I HAVE DONE BUSINESS WITH JACK AND JUDY WOODS WHENEVER I HAD ANTIQUES SINCE THE EARLY 1980'S. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN TOTALLY SATISFIED IN THEIR PROFESSIONALISM, KNOWLEDGE OF ANTIQUES, AND THE LENGTHS THEY GO TO IN ATTRACTING AN AUDIENCE OF BUYERS. I HAVE ALWAYS GOTTEN THE BEST PRICES FOR MY ITEMS - EVEN IN TIMES WHEN THE MARKET TREND FOR ANTIQUES HAVE HAD A DOWNTURN.
FOR EXAMPLE, BACK IN 2004, I HAD A OVAL KPM PORCELAIN PLAQUE OF A MAN BOUND IN A CHAIR WITH CHAINS. I HAD NO IDEA WHO THIS CHARACTER WAS, SEARCHED THROUGH OVER 70 ANTIQUE PRICE GUIDES, CALLED DIFFERENT ANTIQUE SHOPS, GOT ON E-BAY LOOKING FOR ANYTHING LIKE IT, AND STILL CAME UP EMPTY HANDED. I TOOK IT TO JACK AND JUDY, TOLD THEM HOW I HAD TRIED TO FIND OUT ABOUT IT BEFORE I CONSIGNED IT, BUT HAD NO LUCK. JUDY GAVE IT TO JACK AND HE IMMEDIATELY IDENTIFIED IT AS KING LEAR FROM WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE. THEY ADVERTISED THIS ITEM EXTENSIVELY AND THE RESULTING HAMMER PRICE WAS WELL ABOVE THE MARKET TREND AT THAT TIME.
ANOTHER ITEM I HAD CONSIGNED TO THEM WAS AN ELEGANT THOMAS WEBB SCENT BOTTLE IN FROSTED CRANBERRY WITH A STERLING TOP. AGAIN, THEY EXTENSIVELY ADVERTISED THIS AND THE RESULTING HAMMER PRICE WAS, AGAIN, IN EXCESS OF THE MARKET TREND.
RESULTS LIKE THESE GO ON AND ON OVER THE 30 YEARS I'VE DONE BUSINESS WITH THESE REALLY GREAT, KNOWLEDGEABLE PEOPLE. EVEN WITH E-BAY HAVING INVADED THE ANTIQUE WORLD, THE PRICES THEY GET ARE STILL ABOVE THE MARKET VALUES ON THE THINGS I'VE SOLD RECENTLY.
ALTHOUGH MY HEALTH IS FAILING NOW AND I NO LONGER GO LOOKING FOR ANTIQUES, I WILL NEVER HESITATE TO CONTACT JACK AND JUDY WOODS AT WOODS AUCTION IF I EVER DO FIND SOMETHING IN THE FUTURE. THANKS FOR THE PAST ANTIQUE AND AUCTION MEMORIES, JACK AND JUDY. IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE 30 YEARS SINCE I FIRST CONTACTED YOU ABOUT A ROOKWOOD BEER STEIN I HAD FOR YOU TO SELL BUT, BY GOD, IT HAS BEEN.
GOD BLESS,
DAVID STICKLE
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