About Obenauf Auctions

Our Mission Statement

 

We will provide the highest level of Professional Auctioneering Services through open, honest, knowledgeable, and friendly conduct. We will deliver EXCELLENCE IN AUCTIONEERING.

 

Experience

 

Successfully conducting auctions since 1984. We count among our satisfied clients – Over 100 Local Municipalities; Lake, Cook, McHenry and DuPage Counties in Illinois. We are members of the National Auctioneers Association, the Illinois State Auctioneers Association, and the Wisconsin Auctioneers Association. Through these affiliations we have access to other professionals from across the nation and thereby stay informed of the latest laws, prices and trends in marketing.

 

Auction Information

 

The Auction Method of Marketing offers the opportunity to convert property into liquid capital quickly, at the best possible price, through competitive bidding. For centuries auctions have been recognized as the fairest and fastest sales method around the world. The power of buying and selling at auction is really very simple.

 

When the bidding stops and the hammer falls, the value of an item is set. The buyer, not the seller, sets the price. In no other type of selling situation will you see actual fair market value realized on a given day. This simple distinction cuts through all the speculation about what the sellers merchandise is really worth. The emphasis is on today’s auction values.