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Wilbur Auctions and Winston Now N Then Antique Mall
Lisa Carroll
07/20/2018
Published in the April 18, 2013 edition



Wilbur Auctions and Winston's Now N Then Antique Mall are owned and operated by Larry and Tracy Hill, who met 16 years ago at an auction they were each attending. They started Wilbur Auction about the same time they were married. Larry will tell you he's been doing auctions for 29 years, but if you get him talking, you'll soon find out he's been a picker his whole life, having learned the art from his Dad. "My Dad is half Ute Indian, and he'd been doing it since he was a kid," Larry shares. "He ran across the business as a boy collecting old bottles to sell from dumps outside of Provo, Utah. I was 8 years old when I started wheeling and dealing with my Dad, who was dealing in antiques and Indian artifacts by then."



Most people contact an auctioneer at pivotal times in their lives, such as a death in the family. When relatives pass way, sometimes an estate is left behind with several outbuildings that families stored stuff for generations. It can be overwhelming just to think about the chore of having to sort through it all, and sometimes people are tempted to just throw it all out. Larry encourages people to have somebody come and look at their stuff before they decide to toss it because you really just never know. "And whatever you do, don't throw away anything like old user manuals and stuff like that. Some of those are collectable, and you can make money," he shared. Larry offers free estimates, and does not charge an hourly rate, nor does he deal with buyer's premiums. Larry instead goes "old-school", taking a flat 30% of whatever the total sale is. "Sometimes we win, sometimes we lose," he says. "But almost every time you do an auction, there is a runaway item that brings more than you thought it was worth."



In the course of the conversation, I mentioned I was a fan of some of the "picker" reality shows we see on TV. Larry me told me those shows are an inaccurate portrayal of the picker life. "Most of the TV programs are staged. The people I know that are pickers and all, they don't go out to a place and pick two or three items and then leave to never come back. They always go back and repeat what they are doing. I'd rather go out and buy everything than buy one or two items."



Larry explained how his auctions differ from most estate sales. "Estate sales go in and pick out what they want to sell, and there is always stuff left over. With an auction house, we come in and scoop everything up. We sell what we can and dispose of the rest. I can always go back through and find more sell-able stuff. You never know what you will find." For instance, once Larry found a left-behind box of paper mache pumpkins from the 1920's-1930's era that brought in $240. Auctions are quicker, too, over in a day or two. Also, you will probably make more money if you have your stuff auctioned than if you sell it yourself, Larry revealed. "Auctions reach out to people who collect, and at auctions, people usually get wound up in the moment and will pay more than what they usually would. That's just how it is."

10 years after starting the auction house, Larry and Tracy opened up Winston's Now and Then Antique Mall, which is in a huge 13,000 sf of space featuring 60 vendors whose variety of merchandise aptly reflects the wide range of personalities in Douglas county. They have a vendor who specializes in candlesticks, and another in milk jugs. There is horse tack and saddle to be bought, as well as furniture. You can pick up all sorts of jewelry, as well as guns and ammo. There are dishes, glassware, artwork. If you can dream it up, you can probably find it at Winston's Now and Then Antique Mall.



I have always loved the sound of an auctioneer and was stoked when Larry demonstrated his ability. Auctioneer chanting is an art-form that auctioneers actually go to school to learn the mechanics of. The auction chant is a rhythmic repetition of numbers and slurring "filler words" spoken by an auctioneer in the process of conducting an auction. Once an auctioneer becomes experienced in the auction profession, the auctioneer's chant develops in a style and character unique to each auctioneer, in regards to unique filler words and the individuals rhythm in delivering the chant.



