Auction Marketing Through Martin J. Donnelly Antique Tools

Our Auctions

We would certainly be interested in helping you to market your antique tools. Our auctions offer the best way to market a complete collection in the most efficient way, while providing the most return for the consignor. We will be conducting five catalogued auctions and five listed sales during the current auction season. Four of the auctions will be conducted in tax-free Nashua, New Hampshire and four others in Indianapolis, Indiana. These auction venues have been traditional Spring and Fall gathering places for tool collectors for twenty years. Our Spring auctions will be held in March in Indianapolis, Incdiana, followed by our Spring Nashua sales in April. Our second Nashua Auction Weekend is held in September and our second Indianapolis Auction Weekend will be held in October. A special "Open House" auction is held at our headquarters in Avoca, New York each August. This coincides with a joint meeting of of four tool collectors organizations that we will be hosting at our home. We will also conduct our annual Antique Tool Fair and auction each July. 155274_sm.jpg (11399 bytes)

Marketing Advantage

Our full color catalogues, Automated Secure Online Internet Bidding and complete photo listings for every item in each of our sales guarantee that thousands of interested buyers worldwide will have the opportunity to compete for your antique tools.  

Professional Facility

We have a climate controlled warehouse facility available here to house nearly 100,000 tools and we could accept and store your collection as it was being marketed. Your collection would be likely be distributed among the various auctions to maximize return and exposure to diverse collectors and woodworkers. There are regional trends in antique tool value and we are positioned to market your tools to take advantage of those differentials. 155275_sm.jpg (5035 bytes)

Fair Commission

We offer a very competitive commission rate and our commission is the only charge that would apply. We would absorb all shipping, credit card, insurance, packing, photography, advertising and storage costs. We spent an average of $15,000 in advertising for each of our catalogue sales during the past year and we will be continuing to promote our auctions in advertising in all media.  

Satisfied Consignors

We have a large and growing list of satisfied previous consignors and we would be happy to provide references tothe quality of our service. We would prefer that individual items for consignment be shipped or delivered to us at our address at:
Martin J. Donnelly Antique Tools
5223 County Route 8
Avoca, New York 14809
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Free Trucking

We can pick up large consignments or collections of any size and there is no charge for this service.  

Professional Service

We look forward to hearing back from you and to helping you market your collection. I can assure you that our professional staff will treat each and every item in your collection with the highest level of care.  

Please Give Us a CallP

If you require additional information, or if you would like to speak with us personally, please feel free to give us a call, toll free, at (800) 869-0695. Or contact us by EMail .