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WHRO Great TV Auction 1985
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Get ready to bid on amazing items, from fine jewelry to gift certificates & more!
WHRO brings an exciting auction featuring incredible items like an 18K gold onyx bracelet, a Sanyo stereo system, and a portrait gift certificate. Bid on unique finds like a wood stove, a hunting jacket, or even a case of Planters cashews! With generous donations from local businesses, this is your chance to score great deals while supporting a good cause. Bid high and don’t miss out!
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WHRO Great TV Auction 1985
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WHRO brings an exciting auction featuring incredible items like an 18K gold onyx bracelet, a Sanyo stereo system, and a portrait gift certificate. Bid on unique finds like a wood stove, a hunting jacket, or even a case of Planters cashews! With generous donations from local businesses, this is your chance to score great deals while supporting a good cause. Bid high and don’t miss out!
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- Item number 4,007 is a bracelet donated by Spert Jewelers of Norfolk.
It's 18 karat gold with diamonds set off with the elegance of Onyx.
Item number 4,016 is a wood stove donated by the Riggins Company Incorporated of Hampton.
Right now we only have a $300 bid on that $650 value Item number 4,003 is a gift certificate for a portrait which may be used before August 31st at O'Neill Studio of Portraiture in Newport News.
And last but not least, on the big board, a stereo system donated by Video Express.
It's a Sanyo stereo system.
We will take another look at the entire board and then we'll sell it off in just a little while.
Right now we're gonna go over to board A.
We're gonna toss it to Page Beal, a brand new board A.
- Okay, thank you very much for that toss there Jim.
We're gonna go ahead and preview this board right now.
This means you get a quick look at all the items you get a chance to get all your bids in and let's bid high on this one.
Got some great ones on this four A this time and we're gonna start with a bunch of nuts here.
That's item 1330.
It's a case mind you of cashews, a $70 value from Planters Peanuts on 200 Johnson in Suffolk.
And this is some good stuff.
Get your bids in a $70 value.
1702 is a flower arrangement.
It's a value of $50.
Turpins Florist and Gift Shop 28 Southern Shopping Center in Norfolk.
Did do the donating on this particular 1702 item and then moving on to 1001.
This is aaf back hunting jacket and pants, a $60 value.
And this is from the Bait Barn and that's at 57 69 North Hampton Boulevard in Virginia Beach.
Item number 1669.
This is very apropos for today's weather, sunglasses and $85 value.
You can take the lenses in and out of these particular sunglasses donated by Eyewear Unlimited 78 62 Tidewater Drive, number five in Norfolk.
And item number 1415.
Number of plaques here.
They're made of mounted wood ducks on walnut finished plaques.
John Willis Studios has donated them.
33 17 tape Terrace in Norfolk.
A $60 value for these beautiful plaques.
And item number 60 44 is a gift certificate.
A $250 gift certificate from Addington Beam and Lumber Company, incorporated Waco Street and Naval Base Road in Norfolk.
And that expiration date is December 85.
And the last item on our board A is 10 77.
This is paper, not just any paper but white butcher's paper from Gordon Paper Company Incorporated 52 13 Ward Avenue in Virginia Beach.
And that's our aboard our preview.
Get your bids in now.
We'll be selling it in just a little bit right now.
We're gonna move it over to Ed at the super board.
- We're standing up.
Thank you Paige.
How you doing?
It's live television.
That's right.
We are at the mini storage super board and what are we gonna do?
We're gonna look at items nine through 12.
- That's right - Now the super board will be sold Tuesday night.
We're asking for increments of $25 or more on the bids.
So I will now turn it over to you, Susan.
- Okay, - Thank you.
- Alright, this item is 5 0 1 5.
It's a fireplaces insert valued at $1,240.
It's from Hearthstone Fireside accessories in Portsmouth.
Turn your heat wasting fireplace into an efficient combustion chamber with a fire and fireplace insert donated by the Hearthstone fireside accessories in Portsmouth.
The insert which was made in New Zealand will burn logs up to 18 inches long or a so size coal.
It fits in a 32 inch wide, 27 inch long fireplace and will heat 1500 to 1800 square feet.
The body is steel and cast iron with a hammered antique copper exterior and the wraparound glass doors let you enjoy the atmosphere and open fire with perfect safety.
This non-changeable 1,240 value includes a gift certificate to for chimney sweeping and inspection, but does not include installation or delivery.
The entire package must be picked up before August 31st.
That's your fireplace insert.
Okay, next item 5 0 2 2.
That's strange.
Let's see here.
Well maybe a couch chair.
How about that?
5 0 1 9.
It's a couch chair.
It's from scanned furniture.
The look and feel of real leather can be yours to enjoy for years to come with this couch and chair set from Scan Furniture at Janice Shopping Center.
There it is.
This is a hundred percent Bajas.
Napa leather and cream with brown trim.
Looks pretty nifty.
The couch measures 84 inches long, 34 inches deep and is 30 inches high.
The chair is 40 cents, 40 inches, 46 inches.
That's it long and has the same depth and height measurements of the couch add beauty style and comfort to your home with its non-changeable $1,500 value.
Let's see, now we have another item up here.
It's number 5 0 0 2.
It's a painting.
It's valued at $1,450.
It's from Seaside Art Gallery and that's in Nagshead, North Carolina Mile Post 11.
But no, first we're going to switch it right back to the Cherry Sideboard.
Isn't this fun?
Live television again, item 5 0 2 2.
It's value is $1,500.
It's from Muley Antiques and Jewelry on Grande Street in Norfolk.
If you're a connoisseur falling furniture, take a close look at this attractive antique sideboard donated by Muley Antiques located at Ward's Corner and at the waterside made of solid cherry wood with original pewter hardware.
This unique English drink board has a single drawer with two doors underneath and measures 45 inches in height, 56 inches across and is 18 inches deep.
This is a non-changeable $1,500 value and features.
It's the two top lids which open for bottle and glass storage.
If you appreciate ageless beauty and fine craftsmanship, call now in this beautiful mid 19th century English antique, which must be picked up by May 14th, 85.
Now there's one we left off of here.
Let's see, we did the couch and chair.
Ah, it's the painting.
That's right.
It's a painting from Nagshead.
There it is.
It's valued at $1,450.
It's from Seaside Art Gallery at milepost 11 in Nagshead.
The piece and Serenity of Nature have been captured by artist Alan Jones and his original painting.
Low Tide.
The muted earth tones are set off by the blues, the water to create the perfect embellishment to your decor.
Donated by Seaside Art Gallery of NASA Head.
This framed original is a $1,450 non-changeable value, which will enhance the beauty of your home.
Let's see if I can get Ed off a wall over here.
We'll see where we're going from here.
One second.
Ed.
Ed?
- Yeah.
No.
Okay, - We - Just gets some business straightforward.
- Oh, okay.
Here he is.
- He's not.
What I was gonna suggest is what?
Right.
Okay.
That's what I want to know.
If any of these items that you saw on the television a moment ago, since they are very high ticket items, the sideboard, the fireplace, insert the couch and chair the painting.
If you would like to take a look at those, we invite you to come by the studio and look at them because we won't sell the super board until Tuesday night.
So you have tomorrow, Monday, and Tuesday to come by and look at these items if you're very interested in 'em.
We have a $225 bid on the sideboard, 300 on the fireplace, 600 on the couch and chair and 100 on the painting.
And we've got a long way to go.
$25 increments or more.
Thank you very much.
Susan Murphy.
Thank you.
We got through a very hectic mini story super board.
Alright, now let's go down to Raymond Jones at sea because he is going to sell sea.
This is the last time you'll see sea, right Raymond - Cc.