Winston Now N Then Antique Mall is open 7 days a week, and is located at 124 Douglas Blvd, off of Hwy 42, in Winston, OR. You can find then on Facebook as well. Wilbur Auctions are held Thursdays and Saturdays starting at 5pm, with preview time starting at 12:00 noon . They on-site auction is located at 8005 OLD HIGHWAY 99 N. They have both theater seating and bleacher seating. Larry also does in-house auctions, which are listed as they occur on the website, wilburauction.com, or posted in the South Coast Shopper. You can contact Larry at 541-430-2639.
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Coos County Courthouse Coquille Liquor Store Coquille Produce Coquille Smoke Shop Coquille Supply Inc Coquille Valley Hospital Fast Mart Frazier’s Bakery Highway Deli Mart McKay’s Market Milk-e-Way Feed & Trucking Oregon DMV Safeway Whoozit’s Whatsits

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CG Market Dollar General We B Video & Liquor

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Arlene’s Café & General Store Elkton Food Center

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Wagon Wheel Grocery

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Langlois

Langlois Store

Mapleton

Gingerbread Village Restaurant Mapleton Store

Myrtle Point

Ace Hardware Fast Mart Highway Deli Mart Kozy Kitchen McKay’s Market Myrtle Grove Naturals Myrtle Point Liquor Store The Feed Store

North Bend

7-Eleven A-1 Smoke Shop Ashworth’s Market Bi-Mart Bungelow Market Chevron Station & Mart Elite Market 1 EZ Mart Glasgow Store Lillie Family Market Nex Dor and More North Bend Liquor Store North Bend Vistor Info Ctr Perry’s Electric & Plumbing Pony Village Mall Rite Aid Safeway Shell Gas Station & Mart South Coast Hospice Thrift Store

Port Orford

Circle K Ray’s Food Place TJ’s Coffee House

Powers

Cruiser Cafe Power’s Market Power’s Tavern AGNESS: Cougar Lane Store

Reedsport

7-Eleven Library McKay’s Market Recreation Station Safeway SMITH RIVER: Smith River Market

Remote

Bridge Store

Scottsburg

Riverbanks Speedy Mart

Wells Creek

Riverbanks Speedy Mart ELKTON Arlene’s Café General Store

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Stockade Market & Tackle Shop Winchester Market Winchester Post Office

