Auctions Industry Competitors

If you've ever coveted a 1950s Patek Philippe or turn-of-the-century Vacheron Constantin, you've probably heard of Antiquorum Auctioneers. The Swiss-based auction house, founded in 1974 by chairman Osvaldo Patrizzi, specializes in high-end collectible watches and clocks....

In the market for antique armor, classic timepieces, or fine art and wines? Look no further than auction house Bonhams & Butterfields. Staging more than 50 live auctions a year in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York, the company specializes in appraisal and disposition of fine art, antiques, books, jewelry, and collectibles....

Bonhams 1793 (named for its founding date) is one of the world's leading auction houses. The firm auctions art and antiques in about 70 categories, including modern art, photography, coins, and musical instruments. In addition to its 22 UK offices, Bonhams has operations throughout Europe....

You’ll always get change back when you buy from Bowers and Merena – very valuable change. Bowers and Merena Auctions sells rare coins via an online store and auctions (online and live) to collectors, dealers, and museums....

The fur flies off the auction block at Finnish Fur Sales (FFS). The international auction house trades primarily in raw fur skins, including mink, fox, raccoon, and lamb. FSS buys its furs mostly from breeders in Nordic and Central Europe. The company holds four to six auctions each year....

Forget JFK's desk. Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers handles bids for the truck that hauled it. One of the world's largest industrial auctioneers, the company holds more than 350 auctions a year in 110 offices throughout Asia, Australia, Europe, Central America, the Middle East, and North America....

Sheldon Good & Company is one of the nation's leading real estate auction firms, having sold some $9 billion worth of property since its founding in 1965. The company offers conventional brokerage services, real estate consulting services, and financial services that include short term lending for real estate owners, buyers, and sellers....

Sotheby's believes that every man's trash (or treasure) is another man's treasure -- especially when that trash just so happens to be a pricey antique, a rare collectible, or anyone's idea of art. The company (along with rival Christie's International) share domination of the world's auction house market....

Superior Galleries specializes in coins, but it doesn't deal in pocket change. Superior Galleries sells rare coins on a retail and wholesale basis across the US and in several foreign countries. The company's wholesale operations account for more than half the company's revenues: serving a network of about 5,000 rare coin dealers....

ADESA (Auto Dealers Exchange Services of America) doesn't sell cars, it sells fleets of cars to dealers. The company offers used- and salvage-vehicle redistribution services to automakers, lessors, and dealers in the US, Canada, and Mexico. ADESA operates about 60 used-vehicle auctions and more than 40 salvage auctions; it also offers such ancillary services as logistics, inspections, evaluation, titling, and settlement administration....

You won't find old Pez dispensers here. Christie's International is one of the world's largest auction houses (neck and neck with Sotheby's). Christie's appraises, prepares, and sells items such as art, collectibles, wine, stamps, and motor cars....

What happens after cars are totaled in wrecks or natural disasters? How about stolen cars recovered after the insurance settlement? Perhaps Copart happens -- it takes junked cars and auctions them for insurers, auto dealers, and car rental agencies....

Entrade was entranced by the online B2B portal craze, but it's now bidding on the auction business. Formerly ARTRA GROUP, it's focused on developing its Nationwide Auction Systems, once the leading asset liquidation businesses in the US. Nationwide specializes in the disposal of surplus property, such as vehicles, equipment, excess inventory, and repossessions....

Escala Group has grown from its roots as a specialty auction house (named Greg Manning) dealing in stamps, coins, sports collectibles, art, and memorabilia into a holding company serving the global collectibles market. The company's name change in 2005 was meant to reflect the reorganization of its business into two main areas: collectibles (handled via both auctions and direct sales) and trading....

Going once ... going twice ... sold to the man in the white toga. Finarte-Semenzato Casa d'Aste (formerly Finarte Casa d'Aste) is one of the world's largest auction houses, as well as a leader in Italy, showcasing modern and "Old Master" art, jewelry, furnishings, coins, books, and textiles, among other items....

H.R. Harmer has stamped its name in the philatelic community. Founded in 1918, H.R. Harmer is an auction house focused on stamps and stamp collections. The company provides appraisal and advisory services in addition to auction services (which include promotion, transit, and insurance)....

Heritage Galleries & Auctioneers (formerly Heritage Capital Corporation) wheels and deals in rare collectibles from coins to comic books. The firm offers coins, comics, currency, Americana, autographs, fine art, movie posters, sports collectibles, and other items....

Getting something out of nothing is what this junkyard doggedly pursues. Insurance Auto Auctions (IAAI) is a leading US auto salvage company that auctions off cars declared a total loss for insurance purposes; it auctions either whole vehicles or, if they can't be fixed, just the parts....

John Swan & Sons operates livestock auction and marketing centers in St. Boswells and Wooler through its subsidiary John Swan Limited. Its St. Boswells livestock center can accommodate about 20,000 sheep and 5,000 cattle and has five selling rings. The auctioneering company offers a range of other specialists services which including estate agency, livestock quota trading, liquidation and insolvency sales, displenishing sales of businesses, fine art sales, house clearances, and valuation work....

KAR Holdings is not a used car lot, but they sell a lot of used cars through subsidiaries. Formed in 2007, Kar Holdings brings the operations of ADESA, Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. (IAAI), and Automotive Finance Corporation under their holding company umbrella....