Looking to sell at Bodnar’s Auction? First step would be to contact Joe Bodnar at 866-349-7378 or email at auctioneer56@verizon.net . If you have just several pieces and need an estimate you can send a photo by email or show up with the item the day before any given sale between the hours of 10:00am-4:00pm at the auction center. If you have a full estate or collection we make house calls at no charge. Joe will gladly come over and give you an estimate on what to expect in gross sales and what exactly we would take for the sale. Commission rates vary depending on what you are selling and the scope of the job. Contact us today!

Please note: Before you throw anything away please contact us to see if it is something we can sell. It’s been my experience that what you think is worth money isn’t and all the things you believe to be junk is what we can sell. Before you throw away you vacation or child’s college fund, have us take a look to be sure there is no hidden treasure! Remember we are working for you to get you the most money for your items because the more money you make is the more that I make!

Bodnar’s Auction is Central New Jersey’s largest auction! We are a one stop auction facility to buy, sell and trade anything! Currently our sales are running over 4000 lots including all aspects of quality personal property not just antiques. 90 percent of the items sold come from estate liquidations, moving liquidation, asset liquidation, or downsizing of homes. 10 percent come from local dealers moving out stock. The sale is broken down into a 4 ring auction. 9:30am begins the box-lot section which contains many Hidden Treasures. This sale features over 1700 lots clerked every month including general household to fine antiques. This sale generally runs until 10:00pm or until every lot is sold. Box-Lots sell anywhere from $5.00 a box to the Thousands! You never know what you will find in this section, it’s a true treasure hunt! At 10:30am will begin our special collection sale in front of the stage area ring 2. This sale generally runs about 600 lots pertaining to any type of collection such as Toys from All Generations, Music collections, DVD collections, Military Collections, Doll Collections, Franklin Mint Collections or any other collection you can think of! At 12 noon our jewelry room begins in the right side of the building in ring 3. This sale always features 1000+ lots of costume jewelry, fine jewelry, woman’s apparel, clothing, gloves, scarves, textiles, sterling silver, coins, stamps, and anything else related. In this section we normally have 100 showcases of costume jewelry. During preview we give the opportunity for buyers to go though these lots and pull any item out of a showcase for a $10.00 opening bid. Pulls from showcases and completed about ½ hour before the sale begins and they sell those items first. At 1:00pm in ring 4 in the hallway sells 300+ lots of books and paper related items. All subjects and all years! This is a great way to buy good reading material for a fraction of retail costs! At 4:30 in the hallway ring 4, we begin the selection of furniture. This selection of furniture is normally as-is furniture, items need restoration or tender loving care, tools, country items, appliances, and newer used furniture. At 4:30pm we also begin our main auction in front of the stage in ring 2. This sale is a sit down sale featuring many of our advertised quality items. This sale features glassware, dinnerware, vases, decorative arts, well know artists art work, bronzes, vases, collectibles, plus all the better items. This section of the sale also includes higher end furniture and lighting. This sale normally runs until 1:00am in the morning with 1000 lots selling! Truly you can spend the day here and fill your house or shop in one stop!

Several Estate we handled through the years!

The Tepper Estate: Bertram Tepper, of Tepper Department stores from Plainfield, & Short Hills, NJ had an outstanding collection of antiques and heirlooms. He is the last of five sons whose father, Max Tepper, was the founder of this turn of the century business. While packing the items for the auction, we came across a safe in the office closet. It was filled like a treasure chest with over 150 pieces of quality jewelry and old rare American coins. This collection estimated at $25,000-$35,000 ended up selling for close to $70,000!

The Catherine Webster Home: These facilities were located in one of Plainfield’s historic neighborhoods. It has served as a residence for elderly women for close to 100 years. This 50+ room Victorian home was jam packed with quality furniture, artwork, and light fixtures. We were commissioned by the YWCA to sell the contents of this historical home. Several highlights from this estate were a signed LJ&G Stickley sofa selling for $4,250, an early Chippendale tilt-top table for $2,000, a sill-life painting from the dining room brought $5,500, and a leaded glass chandelier with a pair of matching wall sconces brought $2,500.

The Berger Estate: Dr. Berger lived in one of Staten Island’s last Victorian homes. His travels around the world helping others are seen though his collections. This four floor Victorian home was jam packed with quality furniture, glassware, sterling silver, and unusual artifacts from around the world. Dr. Berger’s real passion was his model railroad. He used his entire attic as a place to display his model trains. Some of the highlights from this estate were a banded mahogany dining room set containing a table, 6 chairs, sideboard, and a pair of corner cabinets which sold for an impressive $8,750. The highlights also included a Gorham sterling silver tea set, which realized $2,500, a Steuben bird for $1,500, and a pair of bronze figural lamps for $1,300.

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