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Miscellaneous: These apply to all classifications $ each — $/ea $ or trade — $/trade and — & approximately — approx assorted — asst'd best offer — b/o brand new — new board foot — bf #carat (gem stones) — #c (gem stones) CD or CD player — cd condition — cond diameter — dia excellent — exc electric — elec evenings — eves # of feet — #’ good — gd great — grt heavy duty — h/d home (after phone #) — home (after phone #) hours — hrs inches — #” included — incl'd includes — incl's insured — ins'd #karat (gold) — #k (gold) large — lrg license/licensed — lic, lic'd liner foot — lf make offer — m/o medium — med message — msg microwave — micro new in box — new or best offer — obo # of pieces — #pc pints — pts plus — + possible — poss pounds — #lbs quarts — qts small — sm size — sz square foot — sf standard — std tongue & groove — t&g weekends — wknds wanted — want work (after phone #) — wk you haul — uhaul you move — umove Autos, Trucks, 4x4’s, Heavy Equip, Auto Misc. 2 wheel drive — 2wd 4 wheel drive or 4wd — 4x4 air conditioner or a/c — air all power options — all pwr all options — all opts all power — all pwr all terrain (tires) — AT all wheel drive — awd automatic — auto awning — awn cassette — cass carburetor — carb CB or CB radio — cb CD or CD player — cd Chev, Chevrolet — Chevy Club cab — c-cab Cruise control — cc cubic inch — ci # cylinders — #cyl distribution (hitch) — dist # doors — #dr double — dbl engine — eng extended cab — x-cab exterior — ext extra cab — x-cab front wheel drive — fwd hatchback — h/b # horse power — #hp # horse — #hp # of hours — #hrs hydraulic — hyd International — Internat’l interior — int king cab — k-cab Limited Edition — Ltd Ed liter — ltr long bed — lb long wide box — lwb mag wheels — mags motorhome — mh mud terrain (tires) — MT ##,000 miles — ##k miles — mi motorcycle — cycle motorhome — mh mount or mounted — mnt or mtd options — opts original — orig over drive — o/d # passengers — #pass pickup (if needed) — pu # pounds — #lbs power — pwr power brakes — pb power door locks — pdl power steering — ps power windows — pw power take off — pto quad cab — quad rebuilt — rblt short bed — sb # speed — #spd station wagon — sta wag or wagon T-Tops — t-tops take over payments — t.o.p. Thunderbird — T-Bird tilt steering wheel — tilt Ton, ton, 1 ton, ¾ ton, etc — t, t, 1t, ¾t, etc trailer — trlr transmission/tranny — trans weight (hitch) — wt wheels — whls NOTE: John Deere the company uses J.D. themselves, so “John Deere” and “J.D.” are acceptable RV’s, ATV’s/CYCLES, BOATS awning — awn fifth wheel — 5th whl fully self contained — fsc generator — gen motorhome — mh self contained — sc wheels — whls 4 wheeler — 4whlr, 3whlr four wheeler — 4whlr, 3whlr Harley Davidson — Harley HD — Harley aluminum — alum electric — elec Evinrude — Evin galvanized — galv # horse power — #hp # horse — #hp inboard — i/b inboard/outboard — i/o long shaft — ls Mercury (boats only) — Merc outboard — o/b outdrive — o/d short shaft — ss Animals # months old — #mos # years old — #yrs puppies — pups spayed — spay neutered — neut female — fm male — m up to date — utd Appliances/Furniture box spring — box California — Cal capacity — cap entertainment — ent queen — qu refrigerator — fridge wooden — wood Electronics Gigabyte — gb Gigahertz — ghz Hewlett-Packard — HP high definition — hd high def — hd high def tv — hdtv Mega bytes — mb Megapixels — mp Nintendo — Nin Play Station — PS Play Station 2 — PS2 Play Station 3 — PS3 Play Station 4 — PS4 TV — tv VCR — vcr Watt — w Windows 98 — Win98 Xbox 360 — Xbox360 Xbox One — XboxOne Employment experienced — exp’d hour — hr Full Time — F/T Part Time — P/T references — ref’s required — req’d week — wk year — yr Garage Sales Time example: — 8a-5p Days — Fri-Sun Dates (if needed) — 3rd-4th Highway — Hwy Roads — Rd, Ave, Blvd, St, etc… Multiple — Multi Real Estate, Mobiles, Rentals $00 per month — $00/mo $00 deposit — $00/dep # bathrooms — #ba # bedrooms — #bdr apartment — apt commercial — comm'l double — dbl double wide — dbl for sale by owner — FSBO manufactured — mfg mobilehome — mobile no drugs — n/d no pets — n/p no smoking — n/s owner may carry — omc owner will carry — owc single wide — single take over payments — t.o.p. washer/dryer hook-ups — w/d hk-ups water/sewer/garbage paid — w/s/g pd Sporting Goods Ammunition — Ammo Bicycle — Bike Camouflage — Camo magnum — mag mountain — mtn Remmington — Rem Winchester — Win Cities Bandon — bd Brookings/Harbor — b/h Charleston — charl Coos Bay — cb Coquille — cq Crescent City, CA — cc Drain/Elkton/Scottsburg — hwy38 Florence — fl Gardiner — gar Gold Beach — gb Hauser — hau Langlois — lg Lakeside — lksd Mapleton — ma Myrtle Point — mp North Bend — nb Port Orford — po Powers — pw Roseburg — rsbg Reedsport — rdspt Remote — rm Winchester Bay — wb NOTE On Cities: At the end of the phone number designating which general area the ad is from, the abbreviation will be lower case. In the body of an ad when the city is needed it will still be abbreviated, but it will be in caps. Some categories are now separated by location.

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Classified Sales & Classified Manager

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541-269-0310

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Classified Sales

Katrina Smith, a Coos County native, 2 years as a sales agent for the South Coast Shopper.

541-269-0310

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541-260-8850

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Britney Gordon, is a Coos County native, 1 year as Co-Office Manager, 10 years as Office Secretary for The South Coast Shopper, and has been Assistant Manager for the Classified Department for 3 years.

541-269-0310

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