Last Event of the Year
As Halloween leads to Thanksgiving and Christmas, the air turns cooler and the days grow shorter; cocoa takes the place of cola and sweaters fill in for tee shirts while […]
05
Oct
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04
Oct
Our Never-ending Love of Stuff
Mecum is at it again, teasing us with stuff aplenty, from gas pumps and coin-op kid rides to trinkets and other needful things we are helpless against. For most of us, […]
21
Sep
Dallas and On Time
I’m very excited that Mecum Auctions is coming to my new hometown, Dallas! Looking forward to being able to attend one of their sales without having to travel more than an […]
07
Sep
Ground Floor Ops
In the 1989 film Batman starring Jack Nicholson, Michael Keaton, Kim Basinger, Jack Palance, and a host of other headliners, Joker (Nicholson) is surprised again by the caped crusader and wonders aloud […]
05
Sep
Many More Opportunities
Mecum’s On Time Division is also pushing forward with a busy schedule, currently offering The Pontiac-Buick-GMC Dealership Collection, which hails from collector Ron Shirley of Stillwater, Oklahoma. During his years in […]
05
Sep
Many Opportunities
I’m not sure any auction company provides as many opportunities to buy the unique collectibles we all love as Mecum Auctions. They’re nudging in on $1 billion a year in sales […]
29
Aug
Out with the Old, In with the Old
Let’s face it – as collectors, the title of this note is fairly true. Out with the old, in with the old. People divest themselves of their old needful things, […]
24
Aug
Monterey Moments
Dana Mecum founded the auction company bearing his name in the 1980s from his home. Today, it’s one of the largest automotive-focused auction companies on the planet, if not THEE […]
18
Aug
Behind the Auction
What started in 1988 with little more than a few helpers around a family dining room table, MECUM Auctions is now the world’s largest collector car auction company with the […]
17
Aug
Backstage at Radius
When we arrived to the welcome area by way of chauffeurs with golf carts, stepping off onto the carpeted area, Don says “this is just like being back in Hollywood, […]