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to come in and view the wares personally
during the three preview days Bighorn
hosts, showcasing all available goods from
the ongoing auction with lot numbers
clearly marked. Each auction generally
consists of wares from three different
estates, giving customers a wide range to
browse and bid on.
Some customers are in search of a good
deal, while others are looking for pieces of
their past. Randy said he has had several
customers tell him they come to the auction
house because of the things they'll find from
their childhood. No matter what they're in
search for, many customers end up hooked.
"We have a lot of people telling us they
become addicts, and we need to start
some kind of facility for addicts – auction
addicts," Kim Owen, Randy's wife and
Bighorn's other owner, said with a laugh.
Randy's own auction addiction started
when he was a little boy with his grandfa-
ther taking him to live auctions. That love of
auctioning is what morphed his second-hand
store into an auction company years later.
He said his favorite part of the job is the
variety that comes with it every day.
"It's not repetitious," Randy said. "It's
always something new."
To learn more or join in on the bidding,
visit www.bighornauctions.com.
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