Article: Monday sale caters to a different audience

February winds to a close with a modest slate of auctions, including a Monday afternoon sale.

Constantine & Mayer Inc.

"What we found is that people at out Monday sales are professional buyers and sellers," says Dan Pletcher, co-owner of Constantine & Mayer, where a sale is planned for noon Feb. 25. "They're here to buy things to re-sell on eBay or at swap meets and flea markets. This is their job."

While you might not find the typical bidder in the crowd of this matinee sale, the goods on the block differ a bit from the usual Constantine & Mayer sale.

"This is a good collectibles auction of second-tier merchandise that didn't fit into our higher-end sales," says Pletcher. "In a lot of ...

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