Santa's Village Auction Sale Amounts

For those of you who are interested, here's the entire auction list and the amount each item went for based on my notes when I was there on Wednesday.

A total of just under $800,000 was garnered by the auction of the items.

Lot.......Final Bid.......Description
Auction starts in Ice Arena..............
501.......175.......Security Uniforms
502.......1900.......Costumes & Props
503.......500.......Saddles
504.......500.......Loose Signs Along Wall
505.......100.......Rental Skate Inventory
506.......2800.......Skate Sharpener
507.......400.......Showcases and Cash Register
508.......700......."38 Storage boxes w/ Stockings, Ice guards, etc."
Auction moves upstairs to woodshop..............
509.......200......."Dewalt 10"" Bench Saw"
510.......150.......Dust Collector
511.......150.......Dust Collector
512.......250.......Band Saw
513.......175.......Belt Grinder
514.......100.......Planer
515.......OUT.......
516.......100......."McCullough 10"" Miter Saw"
517.......175.......Planer
518.......175.......Dayton Drill Press
519.......35.......Grinder
520.......200.......Impulse Nail Gun
521.......30.......Pneumatic Nail Gun
522.......80.......Misc Tools on Bench
523.......600.......Nuts/Bolts bins
523a.......500.......Table Saw
524.......500.......Bender
524a.......3000.......Zamboni
Auction moves downstairs to lounge..............
525.......35.......40 +/- Red seat chairs
526.......35.......24 Arm chairs
527.......100.......13 Bar stools
528.......100.......13 Tables
529.......OUT.......
530.......375.......4 Stand Up tables
531.......100.......Misc Equipment on Bartop
532.......900.......Misc Bar signs/Neon
533.......250.......Draught Box
534.......No Sale.......Refrigerator
535.......No Sale.......Microwave
536.......175.......2 Chafing Pans
537.......400.......2 Deep Fryers
538.......150.......Grill with Table
539.......No Sale.......Warming Light
540.......45.......Storage Shelf and Contents
541.......125.......Double Oven
542.......400.......Walk In Cooler
543.......OUT.......
544.......125.......Stainless Steel sink/Table
545.......250.......Randell Double Door Cooler
546.......450.......7 Storage racks and contents
547.......600.......4 sets coin op lockers
548.......650.......Cotton Candy/Sno Cone machines
Auction moves to Arcade building..............
549.......1600.......Stuffed animals
550.......125.......Floor Fan
551.......650.......4 Ice Cream Freezers
552.......9000......."SnowBall ""Teacup"" Ride"
Auction Moves to Ice Cream Parlor..............
553.......150.......Green & White Stackable chairs
554.......900.......Portable Ice cream kiosk
555.......750.......2 Masterbilt ice cream cases
556.......150.......Shake Mixers & Misc equipment
557.......75.......Stainless Steel sink/Table
558.......325.......Doughnut Case
Auction Moves to bleachers..............
559.......300.......Bleachers
560.......5000.......Hampton Combination Umbrella Ride
561.......4000.......17 Skeeball Alleys
562.......2200.......Lot - Picnic Tables in Grove Area
563.......600.......Lot - Picnic Tables in Pavillion
563a.......900.......Lot - Picnic Tables in Lower Area
Auction Moves to Waterpark..............
563b.......750.......Picnic Tables
564.......5000.......2 Blue Waterslides
565.......8000.......White Waterslide
566.......500.......Kid Wash
567.......OUT.......
568.......600.......Chairs by Pool
569.......350.......Water Mushroom
570.......2500.......Elephant Spray
571.......4350.......Gorilla
572.......2350.......Turtle
Auction Moves Uphill to Rides..............
573.......28000.......S&S Frog Hopper
574.......5000.......AH Star Jets
575.......8000.......Theel Merry-Go-Round
576.......46000.......Wisdom Dragon Coaster
577.......8000.......Zamperla Convoy
578.......37500.......Zamperla Balloon Race
579.......1400.......White Horse Figure
Auction Moves into Gift Shop..............
580.......900.......Child Strollers
581.......2900......."Gifts, Novelties, Plush in Basement"
582.......OUT.......
583.......300.......Yellow School Bus Shelf Unit
584.......3850.......Contents - Ground floor gift shop
"Auction Moves towards ""Old McDonalds Farm"""..............
585.......4500.......2 Draft Horse Statues
586.......13000.......Pumpkin Coach Carriage
587.......800.......Lot - Picnic Tables by Hofbrau House
588.......3500......."Hampton Rock, Spin & Roll"
Auction Moves to Games..............
589.......900.......Tin Can Alley
590.......2750.......Lot - 8 Games
591.......600.......Contents - Club House restaurant
592.......18000.......Chicago Locomotive & Track
593.......750.......Water Race Game
594.......7000.......Arrow Antique Cars
595.......250000.......Typhoon Coaster
596.......20000.......Go Forth Skyliner
597.......4000.......Water Wars
598.......55500.......Zamperla Fire Chief
599.......5500.......Fire Truck w/ 2 tram trailer
600.......2000.......Bumper Cars
601.......300.......Lot - 6 - Games
602.......3500.......Green park benches
603.......20000.......Galleon Pirate Ship
604.......4500.......Hampton Little Stinger
605.......11000.......Satori Great Wheel
606.......45000.......Chance YoYo
607.......15000.......Tilt-A-Whirl
608.......22000.......Helicopter Ride
609.......5000.......Venture Parachute Drop
610.......5000.......Himalaya
611.......300.......Lot - Picnic Tables
Auction Moves to Maintenance Shop..............
612.......350.......Thermal Arc Cutter
613.......500.......Miller Spoolmatic 3
614.......500.......Millermatic 200
615.......300.......Lincoln 250
616.......900.......Miller TM Welder
617.......150.......2 Grinders
618.......75.......Tool Shop cutter
619.......650.......Cutting Torch & Misc in cabinet
620.......125.......Metal Table w/ 2 vices and grinder
621.......550.......American Paceomatic Metal Lathe
622.......1300.......Jet Metal Lathe
623.......375.......Dayton Drill Press
624.......55.......Small Grinder
625.......1200.......Bridgeport Drill Press
626.......250.......Lot - Tool boxes
627.......550.......Tecumseh Endure XL/C Generator
628.......300.......Pump
629.......750.......Portable Filter Cart
630.......300.......Dake Press
631.......500.......Metal Band Saw & Scrap Iron
632.......OUT.......
633.......75.......Pressure Washer
634.......100.......Assorted Jacks
635.......150.......Workbench and contents
636.......525.......Lot - Lubricants
637.......75.......Speedaire Compressor/2 Portable Tanks
638.......100.......Sandborn Air Compressor
639.......175.......Devilbiss Air Compressor
639a.......100.......Wrenches
640.......200......."Heater, Blower, Pumps"
641.......140.......Delta Drill Press
642.......450.......1 Ton Electrical Chain Fall
643.......550.......Toolbox & misc
644.......4500.......Payloader Front End Loader
645.......7750.......JCB Front End Loader
646.......1650.......Ford Tractor
647.......2500.......Ford Tractor & Front End loader
648.......2250.......Bobcat
649.......350.......Portable Diesel Pump
650.......100.......Gasoline Tanks w/ Pump
651.......2500.......6 Golf Carts
652.......650.......Contents of Room
653.......800.......Zamboni
654.......2100.......T.M. Gas Operated Compressor w/ Jackhammer
654a.......1700.......Pony Carts
Auction Moves to Gift Shop/Main Entrance..............
655.......2100.......Strollers
656.......175.......4 Adult Strollers
657.......325.......7 Red Wagons
658.......4050.......Contents of Shop/Novelties
659.......275.......Santa's Village Signs
660.......300.......Savin 9927 Copy Machine
661.......2500.......Chevy Custom Deluxe 30 Dump Truck/Plow
662.......7200.......Santa Claus Statue
663.......1250.......Santa's Wagon
664.......9100.......3 Snowmen
......." $798,580 ".......