We are going to sell sea.
So brace yourself for this.
Get your money ready.
Item number 10 23.
A fishing light.
A $42 value from Cook's Hardware.
88 Great Bridge Shopping Center in Chesapeake.
Early morning is a great time for fishing, except you can't see if the fish are biting When the big one bites.
You'll know it with this floating fishing light donated by Cook's Hardware of Chesapeake.
A non-changeable $42 value quality crafted by Optronix.
This battery operated light will help you catch that big one every time.
Item number 1658.
A book, A $50 value from the donning company publishers 56 59 Virginia Beach Boulevard in Norfolk.
Biblio Viles will want to bid on this limited edition leather bound and boxed copy of the book Norfolk.
A pictorial history.
The donning company Publishers of Norfolk donated this non-changeable $50 value.
Item number 10 61 a lavatory, a $40 value from Newsom Air Conditioning Company.
One 15 Old Aberdeen Road in Hampton.
Avoid that sinking feeling with this non-changeable $40 oval laboratory from Newso Air Conditioning company in Hampton.
Clean up on this good deal.
Don't be washed out.
That's what it says.
Item number 60 90 a Baltimore weekend.
A $250 value.
Good through December 31st of this year from best Western Harbor City Inn.
1701 Russell Street in Baltimore, Maryland.
Need a break from the usual Tidewater routine.
Get away from it all with a weekend in Baltimore at the best Western Harbor City Inn.
This non exchangeable $250 gift certificate is good for a two night stay for two persons and includes breakfasts and dinners at PKS restaurant.
You can use this gift certificate anytime through the end of 1985.
Item number 6,500 season tickets of $44 value from the little theater of Norfolk 1005 Jamestown Crescent in Norfolk.
You can enjoy one of the best entertainment values in town with this non-changeable $44 gift certificate.
From the little theater of Norfolk, you and a friend will see five plays at the Norfolk Theater plus one play each at the Portsmouth and Virginia Beach Little theaters during the 19 85 86 season.
Join in the celebration of 59 years of fine acting by calling in now.
Item number 1689 tires a $275 value from Hefner Tire Company 5 35 West 25th Street in Norfolk.
Tired of your old tires.
Then bid on these four radials size 2 15 75 R 15 from Hefner Tire Company in Norfolk.
These non-changeable radios are valued at $275.
Aha.
Item number 10 52 address a $48 value from Island Magic PO box 1 0 4 5 in Nags head North Carolina.
Think pink and think Tunic or many when looking at this non-changeable.
100% rayon medium.
Ladies dress with handmade cut works embroidery offered by island magic of Nags Head for $48.
Those are items on Board Sea there for sale.
Hello Sterling.
- Hi there.
- Have we sold anything yet?
I get a sinking feeling about this - Really?
And I understand that the model comes without the dress.
No, the dress comes without the model.
That's right.
So you people get that bid up there and maybe you can talk her into it.
- Okay, look, great it we into it.
Let's see what's happening here.
We're a little low on the fishing light.
Good value.
$35 for a $50 book.
These the bargains are going for nothing.
We gotta get the prices up.
- Well that's the great thing about the auction, but we've gotta remind you again that you're doing your part to help the great TV auction and WHRO television as well as radio - That you Absolutely four.
We love television, - Tele radio.
- Television is radio with pictures.
WHRO has great programs.
I watch Sherlock Holmes every week.
Neat stuff.
Big bird, you name it.
We gotta get some money in though.
- Yeah, we need some of these high class, high brow here on the $66 theater tickets.
15 for $44.
One minute left.
According to Mr. Wareham - The dress.
Let's sell the dress.
- $35.
- Here we go.
$20 on a $40 sink.
- You know what a steal on those radial tires.
- Yeah, that's gonna be a bargain.
And a weekend in Baltimore for 125 bucks.
You gotta be kidding.
- That's right.
That's a good, that is a good buy.
That's a great town.
- Come on you fishermen.
26 bucks for a fishing light.
No way.
Gotta get the price up a little bit.
Let's fish out some money for W-H-R-O-P. - They wanna guarantee that they're gonna catch fish with it.
- They'll always catch fish for the light.
The dress.
$35.
Let's have a little modeling there.
Okay, getting closer, getting closer.
Coming up.
How much time we got left?
30 seconds.
30 seconds.
And counting from Mr. Wareham High, above the grand stand.
Overlooking the beautiful TV studio.
$26 for a $42 fishing light.
Oh, one buck more.
You're gonna get a Baltimore weekend for an extra dollar.
Getting close.
$75 to four radial tires.
- And guess what?
We've got an overbid on the book.
That's terrific.
Remember that.
It's a write off.
That's it.
Uhoh.
Better hurry.
7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
That's it for another boy for you going - And gone.
Yes.
- And we'll be back to you shortly so you can introduce a new board to us.
- Good.
Thank you sir.
- At this time I want to introduce Harold Hall of Norfolk Southern Corporation.
He's the underwriter of this portion of the great TV auction, he and Norfolk Southern.
- We at Norfolk Southern Corporation have made a strong commitment to support those institutions which make Hampton Road such a great place to live and work.
One of those institutions is WHRO.
Norfolk Southern was pleased to be able to underwrite great railway journeys of the world on Channel 15 this past season.
And we are pleased to be participating in the great TV auction.
Public television filled important needs in this community.
And that is why we support the auction with both our financial resources and our employees who are giving their time tonight to take your bids.
I hope you'll join us in supporting channel 15 by bidding often and bidding high.
- Thanks a lot.
At this time our our phones are quiet, but our Norfolk Southern people have been real busy and we wanna thank you very much Norfolk Southern.
We appreciate it.
Give yourselves a hand.
That's Norfolk Southern coming on through.
Are y'all ready for a quickie now?
I think you are.
Scotty's ready to get you one.
Are you - Ready?
I'm always ready for a quickie.
Sterling's always ready for a quickie.
Everybody's always ready for a quickie and we've got another one and this one's gonna be a lot of fun.
Please remember the bidding starts at a fourth.
The value 25% of the value of the actual item.
Item 66 74.
Two tires from Bob Ell Tire Service 60 57.
Dinner for two at People's Restaurant up on a Peninsula.
67 17.
An appraisal from Anderson Bojo Realty 67 35 Camping from the holiday Travel Park 60 82 scuba lessons from Lynnhaven Dive Center 67 0 1 Clothing from GS Hobbs Limited.
60 14 a tuneup from Hall Pontiac 66 80 flight lessons or a tour for Mercury flight lessons 60 79 dog grooming from the boutique I Yo-yo.
And item 66 23.
A permanent from the Hair Cuttery and here and the details.
66 74.
Two tires.
Got a vintage car, get some vintage tires for it.
This non-changeable $60 gift certificate is good through 1985 for two non radio recap tires from Bob Ell Tire Service in Portsmouth.
Item 60 57, dinner for two at Peoples.
Take your favorite people to Peoples in New Newport News with the $60 value for two gift certificates.
Short attempt your palate, your choice of nights until December 31st.
Gratuity is not included but that's okay 'cause it's gonna be worth it.
You're gonna say, lemme leave this guy a $70 tip for this dinner here 'cause it was so good.
67 17 an appraisal from Anderson Boer.
You're probably trying to sell your home this spring or this summer and I know 'cause I've seen your home and you've been cutting the grass for the first time in a year.
Wanna know how much your house is worth bid on this non exchangeable $150 gift certificate for a home appraisal from Anderson Belanger Realty in Virginia Beach.
This may only be used for a single family dwelling in Virginia Beach or Norfolk before August 30th, 1985.
This is your chance.
