Crumpton Auction

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Examine before bidding

Was able to examine the items before placing bids. Very important to look for damage and condition n.

A sad day for dixson’s auction

One of the best auctions on the east coast how one of the worst on the east coast When norm Dixson .

Gone downhill

We have gone to Dixon’s Auction for years. But it has really gone downhill. Prices have gone up, x.

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#6 The Crumpton Sale – World’s Largest Weekly Auction

Part of the 100 Things to Do Between the Bridge and the Beach Series

Every Wednesday hundreds of antique dealers, junk buyers, deal seekers, gawkers and shop-a-holics head for largest weekly auction in the world – YES, that’s WORLD. Dixon’s Furniture Auctions is located in Crumpton, Maryland on the Eastern Shore and is run by the Dixon family (now in its 3rd generation).

No one really knows it as Dixon’s Furniture Auctions. They know it as the Crumpton Sale or the Crumpton Auction. Or … just Crumpton.

Whenever auction enthusiasts talk about antiques in the Mid-Atlantic region, the conversation will invariably come around to Crumpton.

“Are you going to Crumpton, Wednesday?”
“Have you been to Crumton?”
“We always go to Crumpton.”
“Oh, we got that at Crumpton.”
“The last time I saw him was at Crumpton.”
“Watch out when you go to Crumpton. If you don’t pick your stuff right up, folks will steal it!”
“I lost a table to a thief at Crumpton.”

In fact, I didn’t even know Crumpton was the name of the town. This auction has such recognition that it has absconded the town’s name for its own brand. I don’t even know if anything else is located in Crumpton except Crumpton … the auction, that is.

A local Queen Anne’s County boy told me that you pronounce it Crumptn

3 to 4 Auctions Run Simultaneously at Crumpton

The auctions are held every Wednesday with the first one starting at 8:00 a.m. Auctions continue until everything is sold. Yes, that’s everything! So every week there’s new stuff which makes Crumpton unique. There’s no hold-overs from last week or last month. There is no other auction in the world that pushes out as much weekly merchandise as Crumpton.

The lowest possible bid ranges from $10 to $20 and if bids don’t come quickly, the item will be paired with other items. Things move fast so bidders must pay close attention. Over 200 items are sold every hour. Winning bidders must take care to take possession of their won items immediately as there are scavengers who attend only to snag unclaimed / unwanted items, and they might just “mistakenly” knab your unattended prize thinking you left it behind.

The Bidding Process at Crumpton

To bid, buyers must register submitting their credit card information or cash deposit. Personal checks can be used with a letter of endorsement from a bank. Each bidder, once registered is given a card which they use when bidding. You can’t bid without being registered. There is no buyer’s premium. Maryland sales tax of 6% is added to all purchases.

An Insider’s View of the Crumpton Auction

Photographer, Nancy Soshinsky from Camden, Delaware has been photographing the Crumpton Auction for years. She’s even compiled a book that features the best of her photos from the auction Land of the Found: Photographs from Crumpton. Nancy gave me some good insight to impart to the auction novice …. or at least, the Crumpton novice.

The Crumpton Auction is an excellent adventure and something to consider doing for fun when you’re traveling to the beach…. or just come for the heck of it.

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SPECIFICS ON THE CRUMPTON AUCTION

Dixons Furniture Auctions
121 Dudley’s Corner Road, Crumpton, MD 21651
410.928.3006
email
39.232234, -75.916635
Queen Anne’s County
HOURS: Every Wednesday – 8:00 am – ’til noonish

CREDITS: mage of Doll, used with permission. Copyright 2009 by Nancy Soshinsky. Check out her book Land of the Found: Photographs from Crumpton .Other auction images courtesy of Dixon Furniture Auction. Used with permission.