Brzostek makes a living solely from the auction business and performs an auction practically every day of the year. He adds that the difference is that in an auction people can only get the item within a three to four hour period. Now we sell to the top of the market, or the highest bidder. In fact, Brzostek pointed out that when the family antique shop closed and the remaining items were auctioned off, many sold for two to four times more than the store price tags had them priced at. He says the value at which items sell depends on who attends your auction.
Every day is a different day.
Like the stock market, some days it goes up, some days it goes down. Advances in technology has left its mark on the auction business. While Johnson and Fulton-area auctioneer, Ronald Wheeler both still keep track of their sales manually, Sivers and Brzostek are using computers in their auction businesses. From the four auctioneers experiences, it seems there are both advantages and disadvantages to computers and the Internet's effect on the business. Sivers says the computer makes it easier for the clerk to keep up with what is being sold to who.