Article: Red Barn putting items up for bid

Debra Rapstine and Kelly Jackson are looking to bring a Midwestern flavor to the Southern California area. Rapstine's Red Barn will hold what they hope to be the first of many public auctions this weekend.

"A lot of people in California are not auction oriented," Jackson said. "In the east and Midwest, auction is a big business. An auction is a good place to buy and a good place to eliminate surplus merchandise."

The Red Barn is a member of the Beaumont Antique Guild, a group of stores along West Sixth Street that specializes in antique wares.

"We will have everything from comic books to baseball cards to old antique fronts and framing, furniture, glass cases, you name it," ...

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