!!

• Hoosier Auction Co. was started in August 2004 by Mr. Jeffrey S. Chestnut & Mrs. Kerri-Lynn Chestnut. Mr. Chestnut has over 25 years experience in the antique industry specializing in Period Furniture. Mrs. Chestnut has over 18 years experience in the industry.
• January 6, 2005~ The Chestnut's saw a need for an expediated auction process & began an unusual weekly antique auction where merchandise arrives the day of the sale and clients are paid within minutes of their sales. This is a high volume antique auction with a fast paced synergy flowing through the building. Within months Jeff's auction slogan.. "Money, Money" was a hit throughout the New England auction circut and the call through Brimfield as we visited friends.
• June 2007- Hoosier Auction Co. consignor table grosses record $10,100.00!!!
  
• April 9, 2009-Mr. Jeffrey Chestnut is recognized throughout New England by his peers as the "Grand-Daddy" of the pay YOU same day auctions! This auction format has swept New England but Hoosier's remains the Biggest & Best Weekly Antique Auction. Our clients are esteemed Antique Dealers, eBayers, Auctioneers, & the General Public! Folks travel from throughout New England & New York to Buy and Sell at Hoosier's! It's the place to be!!

• Quote to the Day by Kerri-Lynn Chestnut; "It's an amazing process (this weekly auction) and a much needed format. When we first began people told us that it couldn't be done but Jeff charged right back..."It'll be the Biggest & Best Weekly Auction in New England." And...here we are the biggest & best!