$150, $37 low bid holiday in travel park item 67 35 camping.
If your favorite relatives are coming for two weeks, park them and their camper at the holiday travel park in Virginia Beach.
This non exchangeable gift certificate value at $120 cannot be used from July 4th to August 15th, but they can be used right around those times.
It's good through July 4th, 1986.
So get 'em outta your house and back into holiday in holiday travel park so that you don't have to have 'em at your house because you know what's a mess they make with your bathroom anyway, item 60 82 scuba lessons.
Take a dive at the dive center with this non-changeable $110 gift certificate.
It's good for one full scuba course anytime between now and the end of the year.
So the next time your friends tell you it's time to go for a cheap dive, go into some cheap dive.
I'm going to the next item now.
Item 67 0 1 Clothing from GS Hobbes.
Dress up with this non-changeable $40 gift certificate from GS Hobbs Limited in Suffolk.
The home of fine men's wear and tailored women's wear and any other kind of wear you want.
I guess hard.
No, no hardware used to be before December 31st, 1985.
Look sharp, B sharp at GS Hobbs Limited.
$40, $10 low bid.
Item 60 14 from Hall Pontiac.
A tuneup car problems got you down.
Solve your troubles with a tuneup including air filter, fuel filter, and spark plugs from all Pontiac, Virginia Beach.
This non-changeable $95 gift certificate is getting your jalopy jumping again right now.
You know what it's running like.
Go to all Pontiac, get this gift certificate.
Item 66 80 flight lessons or a tour.
Here's your chance to rise above the crowd with his gift certificate for a one hour introductory flight lesson.
Flight lesson or an aerial sightseeing tour.
This non-changeable $45 value donated by mercury flight lessons of Chesapeake scaled the heights with 72 hours notice at Hampton Roads Airport during normal working hours in the next 30 days.
You could be up, up and away in your beautiful, not balloon but airplane.
This could be your big chance.
I just flew in from Las Vegas and boy my arms tired.
Item 60 79, dog grooming from the boutique eye.
Yo-yo.
Is your dog going to the dog?
Well you should keep him in the house more.
Get rid of the stray hairs of your dog with these two gift certificates for dog grooming from the boutique I yo-yo of Hampton.
This non-changeable value is good through December 31st.
We'll give your canine a chance to show off the dog we putting on the dog.
Maybe show off the dog.
No, that's a dance you don't wanna show off the dog.
You wanna show off something else like, like a permanent that you've just gotten at the Haircuttery.
Just wash your hair and can't do a thing with it.
Yeah, I can see it from here.
And it looks like you can do a thing with it.
Let the experts of the Haircuttery takeover this non-changeable gift certificate donated by the Haircuttery of Virginia Beach entitles you to weigh $40 permanent haircut, hair coloring, or any other hair service.
Like if you want your head shaped because you know that hair you've got as useless as trying to do anything with hurry.
Now this certificate must be used all at one time.
It's your big chance.
$25 bid so far.
Do we have an overbid yet to keep me from getting yelled at by McClellan he of the larger waistband than I?
Nope.
No overbid yet, but please the appraisal.
$150 appraisal for $70 right now.
You're getting ready to sell your house.
The dog grooming an overbid on the dog, grooming, hark and hallelujah.
Can I get an amen on overbid for the dog grooming?
That's right.
I've seen much of your little fuzz ball looks like around the house.
This is your chance.
You can go even higher on that overbid.
$13 on closing from GS Hobbs Limited.
A $40 gift certificate for clothing in Suffolk.
Come on Suffolk.
Folks bid on this.
That's like a shirt and a half or two shirts or a pair of pants or something for only 13 bucks.
You can go higher than that and you just did.
You went to 20 $50 bid on a two up at Hall Pontiac, Ken Hall himself should call in and bid 55 right now.
This is a good deal.
It includes all those fuel filters, oil filters, anything.
I don't know anything about cars.
I just know fill it up and oops, it's broken.
That's all I know.
$24 bid on either a flight lesson or an aerial tour of Tidewater.
You could be higher than you've ever been before if you get these flight lessons ladies and gentlemen, we're not talking about anything else but blah blah.
But flight lessons and speaking of getting away from the crowd, camping at the holiday travel park, $120 worth of camping.
Only $47 bid on it.
I'm serious.
Where would you rather see your mother-in-law, your house for the holiday travel park?
Give me a bid right now and you could have it your way.
Have it your, anyway, that's two tires from Bob Ell Tire Service.
$30 bid on two, that's that's one tire's worth of bid.
At least give me $45 dinner for two at People's restaurant.
If you've ever been to people's, you know it's worth more than $31 and yet as I speak it goes to 32.
Come on Yang, you can give me a $55 $60 bid.
I got one over bid here on this board.
$71 bid on $110 worth of scuba lessons.
I know you wanna get in the swim.
So Lloyd Bridges, if you're out there, gimme $112 bid.
I could use an over bid on the scuba lessons.
$55 only.
Still on that camping.
Come on.
Get your in-laws away from your house, way away from your house.
Put 'em at the travel park that way they don't have to park the camper in front or anything.
Get 'em away from your neighborhood completely.
You don't even have to admit they're your in-laws at that time.
Just get 'em way away and it went up another entire dollar $28 bid on the clothing from GS Hobbs.
$40 worth of a gift certificate there.
$35 Father's Day is coming up.
You should bid on this.
He said.
But your chance to do W-H-R-O-A favor and get a gift certificate for Father's Day.
- Well Scotty, I have to tell you, the only person I know that could get an overbid on dog grooming, - I think that's a personal reflection on me, but I'm not sure.
- I think you did a - Great job here.
I think somebody bid on that and then they're calling me to use it.
They're taking you and they're gonna send me over there.
That's it.
- That's another quickie board for the evening.
Will we have any more from you tonight?
- Probably, yeah.
- Okay, back.
- I'm good for at least four or five quickies a night.
- Without further ado, at this time we're gonna go down to Don Davis and he is gonna preview board B for us.
- Okay.
Thank you Sterling.
Here we go with another board B.
And we started off with this socket set right here.
This is an $80 socket set.
The handy manager house will love that.
You can work on your car, boat, plane, whatever it is.
Let's see, what do we have here?
It three eighths inch drive.
It includes 12 point all kinds of metrics.
Everything else right there.
The socket set, 80 bucks.
It's complete.
Includes the case and everything.
Next, the helmet item 1660.
This looks like the helmet that evil Knievel when he jumped across Snake River Canyon.
It's $139 non-changeable safety helmet from Honda of Norfolk.
They're the ones that supplied it and it's a great one.
Looks plenty for the eighties.
Your bike will go faster just wearing it.
Next we have the bowl item 1520.
It's a silver plated river bowl.
Bowl from the friend of HRO.
It's a $40 value.
It will look good with peanuts.
Whatever you wish to put inside.
Next filets.
And I mean we've got filets here.
1692 is the number.
It's $40 worth of filets from Miller Meats on Jefferson Avenue.
Make it bed.
There's already $30.
My word.
How did that happen?
Okay, next we have the ornament here.
It is a very pretty thing.
This is a beveled ornament.
You can hang this up.
The sun catches it, it'll do wonders in your house outside.
It is from the art glass folks over on Tidewater Drive.
That's item 10 41.
It's a $50 value.
Next for the Association for Research and Enlightenment down on Atlantic Avenue at 67th Street.
You have a complete course.
Be enlightened for $195.
Learn things you never knew before.
Next, bring the whole family in on this 1 66 90.
It's a photography session.
It's an 11 by 14 color portrait of the family and it's a $60 value And make a bid now thank you to back to you Sterling.
