Hello,
My name is Walt Kolenda aka Auctionwally. I’ve been in the auctions/antiques business for more than 25 years. I’m a licensed auctioneer in the State of MA#2621. I’m also a professional appraiser, podcaster and webmaster as well as being a 9 year eBay seller. So I’ve got an opinion and want to share it here.
You can find me here or at http://auctionwally.com a site where I do online antiques appraisals. I hope you get a minute to take a look, there are over 200 archived antiques appraisals which are free to view.
My podcast feed at http://auctionwally.libsyn.com/rss but you can also find it on my site or subscribe to it in iTunes.
I can be reached at wkolenda@gmail.com
by phone at #1-978-355-2094
I am available for most types of things you’d think of an auctioneer for, from an on site estate auctions, to live appraisal day fund raisers.
I hope to chat with you soon, thanks for looking.
I was googling my Dad (father-in-law) and came across your kind words through your website. We wanted to see what students said about Dad at Mount Wachusett as he was a Professor.
Thank you for your kind words and I will let my Mother-in-law know. All the books have been empited from the barn – (its strange – because thats all I remember over the last 25+ years is books piled from floor to ceiling!)
We go to Rietta every Sunday — Mom can’t bear to go – Dad set up there every Sunday – the tradition continues with his younger son.
Take Care and Thanks Again….. Maybe we’ll see you at Rietta next Summer.
Gwen Drowne