Auction & Appraisal Services

James Savage and Tristate-Auction are without a doubt the best auction service in the country. I live 350 miles from the location of the equipment that was to be auctioned and James and Sandra were of immeasurable value in helping me navigate through a complicated and at times somewhat contentious situation involving the prior owner of the equipment. Tristate then spent considerable time cleaning and preparing the equipment for sale as well as time mowing and preparing the auction site which had become somewhat overgrown. James went beyond the call of duty by personally driving a large track cutter with one non-functioning track down from the top of a very steep mini-mountain where it had essentially been abandoned by the prior owner. I should also note that I found Tristate’s rank and file employees to be hard working, friendly, and cooperative. I really do not think you can find any auction company that does a better or more thorough job than Tristate.

From the initial meeting through the final calculations of items sold, Tristate Auction Company conducted itself professionally in all aspects of the auction process. This was my first experience dealing with an equipment auction and James and his staff did a great job of preparing the equipment for sale, making sure all descriptions were accurately portrayed for the buyers, and highly visible to all buyers. His recommendation to me throughout the process proved to be very beneficial in the results of the auction. I was very pleased with James and his entire staff and will certainly use them if the need arises again.

I want to thank you and the rest of your staff for an outstanding job. The proceeds from the auction were right on target with what we expected. The manner in which you at Tri-State performed was outstanding. We thank you kindly for your help in the sales.

I have dealt with a great many auctioneers over the years in association with my law practice. I want you to know that my partners in EKM and I were extremely pleased with the results. The professionalism of your employees and their hard work in preparing these items for auction should make you very proud of your organization and its employees.

We feel the auction that you held at Taz Hardwood was very successful. Tri-State Auction did an excellent job at cleaning, selling & advertising. We give Tri-State Auction the highest recommendation and please feel free to tell anyone that we recommend Tri-State highly.

James Savage continues the tradition of the Kimbel family maintaining the same standard of professional ethics and values. James has more sawmill auction experience than anyone in the industry. All you have to do is attend one of the major competitor’s sales and you will see why Tristate remains the leader.