- We'll be back shortly to sell that one.
At this time we're gonna sell a with page Beal.
- Okay?
And we're gonna sell this board here, so get your bits in.
We got some good bits already.
Those cashews obviously are our favorite, but we could use some bits on this butcher paper here.
And we had a variety of suggestions like you can use it for crayon or whatever.
If you don't happen to have the meat, you can use it for the crayon.
But let's go ahead and take 'em one by one and try to sell the rest of this board.
The case of cashews, nuts and more nuts on item number 1330.
This case of cashews come from Planters Peanuts of Suffolk.
Bid now on this non-changeable $70 value and satisfy the peanut gallery at your house.
Love to get an overbid on that one.
Item number 1702.
This is a flower arrangement.
Bring the beauty of spring and with a silk silk flower arrangement from Turin's Florist and Gift Shop of Norfolk.
This arrangement of varying shades of peach is a non-changeable $45 value and will look great in your home or office.
And item number 1001.
This is a SAFT back hunting jacket and pants.
You can stock your favorite spray or prey in style in this rust and gray SAFT back pan and jacket combination from the bait barn of Virginia Beach.
The pants are size 42.
The jacket is extra large but both are exchangeable so that you can go ahead and get a different size.
This $60 item is made of duck and nylon for comfort and durability on all of your hunting trips.
And that's a really neat item for those of you out there interested in hunting or getting a gift for the hunter in your life.
Item number 1669, apropos for today's weather.
These are sunglasses and you can be the coolest dude or ESS on the beach with your Aston eight unit sex designer sunglasses with interchangeable lenses.
It's an $85 non-changeable value from eyewear limited of Norfolk.
And those are interchangeable lenses.
Apparently that eyeglasses right there will change it.
Eight different eyeglasses.
1415 is a plaque or a number of plaques.
Enhance your dental office with these two cultured marble etchings and wood ducks.
Mounted on walnut finished plaques that donated by John Wills studios of Norfolk.
It's a $60 non-changeable value, individually handmade and hand painted.
Be a lovely gift to give along with the hunter's jacket and pants there.
60 44 is a gift certificate.
This is from Addington Beaming Lumber company.
And if you're pining for materials to spruce up the home place, it's appropriate If it's lumber or other building materials you need, well you need to bid now on this non exchangeable gift certificate for $250.
It's building materials from Addington Beam and Lumber Company of Norfolk and they have to be used by December 31st, 1984.
We come down to the paper.
A $26 bid on the $195 value item number 10 77 If you happen to have a few a hundred pounds of raw meat just lying loose around the house, we've got just what you need.
That's right.
White butchers paper.
This non-changeable $195 value from Gordon Paper Company of Virginia includes three rolls of 18 inch wide butcher's paper.
Open your own butcher shop or just collect loose beef ins and wrap it up for the highest bid - There.
That that's good stuff I - I have to tell you.
Okay, well you doing pretty well?
Yeah, we may get an overbid on that cashews there.
That'd be kind of neat if we could cashew.
God bless you.
Okay.
And the silk flowers, those a beautiful peach color in case you're wondering what kind of color they have.
And those are at a $26 bid on a $50 value.
Somebody's gonna get a steal.
The jacket and pants.
And once again, these are exchangeable in sizes, but I understand there's a very good hunting jacket and pants there.
And if you kind of think of the whole thing as a package, if you go hunting in your jacket and pack and pants and then you get these beautiful plaques to put on your wall and you go home and the meat that you catch, you put in the white butcher paper, we might have an entire package and accept a full bid on the whole table here.
Let's see, the sunglasses is a $45 bid on $85 value.
Those are interchangeable.
I I guess the lenses pop out and new ones come in.
That's kind of a neat idea.
Don burn lighter.
Oh.
Oh, I get it.
Real sunny - Days like today or - Not sunny - Days like kind of - Like maybe tomorrow.
Sunburn protection factors.
Hey, really?
Okay, I understand.
- Listen, that is a nice hunting outfit.
- Yeah.
- And all your hunters out there that aren't hunting right now should be bidding on it.
- Absolutely.
The lumber certificate.
$130 bid on a $250 value.
Boy is someone gonna walk away with that one?
Geez.
The wall plaques got up to $41 bid on that $60 value.
And I guess we have less than a minute left on this board.
Oh great.
Cash are up to 70.
If we can only get just one more dollar, $4 and then you can write 'em off.
That's right.
And the butcher paper.
Well we're doing pretty well on that.
We're moving up now.
$30 bid, 95.
Pitch your pitch.
It is my pitch.
It is my goal in life to sell this hundred - Pounds of raw - Beans beats.
Right.
I like that.
Starting with other goals.
- We're getting close I guess so you're gonna count down.
Bones are still running.
2, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
Thank you Paige.
You deserve a commission on that one.
We'll be back to her shortly at this time.
They're gonna go right behind me to Jimmy Newsom with the special board with - One of those - Boards that we got.
I get mixed up on all the boards.
- Thank you Sterling.
We're gonna take one more look here at the special board.
The next time you see it, we're gonna sell it.
So if you've got a bid to make, go on and do it right now.
We bid in increments of $5 or more.
This is the Bank of the Commonwealth special board.
Item number 3049 is a pinball machine donated by Richard Basar and his family in Virginia Beach.
Turn any room into a recreation room with his Gottlieb pinball machine.
Donated by Richard Bayer and Family of Virginia Beach, a non-changeable $500 value.
This joker poker pinball machine will give you and your friends hours of fun and excitement.
Even if your name's not Tommy, you can be a pinball wizard.
We have a $385 bid on this $500 value item.
3012 is a gift certificate for lodging at the Ramada.
Oceanside Towers enjoy the beauty of the beach after the tourists and hot summer days are over.
With this $455 non-changeable gift certificate donated by the Ramada Oceanside Towers of Virginia Beach.
Two people will enjoy six days and seven nights of lodging.
Good from September 3rd, 1985 to May 15th, 1986 plan on a relaxing week of sand and fresh ocean air.
Item 3000 is a ladies' mink hat from Lowenthal Furriers of Virginia Beach.
Be prepared next winter with this fabulous Autumn Hayes mink hat from Lowenthal Farriers of Virginia Beach.
A $300 value.
This mink hat will top off your winter chic and keep out the cold in style item thousand and 43 0 4 oh adept sounder from Mar Electronics Incorporated in Hartfield.
Instead of throwing a knotted rope over the side and shouting by the Mark Twain.
And somebody's gonna have to explain to me what it means to throw a knotted rope over the side.
And shout by the Mark Twain.
I know if you go to the Virginia Stage company you could see Mark Twain, but I don't think that's it.
Marine Electronics of Hartfield has donated an alternative to such primitive methods.
This $500 non-changeable king deep sounder will not only locate the bottom, it'll locate the fish and comes with a paper printout to tell you where you are.
Your catch will be better and you won't go aground.
Item 3009 is a seat, a garden seat from David's Antiques of Norfolk.
The simple beauty captured from a bygone era can be yours.
From David's Antiques of Norfolk, we have a unique porcelain garden seat valued at $425, crafted in the 1920s and measuring 18 inches high.
This non-changeable green ceramic garden seat is Chinese in design and features.
Highly detailed lion's head handles.
It's a one of a kind item that will add to distinction or up to any setting.
Not distinction but distinction.
That's item 3009.
We only have a $50 bid.
It's a $425 value item 3 0 0 1 3001 is a gift certificate for membership at the Virginia Beach Racket Club Tennis.
Anyone serve up a winner with a high bid on this gift certificate for a one year membership at the Virginia Beach Racket Club.
