Farm & Land

Farm and land auctions

Farms, acreage, pasture, tillable ground and wooded lots sold at public auction, whole or divided into parcels where that brings more.

What we sell

In this category

  • Working farms with house and outbuildings
  • Tillable and pasture ground
  • Wooded and recreational acreage
  • Building lots
  • Farms sold together with equipment and contents
  • Estate land settlements

An auction puts a date on a land sale. Buyers inspect ahead, compete on the day, and the ground sells under terms everyone knew going in.

Have something in this category?

Tell us what you have and we will give you an honest read on what it is likely to bring, and whether it is worth selling at auction at all.

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Looking to buy?

Farm & Land come up regularly. See what is open for bidding now, or get a note when a new catalog posts.

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Why auction

Why this sells better at auction

A dealer offer is one person's opinion on one day. An auction puts your items in front of every buyer who wants that category at the same time.

The right buyers see it

We sell into this category regularly, so the people who collect it already watch our sales. That is most of what an auctioneer is actually for.

Competition sets the price

Two interested buyers decide what something is worth far better than any appraisal does. You find out what the market will actually pay.

It sells on a known date

No waiting for the right buyer to wander in. The sale has a date, it closes, and you get paid.

Not sure what you have?

Most people are not. Send photos or call and describe it. We will tell you if it is worth selling, and we will tell you when it is not.

Talk to us

John Carl Auction Company

8 W Elizabeth Street
Maytown, PA 17550

GPS noteSome navigation systems list this address as Marietta, PA 17547.

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