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About Us

Tri-State Auction is a family owned and operated business which strives for excellence in service.

We are licensed and bonded in 17 states

TN LIC# 5120

Alabama

Arkansas

Florida

Georgia

Kentucky

Indiana

Louisiana

Mississippi

Missouri

North Carolina

Ohio

Pennsylvania

South Carolina

Tennessee

Texas

Virginia

West Virginia

We have also conducted auctions in Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, Oklahoma & Wisconsin

Our greatest qualification is that we know and have worked with machinery in the forest products industry for the past 50 years.

We strive to stay abreast of the ever-changing products and technical advancements within the industry so that we can competently evaluate your machinery based on the facts.

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Meet the Team

James Savage

James Savage, is the new owner of Tristate Auction and works the ground on auction day.
Along with his crew, James prepares the auction site for sale day, cleaning and organizing the equipment. James also handles our brokered used equipment.

James has over 25 years experience in the auction business.

James auction experience includes but is not limited to, working as clerk, cashier, auction setup, bid assistant and auctioneer.

James is also our sales agent and contact person if you are interested in having an auction.

Kristie Scarbrough

Kristie Scarbrough is office support and works as the clerk at auctions. She is also handling our ad setup.

Michele West

Michele West is technical & office support in the office as well as on auction sites
and is our web site manager.

Mike Hixson

Mike Hixson, licensed Auctioneer & Real Estate Broker, is a guest auctioneer that has worked with Tri-State Auction for more than 15 years.

We also have additional full time support staff who work the auctions and a large network of contract personnel.