This non-changeable $400 gift certificate entitles you to full use of the club's facilities, including 22 championship courts, six of which are indoors.
Begin your membership by December 31st and whether you play like John McEnroe or John Doe, you'll love the fun You'll have taking advantage of this valuable opportunity.
Only a $25 bid on that $400 value item.
3018 is skylights a pair of 'em.
How about a little light on the subject?
How about a skylight or two?
These two double dome three by three skylights donated by Henkel Smith, sales Company of Norfolk or double domed And they're clear over white, which I think means opaque, which means of Santa Claus should be riding over top of your house.
He and his reindeer will not be able to look in and see what you're doing down there under the skylights.
This is a non-changeable $450 value and you've got to do your own installation.
Last but not least, on the special board item 3041 eight.
Lot of wallpaper from the paper Palace in Virginia Beach.
Let the interior decorator in you come alive with this fabulous assortment of wallpaper donated by the Paper Palace of Virginia Beach.
A non-changeable $300 value.
This selection includes 18 double and three single rules of wallpaper with styles suitable for kitchen, hall, bath and every other room in your house you can paper forever.
It's an outstanding value that you won't want to miss.
And right now there's only a $50 bid on that $300 value.
- Shame on them, - I'll tell you.
But we're gonna sell all this in about a half an hour - Or so.
I was say one more time it comes back and it'll be sold.
That's, and I'll tell you, the people in the back are gonna be really sad about this pinball machine 'cause they've been playing it all night.
Thank you Jimmy.
We'll be back with you shortly.
Okay.
At this time we're gonna preview the seaboard with Raymond.
- Okay, thank you Sterling.
We're going to preview board number C and item number 10 37 is top of the list.
It's a doll, a $50 value from Hallmark Shop, great Neck Shopping Center in Virginia Beach.
Item number 18, 12 peanuts but it's not going for peanuts.
A $44 value from Eddie's auction.
1917 South Victory Boulevard in Chesapeake.
Item number 2115 to motto plants a $48 value from James A. Goodwin Plant Farm, 47 12 Sunray Avenue in Chesapeake.
Item number 1163, a deadbolt of $40 value from Ma Crow Locksmith.
2109 Granby Street in Norfolk.
Item number 61 93, A guest certificate for merchandise.
A $100 value from Ben's fashion Shop 4 35 Duke of Gloucester Street in Colonial Williamsburg.
And item number 1121, A picture of $76 value from framed expressions.
37 0 7 Virginia Beach Boulevard in Virginia Beach.
And finally, item number 10 78 Pipe chairs a $58 value from General Foam Plastics Corporation 33 21 East Princess Ann Road in Norfolk.
And those are the items on board C. And it's time now to go to board B and Don Davis.
Don Davis isn't there, shall I do Board B?
Hello Don, Don Davis.
Time sell stakes super board please.
Super board.
Super board.
All right.
- Alright, we're down here.
Thank you Raymond.
We'll come back to sell that shortly.
Susan's gonna tell us about the super board and before she gets into that, let me say that this is the board that's gonna sell on Tuesday night and when you're bidding, do so in increments of $25.
- Okay, - Thank you.
- $25 increments.
Item number one on our board right now is 5 0 0 4.
It's a set of encyclopedias and that's from Encyclopedia Britannica over at 1600 East Little Creek Road in Norfolk.
30 volumes full of knowledge, learning and the wisdom of the ages.
That's what you'll find in the new Encyclopedia Britannica.
This Peerless Compendium is a grand old lady of encyclopedias, yet is as young as today.
The 15th edition published in 1979 places full emphasis on science and technology, but also fully covers everything from history to biography to manners to mos to the humanities.
A $1,300 non-changeable value.
This set is really a priceless investment in knowledge, a good thing always to have around the house.
Next item is 5 0 1 2.
It's a kitchen package and valued at $1,305.
And let's see, someone was checking my microphone.
It is on, right?
Yeah.
Okay.
This is Queensland Arts and Corporate.
It has given us this kitchen package.
It's an experience of pleasures of cooking with a complete qui art system.
Included in this non-changeable $1,305 value from Qui Art Incorporated is a DLX plus food processor, qui art knife set, and eight piece's cookware set.
Usually this is up on the screen.
It looks marvelous this time we're not gonna show it.
You also get the que air surge oven, which has been called the Next revolution in cooking.
It's not a microwave, but in many cases cooks faster than a microwave with hot temperature control, wind blowing continuously through the oven, keeping the temperature uniform throughout.
Finally you get two Cuisinart cookbooks and a Euro subscription tube pleasures of cooking.
Our next item is 5 0 0 6.
It's a gold bracelet valued at $1,395 from Houser's Fine Jewelry.
And that's at 23 Hidden Wood Shopping Center in Newport News.
They were kind enough to donate it for a truly special occasion.
Nothing will do, but gold houser's fine jewelry of Newport News has provided us with this wonderful gold bracelet for just that occasion.
The 14 karat linked bracelet is adjustable and linked from six and a half to seven and one fourth inches and secured by a double class style with understated elegance.
The band is five eighths of an inch wide and weighs over one and a half toy ounces, a $1,395 non-changeable value.
This bracelet is destined to be a favorite in your collection for a lifetime.
And usually when it's up on the board it's a beautiful item.
So keep watching.
It'll be up for grabs on Tuesday so you can see if you keep watching our program, what it looks like.
The last item is 5 0 1 7.
It's a stereo system valued at $1,500.
It's from a Circuit City over on Independence Boulevard in Virginia Beach.
Whatever tastes your musical palate craves is send to a stereo system is guaranteed to satisfy your hungriest.
A non-changeable $1,500 value donated by a Circuit City.
This is a complete system with enough power to blow down the walls, yet efficient enough to be enjoyed at normal listening levels.
The system includes a hundred watt per channel power amp with slide controls.
A digital tuner with 12 station presets, the set deck and turntable.
The 41 inch high twin tower speakers are three way systems with 12 inch roofers.
The house system, a rocket cabinet is included.
Make a sound bid now for sound enjoyment for years to come.
And that's it on the super board.
- Okay, thank you Susan.
We'll preview it a couple more times between now and Tuesday.
We appreciate your help on it.
You're welcome.
We've gotta go down to the B board now and I have to tell you there are two things down there with absolutely no bid on 'em.
And you all are really gonna hurt Don Davis' feelings if you don't buy something.
- Well, I'm already crushed.
Alright, here we go.
1106.
It's the socket set.
This is from True Value Home Center.
Princess Ann on Virginia Beach Boulevard, Virginia Beach.
The handyman of the house will be happy with a 58 piece, three quarter inch drive.
No, it's three eighths Drive Master Mechanic set from True Value Home Center on Princess Ann Plaza.
It's a non-changeable $80 value with summer here you can get out and work on the car and you have everything you need in one convenient box.
It includes SAE and metric sockets, many other different sockets and handles.
It also includes the toolbox to go with it.
Master Mechanic Tools.
It's item number 1106.
We're selling this now.
So you need to make your bid on it right now.
There's $35 on that.
Next item, 1660 from Honda of Norfolk on Tidewater Drive.
The man who has got everything.
The motorcycle, the machine.
But don't forget the helmet.
This is $139 value.
Only $50 showing that is perfectly.
I mean you look, you're bound to look great wearing that riding anywhere, especially down along the beach.
Everyone will think you're neat.
Where it's a $50 value.
$50 showing there's only 130, $139 value.
Only $50 showing.
Let's get it right.
Okay, 15, 20.
It's the bowl.
$10 on the bowl, it's worth 40.
This is a silver plated bowl donated from a friend of HRO.
