%!PS % experimenting with a word frequency counter % IMPORTANT NOTE: Don Lancaster's file gonzo.ps is required for this program. % After obvious location mods, uncomment ONE of the following two lines: % try towing gonzo % (C:\\Documents and Settings\\don\\Desktop\\gonzo\\gonzo.ps) run % use internal % gonzo % (A:\\gonzo.ps) run % use external gonzo % NOTE THAT ALL PS FILENAME STRINGS !!!DEMAND!!! DOUBLE REVERSE SLASHES. % GONZO20A Guru Gonzo PostScript power tools (Interim release) % Includes gonzo justification and layout utilities. % Copyright c 1990, 1996, 2001 by Don Lancaster and Synergetics, Box 809, % Thatcher Arizona, 5552 (928) 428-4073 don@tinaja.com support % via http://www.tinaja.com All commercial rights and all electronic % media rights **FULLY** reserved. Reposting is expressly forbidden. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% /tempstring ( /fastart false store % sets speeds on slow artwork 20 47.3 0.7 add % 1 sub (An |j|jOpinionated |j|jTour |j|jof |j|jmy)cc 20 45.3 0.7 add %1 sub (Arizona |j|jAuction |j|jResources) cc black font2 textleft 43 0.3 add % this one only need |h below (|/aqua |/staytint1 |3Don Lancaster Synergetics, Box 809, Thatcher, AZ 85552 copyright c2005 as |/surl |6GuruGram|1|/gurgrm01 |/tinton1 |6#45 |/surl http://www.tinaja.com|/tinaja |/surl don@tinaja.com|/maildon (928) 428-4073 |/aqua |/black |a|0W|b|1ay on back in |/su Blatant Opportunist #70|1|/blat01 , we looked at |/su The Live Auction Scene|1|/auctscne.pdf and found out how traditional auctions are often a suberb source of many deep distress items suitable for |/su eBay|1|/ebaystore resale. We further looked at the reasons for a |/to 30:1|/tx or higher |/su eBay|1|/ebay |/to sell/buy ratio|/tx and other specific |/su eBay|1|/ebaystore selling details |/su here|1|/ebaysell , |/su here|1|/ebaybuy , |/su here|1|/enhebay1.pdf , |/su here|1|/myebays.pdf and |/su here|1|/moreebay.pdf . |h I've begun adding some |/su regional auction locator|1|/auctlinks features to our |/su auction help|1|/auct01 library page. Starting with my own |/su Arizona resources|1|/auctlinks that I personally use, and adding other states or regions as users demand. Per this |/su custom service|1|/aucres01 . |h Arizona is a "mid activity" auction locale. There will typically be between |/to 65|/tx and |/to 115|/tx listed auctions at any given time. You can check how good our resources are by trying to find these with or without our help. Typically, it takes minutes for a nearly complete listing with my tools versus many tens of hours without. |h What I thought I'd do here is take you on a guided tour of our |/su Arizona auction|/auctlinks |/su resources|1|/auctlinks . Since these comments are based on my own experiences to date, they are in no manner intended to be objective, fair, or complete. We'll go through these more or less in their order of importance and usefullness to me\274 |/to Classified Ads|j\320 |1|/tx There are only two larger newspapers in Arizona that have lots of consistently significant auction listings. Which are first the Phoenix |/su Arizona|/azrepublic |/su Republic|1|/azrepublic and second the Tucson |/su Daily Star|1|/tudailystar . Search either of these by using a remembered keyword of |/to auction|/tx . Sadly, neither paper yet has a good way to search the display advertising of the more major auctions. |/su Arizona Classifieds|1|/azclassifieds is a placement service for several smaller Southern Arizona newspapers. This one does place a distant third. While I've tried to list every Arizona classified ad source, the rest are pretty much catch as catch can. |/to Auctioneer Associations|j\320 |1|/tx These member organizations list only the stuff that is sent to them, and their pitifully limited listings typically could not find a pig in a