You know what's really messed up with all this and this is just based on my gut reaction to this auction?

A judge ordered the owner of the park (not the property) to do this auction to pay off $170,000 in debt that he racked up. He also owed around $83,000 to the village of East Dundee for back taxes and utility bills (water).

The Typhoon coaster alone just paid off that debt.

Since the owner of the property has interest in keeping it a park supposedly, the owner of the park could have just sold that coaster, paid off the debt in full, and transferred ownership to someone else without losing any other assets on the property.

But since that didn't happen and everything got sold off except the buildings, infrastructure, etc., if they are serious on keeping it a park, they basically have to start over.

All I have to say is,,,,, UGHHHHH!!!!!

Some of those prices seem like they went really high compared to the Erieview auction. The picnic tables here went a lot higher, the Erieview ones went for $150. What model of skate sharpener was there? You can buy a top of the line brand new one for that much. Their tilt-a-whirl went for twice as much, but it may have been in better shape.

On the other hand, if the zamboni was a larger sized model, they got a great deal on it for $3000. Looks like they may have had some smaller models for a good price too.

I have now decided that I want my own cotton candy machine. I need to find one somewhere! Hmmm, the next auction I can go to is 30 mins from where I live. :)

I knew this park was in trouble when I saw Typhoon for sale on Ital well over a year ago. I haven't been to the park in over a decade and was actually wanting to go visit THIS year in early spring. The whole thing makes me sick. This was my "home park" before I had ever even taken my first coaster ride. I wanted to go to the auction but couldn't get off work. It doesn't look like I could have afforded much though.

The sick thing is that Typhoon is still for sale on Ital!

Wow, 3,000 for a Zamboni!?!?!?! that's a steal!

I'll have to consider going to an auction. Can't beat the prices on the tools.

It always amazes me how little those partk auctions actually bring in. But I guess they make sense since the market for used rides just doesn't seem to be there anymore.

For anyone interrested, there are a few items from SV on Ebay right now. Get em' before you can't.

this was a classic park-I went at least 2x a year when I was younger. The last few times I went, the Typhoon was never open. Sucks that I never got to ride it, and that I will never get to take my kids there (when I have them) :)

Someone got a good deal on the Frog Hopper.

R.