You can add a touch of elegance maybe with a 10 inch silver plated bowl.
Byta, non-changeable $40 value.
Make a bid now on that.
There's only $10 on that.
Next, get ready for the summertime barbecue.
1692.
This is Miller Meats on Jefferson Avenue in Newport News.
They have an eight ounce filets right here.
These are for Miller Meats.
It's a $40 value.
They're vacuum packed, they're frozen, they're ready.
All you have to do is take 'em outta the package, drop 'em on the grill for summertime of fun and enjoyment.
And we already have $40 on that.
Let's bring the price up on that a little bit more.
Get an over bid.
Okay, next 10 41, the ornament.
This will look great in your backyard.
You can hang it in the backyard, hang it in your living room.
Put it most anywhere.
It's art Glass from Tidewater Drive of Norfolk.
Catch the video of the sun Rays with a beveled glass hanging ornament.
This is a beautiful exchangeable, non exchangeable, actually $50 value donated by Art Glass of Norfolk.
That's the ornament.
Only $10 on that.
Next we have September 8th from the Association Up for Research and Enlightenment on 67th and Atlantic Avenue.
Virginia Beach.
The Association for Research and Enlightenment of Virginia Beach invite you to attend one of their five day conferences offered between June 2nd and September 8th.
These summer conferences cover meditation, dreams, spiritual healing, and further your personal growth help build self-esteem.
Incorporate joy.
The true meaning of life will be found with this conference item 60 54.
That's $195 value.
Last but not least, on B Board from Rainbow Photo Incorporated on Shore Drive, Virginia Beach, you can create a priceless memory with an 11 by 14.
That's 11 by 14 color portrait of your family from Rainbow photo of Virginia Beach.
We're at the two minute level, $60 non-changeable value.
That's item sixty six ninety.
Call now.
The phone numbers are at the bottom of your set.
Make a bet on it.
Darling's gonna come over here and help me with this.
I'm aren't you Sterling?
Yeah, she's grabbing her microphone.
All right, here we go.
Item 1106, the socket set.
$35 on that summertime.
I saw people today.
I was out walking all day today.
- I see you've got your bits on the board now for the bowl in the ornament.
- Yeah, that's, that bowl is gorgeous.
It's classic.
That's gorgeous.
Classic.
It's a - Paul Revere bowl.
- That's what I mean.
You could buy the peanuts, you know, early in the evening and dump 'em in the bowl.
Sit around and munch up popcorn.
- That, or I've also seen dried arrangements in 'em.
It's - Lovely.
Well I could do that too.
You could do most anything.
You could wear it on your head possibly, you know, at a party.
You know, if you're really, you know - The ornament's going up too.
- The ornament's going up.
That's a beautiful thing that could hang out.
You know, let the sun catch the rays, maybe see rainbows and stuff.
- We don't have a real high bid on the a RE conference.
And you know what's strange about that is we live here in the area right here and people in Tidewater take a RE for granted.
And when you travel, everybody goes.
You live in Virginia Beach, - The R everybody's out in the parking lot all the time.
That's right.
And here it is, $40 for 195 I - Think have a lot of good things going on down there.
- We sure do all the to be a part of it all.
All of the stuff you can learn the photography session you would pay.
I know that's the steal, you know right there.
Bring the family in, gather everybody around, you know the fun and excitement of it all.
$30 value.
Okay.
The socket sets still half half of what it could be.
Summertime people aren't working on their cars.
Cars breaking down just like mine did this weekend.
Need the mechanic set.
- I tell you what's a hot item?
Even though it's cold right now as this Phil Mignon, we were looking at it earlier.
It might be some of these people in here have called the bid on it.
- You know, you have the barbecue and everything and, and those things are at least an inch thick there.
Drop those on the grill, you know.
Great.
Imagine that sounds like a good time.
Might - Even get an overbid on it here.
- Yeah, I think we might do that.
In fact, it ought to be - Ornament's creeping up there.
The - Comb, you know, for a when wouldn't, should be impressed if you saw someone wearing that.
If I had a - Motorcycle, that'd be - Terrific.
I mean, lemme impress you.
Let's face it.
There it goes.
We're running out of time.
But you can still call.
Make your bid now last chance.
Here we go.
Gone - And another board bites the dust.
There we go.
Thank you Dom.
We'll be back to you shortly for a new board.
At this time I want to thank some of the people who have helped us this evening and they being the the models from Charm Associates.
We thank you lovely ladies.
They also have the sign in hand, which is Carve ice cream and they're the people that have donated the food tonight.
And I gotta tell you, it's great ice cream back there.
Everybody's enjoying it.
Particularly with the heat that's going on in here.
And also at this time we wanna roll a tape and tell you about a few other people who have made this auction very worthwhile and we appreciate their help.
Okay, we're back.
And I also wanna thank you people.
You find people from Norfolk Southern.
One more time.
Give yourselves a hand.
We've got less than an hour to go.
Thanks.
That's - A choo.
That's the genuine computer train there.
I love it.
That's - Right.
Well - We're back for another quickie board.
Are you ready to do it again?
I've got the energy, I can handle it.
I've been eating a Chick-fil-A sandwich from the back.
- Did you have an ice cream afterwards?
- No.
'cause I haven't finished the sandwich yet.
It's still, in fact, it's right behind the quickie board and as soon as I get an overbid, I'll finish eating my dinner.
- Go to it.
- So let's go over some over bids on this quickie board.
Item 61 58 Shoe repair at Roosevelt Garden Shoe Repair 67 23.
Color analysis courtesy.
Morgan Taylor Classics.
That's analysis.
That's not Allison.
So because that's like Allison gets that 60 21 dance lessons from Dance Atlantic 67.
Don't have to dance on the water though.
67 40 Prince or film from photo mat 66 66.
The Omen Donuts from Dunking Donuts.
61 20 candy from the with Candy and Gourmet Shop and never eat right before you walk out.
'cause everything is drooling here.
67 19 merchandise from Ben Franklin.
I'm gonna have to spit in a minute.
Item 66 77.
A permanent from Style Crest 60 59.
A seafood dinner at Sam's Seafood restaurant.
67 10 Tune up labor.
It's not including parts.
Parts is parts from Norview Body Shop.
Time to swallow the extra saliva and go into the particular descriptions of these particular items.
All of which start at 25% of their actual Post-It value Ladies and germs.
And now item 61 58.
Shoe repair.
Your shoes were meant for walking.
And Roosevelt Garden Shoe repair in Norfolk will keep you trucking with non exchangeable $40 gift certificate for you for shoe repair.
Good at any time we need a $40 bid on that.
I could use an overbid on this board, please.
You guys have been so good to meet tonight.
I've had an overbid on the last two boards and it meant that the fat guy that was on here ahead of me didn't get nearly as many over bids as I did.
If you keep this up, 67 23, A color analysis from Morgan Taylor Classics.
If you were the only woman on the block who hasn't had her color analysis and I would suggest that you go out and check because you never know unless you check.
You'll want this non-changeable gift certificate for Morgan Taylor.
Classics of Virginia Beach.
It must be used by December 31st, 1985.
Have your color analyzed.
You'll know what colors you can use, what colors you can't use, and when not to wear polka dots on your face.
Item 60 21, dance lessons from Dance Atlantic.
You'll dance through summer with this non-changeable gift certificate from Dance Atlantic in Virginia Beach for their summer dance class.
Non-changeable $60 value will bring you two months.
Count the one and two, two months of dance classes starting July 8th, ending August 31st.
You get tripped the late fantastic from Dance Atlantic 67 40 film prints flash those pearls.