dishpan. But every once in a while an obscure gem sneaks through. The local is ) cl startnewpage (the |/su Arizona State Auctioneer's Association|1|/azauctionassn , while the biggie is the |/su National|/natauctionassn |/su Auctioneer's Association|1|/natauctionassn . Restrict the latter by state when using their |/to Find an |/to Auction|/tx sub-menu. Both listings tend to be overloaded by the few auction houses that actually use them. Typically, there is very little overlap. Most states have similar regional associations. |/to Government Liquidation|j\320 |1|/tx Scottsdale based |/su Government Liquidation|1|/govliquidation has the contracts for most privitized US military surplus sales. While international in scope, all local Arizona sales normally come from their |/to Davis-Monthan|/tx site in Tucson. This site also sometimes offers items from Yuma, Fort Huachucha, and Luke AFB. Other sites within shouting distance include Kirtland (Alburquerque), Holloman (Alamogordo), and Nellis (Las Vegas). Your optimum bidding strategy takes place precisely |/to 41.33749 minutes|/tx into their last auction hour. Anything earlier will be outbid, and anything later will trip their maddengly infuriating bid extensions. |/to The Biggies|j\320 |1|/tx Three of the largest and highest profile Arizona general auction houses appear to be |/su Sierra|1|/sierraauct , |/su Cunningham|1|/cunninghamauct , and |/su Auction & Appraise|1|/auctappr . All three are Phoenix based. Sierra has yard auctions each first Saturday, does the |/su Maricopa|/maricopacoll |/su Community College|1|/maricopacoll surplus, and numerous industrial distress sales. Their yard auctions are exceptionally well promoted and attended, so bargains tend to be limited. Cunningham has similar yard auctions each second Wednesday, along with many bankruptcy and industrial sales. Auction & Appraise is primarily a weekly Saturday yard auction, alternating between stock themes of police, tool, jewelry, and bulk lots. |/to The Good Old Boys and Gals|j\320 |1|/tx Christine Sullivan and John Hughes are Tucson contract auctioneers who together form |/su Count your Assets|1|/countass . They call the |/su Pima|/southwestliq |/su College|1|/southwestliq auctions and offer upscale jewelry and art services. I have done quite well with their rare industrial distress offerings. Walt Terne of |/su Southwest Liquidators|1|/southwestliq manages the Pima College auctions, has occasional yard auctions on industrial used merch, and does a few other school auctions. |/su Bruce Tingle|1|/tingle is Willcox based, handles the EAC school auction, Benson utility surplus, Graham county, and does an occasional yard auction. Along with the usual ranch and estate stuff. |/su Chuck|/haynieauct |/su Haynie|1|/haynieauct covers both the Showlow area and some ranch and smaller town business auctions statewide. Cathy Crawford hosts |/to Tumbleweed Auctions|1|/crawfordauct located in Sierra Vista. She mainly does yard auctions of estate sales. Finally, |/su O. C. Mangold|1|/mangold specializes in the Wickenburg greater metropolitan area, mainly with estate auctions and fund raisers. But I did very well on his only telecom auction to date. |/to Schools and such|j\320 |1|/tx Community college auctions are often your best bet here, because the university stuff tends to be higraded by insiders, while the high school and lower items are usually abject trash. The |/su University of Arizona|1|/uaauct does their own auctions every second Tuesday. |/su Maricopa Community College|1|/maricopacoll auctions are onsite and several times a year, handled by |/su Sierra Auctions|1|/sierraauct . The Pima College ) cl /tabs [13] store startnewpage (auctions are honchoed by |/su Southwest Liquidators|1|/southwestliq and are called by |/su Count your|/countass |/su Assets|1|/countass . While |/su Bruce Tingle|1|/tingle handles the Eastern Arizona College and (sometimes) Cochise College auctions. Arizona State University seems to sell most items direct rather than by auction. Per |/su this link|1|/asustore . Links to other school auctions are |/su here|1|/schoolauct . |/to Heavy Equipment|j\320 |1|/tx Construction equipment and larger trucks are often offered by |/su Western Sales Management|1|/wsmauct . Who also handle some city surplus, several area contractors, Qwest Communications, and Southwest Gas. Additional farm and construction gear is handled regionally by |/su Dickerson Auction|1|/dickerson who occasionally come over from their New Mexico home. |/to Out of State|j\320 |1|/tx Really major liquidations and bankruptcies are often done by such out-of-state auction houses as |/su DoveBid|1|/dovebid , |/su Michael Fox|1|/michaelfox , or |/su M.J.Auctions|1|/mjauctions . Any of these auctions may be quite rare and hard to find. Owing mainly to newspapers not yet having effective display advertising searching. Their heavy promotion and steep opening prices tend to limit bargains. But "contents of shelf" or "contents of room" opportunities may remain. Especially if you carefully preview. |/to Some Also Rans|j\320 |1|/tx I haven't had much dealing with many of the other Arizona auction houses. |/su Arizona Auctioneers|1|/azauctioneers has had some really great industrial auctions in the past, in addition to their Phoenix yard sales. But their web page is usually way out of date. Laguerre auctions seem to mysterously show up at the Santa Cruz county fairgrounds with Southwestern art auctions, but don't appear to have an obvious website or be otherwise reachable. |/su America West Auctioneers|1|/americawest down in Benson have no website at all combined with less than stellar vibes. Firms that do mostly in-house auctions of anqitue and estate items include |/to R & S Auctions|/tx in Tucson who heavily advertise in the classifieds but also have no obvious website. Along with the Wright Brother's |/su Arizona Auction Barn|1|/wrightauct , |/su A1 Auction|1|/a1auct , the |/su Auction|/auctbroke |/su Brokers|1|/auctbroke , and |/su Ron Brunk|1|/ronbrunk |h |c For More Help |d |a|0I|b|1|jn our |/su Auction Help|1|/auct01 library page and previous |/su GuruGrams|1|/gurgrm01 , we've looked at a number of |/su eBay|1|/ebaystore related resources. Such as these tutorials\274 |6|/shiftin |/aqua |/burplebox16.5 |/staytint1 |h |/su Successful eBay Seller Strategies|6|/ebaysell |/su Successful eBay Buyer Strategies|6|/ebaybuy |h |/su My eBay Secrets|6|/myebays |/su Son of eBay Secrets|6|/moreebay |/su My eBay Photo Secrets|6|/ebayphoto |/su The Live Auction Scene|6|/auctscne |/su Step by Step Image Prep|6|/stepprep |/su Digital Camera Swings & Tilts|6|/swingtlt |/su Digital Camera Dodges & Burns|6|/dodbur |/su High Legibility Fonts Tutorial|6|/bmfonts |/su Logfile Reader and eBay Analyzer|6|/analogeb |/su Logfile Stats History Addon|6|/histolog |/su Using Distiller to run PostScript!|6|/distlang.pdf |/su Acrobat "Galley Slave" Generator |6|/gallery.pdf |/su The eBay Phenomenon |6|/ebayphen.pdf |1|/shiftout |/aqua |/black And, among many dozens of others, these free |/su PostScript|1|/post01 tools\274 |6|/shiftin |/aqua |/burplebox5 |/staytint1 |h |/su Logfile Stats Reader and eBay Theft Detector|1|/logrpt01.psl |/su Combined Swings & Tilts and Punchthru Eliminator|1|/nutilt01.psl |/su Combined Auto-backgrounder and Vignetting Utility|1|/nubkg01.psl |/su Digital Camera Dodging & Burning Utility|1|/dodbur01.psl |1|/shiftout |/aqua |/black |h In this Consulting services are available per our |/su Infopack|/tx services and on a contract or an hourly basis. 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