Got two interesting auctions coming up.
First, on November 6th is George Washington Machinery in the town of Ephrata, WA (very close to the city of George, WA). The guy was a buyer and seller of industrial machinery and ran an interesting business (according to this thread anyway). I suspect that most of it will go for scrap value but there may be some good stuff. There were quite a few lots of blacksmith tools so I think I will make the 150 mile drive out and see. Over 400 lots - this is huge.
Second, on November 13 and 14 is Pacific Marine Exchange in Bellingham, WA. These guys bought and sold marine hardware and had a small art gallery attached to the business. Their prices were too high for some real junk but sometimes it was the only option for a specific piece of equipment. Since they are selling off their stuff before the auction, I am guessing that it will be pretty well picked over come auction day - still, there might be some interesting stuff. Some of the maritime radio bands lie close to ham radio bands so there might be some useable equipment for cheap.