This non-changeable $40 gift certificate from photo Adam Norfolk is good for two free rolls of photo mat color, brand film, brand color film 48 400 A SA, not 40 an extra zero there or lower 36 exposures.
Photomat will even develop the rolls for you free.
That's right, two roles developed free.
You also get a free eight by 10 or five by seven print.
How much more do you want?
Free along with something that's only $40 to begin with.
What are you waiting?
Summer is coming up lots of photos to take.
Do it Adam.
66.
66.
The Almond Damien is here and Damien's brought with him Dunking Donuts.
This non-changeable $72 value from Dunking Donuts.
We'll get a rise out of your office or neighborhood.
Feast on yeast delights with 26 dozen of your favorite donuts.
The copy people went nuts on this one.
Just give the military highway shop 24 hours notice.
Treat yourself to a whole lot of sweets.
Good until December 31st.
1985 may be picked up in small increments.
So if you are not tired of the whole business, go to Dunking Donuts bid on this gift certificate.
Item 61 20 Candy Sweetss for your sweet.
The with Candy and Gourmet Shop of Lightfoot, Virginia invites you to pick up and choose to pick and choose.
Not pick up and choose.
Excuse me, it's just a goof there among tempting morsels with this $50 gift certificate.
Indulge your waistline until December, 1985 by bidding on this confectionary delight.
Mother's Days coming up, father's Day a month after that.
You could buy mother and or father, both, possibly even a bunch of neat stuff at with candy and Gourmet Shop that, and it's not white for those of you from out of town and see W-Y-T-H-E.
It's not white.
It's with as in with nuts or with ketchup or something.
Item 67 19 merchandise from Ben Franklin.
Dishes to diapers.
Paper towels to pin cushions.
Girl to grab.
No, that's volume seven of the Encyclopedia Britannica.
Get whatever you want with this $50 value non exchangeable gift certificate from the Ben Franklin store in Smithfield.
Good through August 25th.
Yeah.
$50 value gift certificate.
$12 is the minimum bid.
We don't have a bid on that one other than the $12 minimum.
Now $50 if you're out in Smithfield bid 15, bid 20.
Get the bid up.
66 77.
A permanent from Style Crest beauty salon.
Tired of guessing the direction your hairstyle will take each morning.
If you wake up in the morning, feel like you've been sleeping inside of a blender with your hair, with or without your consent, it's going in every direction.
Put it into your hair's Misery with a non-changeable $40 gift certificate for a permanent at style Crest Beauty.
So Salon of Portsmouth, which utilizes the newest perm technology.
Use this gift certificate through June 30th bid now.
And we have, oh Artie, I'm getting to my already overbid from Sam's seafood restaurant.
Enjoy a night out in Hampton with his $40 gift certificate.
Good for food and beverage at Sam's Seafood restaurant, which is on Water Street in Hampton.
Enjoy this dinner.
Treat anytime before November 30th.
You've got two minutes so get to your phones now.
We've already got one overbid by the way.
On this board, the highest overbid gets the premium of Overbid for the quickie board.
Five banana splits from highs ice cream.
So right now somebody's got a $3 overbid for that.
$3 extra.
They're gonna get five banana splits.
Count 'em five.
That's enough for Mac McClellan to have a single dessert when he has eight pizzas.
So please, I need a higher overbid on the seafood dinner.
Item 67 10 Labor on your tuneup.
Springtime is a great reminder to tune up your car's motor.
Four nor domestic gift certificate valued at $40 is from the Norview Body Shop and it applies to labor.
Parts are not included.
Like I said, parts is parts.
You can pick 'em up anywhere you take them.
Take your parts to Norview Body Shop and now fix up your body.
No, not your body that fix up your car, tune up your car, save on gas and oil Offer expires August the second.
Remember the highest over big gets those five banana splits from the highest ice cream company.
Yum, yum.
And under these 200 degree lights that we've got in here, five banana splits would be nice.
Just smeared all over your body.
We're smeared all over Sterling's body.
If you've got the chance, you've got one minute, we have one overbid.
We have only $45 bid on $72 worth of Dunking Donuts.
Come on you guys.
$72 worth of holes.
$72 worth of frosting, $72 worth of nuts.
Anything you want from dunking.
We got $32 bid on the candy or food or whatever from with Candy and Gourmet Shop, mother's Day, father's Day coming up.
Give me something higher than a $32 bid on that.
You guys know the place.
It's good.
It's yummy, isn't it?
Yummy.
It looks to - Me like there's just a lot of bids there to, to give parties either for candy or donuts or, - And then you can fix your hair before you did that.
- That's right.
- And you get to cartoon up.
Go pick 'em up in the car.
Pick them up for my Subaru then.
And donuts and candy.
The color analysis from Morgan Taylor.
$50 value only $21 bid on it.
If you haven't had a a color analysis done, it's time I had mine done.
Nothing agrees with me.
I don't look good in anything.
Here it goes.
Dial fast.
This is your last chance right now.
I got an over bid.
Thank you.
I'm gonna go eat my chicken sandwich and sate some more.
Is that okay?
Thank you.
- Do you have any more boards to - Do tonight?
Oh yes.
I got another board to do tonight, so, alright, I can, don't you guys - Rest out there?
I'm gonna talk faster.
Union.
Wait for Scotty to come back.
Thank you.
At this time we're gonna go preview board A with Paige Beal.
- Hey Paige.
- Okay.
And this is the last aboard of the evening, so you're gonna have to bid high on this one.
And we got a lot of good things.
Let's go ahead and take a quick preview of this board.
Item number 1105.
These are Dotson fog lights value of $99 on these fog lights from Liberty Dotson Limited.
Of course, they're located 28 65 Virginia Beach Boulevard in Virginia Beach.
You Dotson people get on the phone.
1693 is hubs peanuts from the Hub Peanut Company in Sedley, Virginia.
These are 10 21 ounce packages of hubs home-cooked salted peanuts, $52 value.
1663.
We're talking smoke alarms from Westinghouse Electric Supply 1270 Bolton Street in Norfolk.
A $60 value on these lifesaving smoke alarms.
Item number 62 31 tickets.
As a matter of fact, five tickets to the bus gardens old country and that of course donated by the Bush Gardens in Williamsburg.
62 31 is a $75 value, 61 15 and that's a $115 value from the YMCA of Norfolk.
A six months men's membership and it can be exchanged at any other area YMCA.
And we have also a beautiful wetsuit item ten twenty four, a hundred forty $9 value on this wave riding vehicle's donation.
They're located at the Beach 60 or six 14 Norfolk Avenue.
And last item on this A is 1157 file.
This is a two drawer file, a brown file, $129 value.
Colonel Calvin Z auctioneer of Norfolk has donated this.
And right now we're gonna go ahead over to sell C with Raymond.
- Okay, it's time to sell board number C. So again, get those cards and letters ready to mail.
Get those checks and credit cards ready to roll.
We're gonna sell board number C. First of all, starting off with item number 10 37 on camera three is a doll, a $50 value from Hallmark Shop Great Neck Shopping Center in Virginia Beach.
A doll to delight the child in us all this cuddly, hand made squeaky cheek doll has a teddy bear of its very own.
Together, this non exchangeable pair are valued at $50 and were donated by the Hallmark Shop.
Great next square shopping center of Virginia Beach.
Item number 1812 peanuts.
A $44 value from Eddie's auction.
1917 South Victory Boulevard in Chesapeake.
Nibble.
Nibble.
Who has the nibbles?
I do.
I just cleaned out the canteen in the back, but the answer will be you if you bid successfully on this case of 24 cans of eagle honey peanuts.
This non exchangeable $44 value from Eddie's auction of Chesapeake will satisfy snackers for several seasons.
Item number 2115 tomato plants of $48 value from James A. Goodwin Plant farm, 47 12 Sunray Avenue in Chesapeake.
There's no tomato like your own tomato.
And with these four flats of better boy tomato seedlings, you'll have a garden full of summer.
Treats a non-changeable $48 value.
These healthy vigorous tomato plants have been donated by the James A. Goodwin Plant Farm in Chesapeake.
Item number 1163, A deadbolt of $40 value from Ma Crow locksmith.
2109 Grande Street in Norfolk.
This item of $40 non-changeable value from Ma Crow locksmith of Norfolk will add to the beauty and security of your home.
The Decorat heavy duty lock features a full one inch deadbolt and an attractive brass housing.
Item number 61 93.
A gift certificate for merchandise from Ben's fashion Shop 4 35 Duke of Gloucester Street in Williamsburg.
If you know Williamsburg, you're familiar with Ben's fashion shop specializing in women's fashions and with the fine quality of their clothes and accessories.
Ben's has donated a non-changeable $100 gift certificate, good for purchase only of their regular priced merchandise.
Item number 1121 a picture, a $76 value from framed expressions 37 0 7 Virginia Beach Boulevard in Virginia Beach.
Say, I love you very much in big, bold letters with this colorful 23 inch by 29 inch poster donated by framed expressions.
Virginia Beach.
This non-changeable $76 value is sure to get your message across to that someone special.
And now item number 10 78 Pike chairs a $58 value.
General Foam Plastics Corporation 33 21 East Princess Ann Road.
Norfolk is donating these chairs just in time for summer entertaining two PVC pipe chairs from general foam plastics in Norfolk.
Just look at Ed relaxing the $58 non-changeable value features white pipe and yellow cushions.
Simple assembly is required but you don't get Ed, but you do get the chairs and it's a good deal.
And that's what we're selling on board number C. So if you're gonna keep those cards and letters coming in, phone calls ringing.
- Yes indeed.
- Money going in.
Let's - Have it indeed because you know all of the proceeds.
Go to the great TV auction from the great T TV auction.
Go to WHRO to - Buy pictures.
- To buy pictures.
That's right.
TV pictures.
Alright, what do we have on the doll?
Okay, $20 $50 value on the peanut.
A - Teddy bear is worth more than that.
- That's right.
We do very well on the peanuts.
Always.
These are eagle snacks.
Anheuser-Busch Company, $40 on $44 value plants, $20 on the $48 tomato plants.
Now let me tell you, they have better boy tomatoes here.
We've got a whole bunch of, and now's the time the guys next door.
We putting out their tomatoes this morning.
So it's time.
Buy those tomato plants.
You can do better than 20 bucks folks.
Let's go $22 on the $40 lock set.
The lock set of course is right there.
That's for your big door.
Why have one minute to go on the merchandise?
$30.
What?
Well, tell me about that.
61 93.
- Okay, 61 93 Duke of Gloucester Street in Williamsburg.
- Ben's fashion set, Ben Fashion - Store.
The place to shop.
- BINN Williams.
It really is.
If you know Williamsburg, you know them.
We only have a $30 bid on that $100 worth of $100 worth of merchandise.
15 on the $76 poster.
And that poster is framed, I may add.
And it looks like non glare glass on it.
And that poster is available to you at this hour for more than 15 bucks.
Let's go $47 on the $58 chair I was sitting in.
It's PVC.
Very nice chair.
Tell me about the poster.
- It'll be a pipe dream.
We go get the pipe chairs.
My gosh.
The poster says, I love you very much in big bold letters, ed my boy.
It's from Framed Expressions.
Yeah.
Big poster.
- How I love y'all.
How I love y'all.
We have 30-year-old, old poster.
That's right.
And it's, we have a $76 value on a $15 bid.
We've gotta do much better than that.
Much better than that.
We don't have much time to go.
So you better call if you are thinking about it now, you better do it because Ken Crawl is gonna start the countdown right now.
We're not working for peanuts.
9 8, 7 cease.
5 4, 3, 2, 1 is gone.
There it is.
Well thank you.
Raymond.
Gone but not forgotten.
I'll have some peanuts myself on right side.
I think we'll probably have another board.
See before I think so the night is over even though we are running, I guess right about on schedule, maybe a little behind.
So let's get on down to the big board because Jim Newsom, it's time to sell the big board for this evening.
Take it away Jimmy.
- Thank you Mr. Edward Tillett.
We have been looking at this big board all night long.
You saw it about six o'clock, you probably already bid on it a couple of times.
This is it.
This is your last chance to make your final bid and to get some of these great items we have up here.
The big board is sponsored by Western Branch Diesel Incorporated and the bids are in increments of $10.
The first item is a truly and completely unique experience.
It's item number 40 54, a rail car dinner for 10 from the Norfolk Southern Corporation to find folks who were out here answering the phones and putting up the bids for you right now.
The Vanderbilts did it.
The Whitney's and everyone else who was anyone did it.
At the turn of the century, president Franklin Roosevelt traveled the nation in his own private rail car.
Now you too can taste a bit of the bygone elegance of the private rail car by bidding on a special dinner for 10 aboard the Norfolk Southern rail car.
Virginia, we're not talking fast food here.
We're talking first class American cuisine prepared by real railroad chefs.
I didn't know there were any left, but there must be because you get it here.
Those of you old enough to remember rail travel and you don't have to be that old.
You know what I'm talking about.
Okay.
Dinner will be arranged at a time mutually agreeable to the winning bidder and the railroad staff.
And the menu will be a multi-course experience in regional American cooking.
This is a once in a lifetime opportunity.
So bid high right now on this a thousand dollars value made possible by Norfolk Southern Corporation.
And the only thing you have to remember is that the dinner must take place before December 31st.
We only have a $700 bid.
It is a $1,000 value and this is truly a a chance for a once in a lifetime experience.
So call now, item 4,001 is a silver cabinet from Steiner's Fine Furniture fine.
Silver deserves a fine setting even when it's not in use.
Steiner's fine furniture of Little Creek Road in Norfolk has donated this Cherrywood Chippendale styled silver cabinet.
It's a non-changeable $600 value.
We'll keep tarnish at bay with four drawers lined with silver cloth behind the drop door.
And there's also one final bottom drawer unlined for treasures that won't tarnish a $600 value.
We're halfway there with $300 and this is your last chance to bid on this beautiful silver cabinet.
Item 4,006 is a skating pass from the Plaza Roller rink in Virginia Beach.
If roller skating is your bag, here's an item that will make your wheel spin.
Plaza Roller rink on South Linhaven Road has donated a gift certificate for one full year of skating.
It's a non-changeable $600 value that will mean hours of pleasure and exercise for you.
And I know we have some skaters out there.
We only have an $80 bed.
It is a $600 value item.
4,007 is a bracelet from S Spurts Jewelers at Southern Shopping Center.
The classic look of 18 karat gold and diamonds set off with the elegance of Onyx makes this Bengal bracelet any ladies' dream come true.
S spurts Jewelers of Norfolk has donated this non-changeable $950 value to grace the wrist of a woman of distinction.
And on this bracelet, we only have a $385 value.
It's a $950 value, three $85 bid.
We're about a third of the way there.
Let's get those bids up.
Item number 4,016 is a wood stove from Riggins Company of Hampton beat the high cost of heating your home next winter.
Get back to basics with this practical, efficient, freestanding wood burning stove from Riggins Company Incorporated of Hampton.
The milled steel door stands 30 inches high and is 32 and a half inches wide and 32 and a half inches deep.
And it includes the 700, the seven inch front ash.
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