INDUSTRY NEWS
WEAVER LEATHER AUCTION CONNECTS BUYERS AND SELLERS
By Liisa Andreassen
The Weaver Leather Auction, hosted by Weaver Leather, started in 1984 as a way for people to buy and sell equipment. From humble beginnings, it’s grown into a yearly anticipated event. This year saw nearly 400 registered buyers and a total attendance of about 500. It’s the largest auction of its kind and consignments include new and used machinery, hand tools, leather hides and webbing.
In addition to providing a venue for sales, Jim Weaver, supply sales manager at Weaver Leather, says, “This is also a great time for our customers to come together and share ideas and to tour our 300,000-square-foot facility. It provides us with the opportunity to say thank you to our customers for their continued support throughout the years.”
This year, a 5 percent cash-and-carry discount of all Weaver Leather’s in-house products was offered and for every $100 bought in house, customers were entered into a drawing to win anything from a sewing machine to hand tools.
On the first day of the auction, leather is sold, followed by hand tools and equipment on day two. The goods are housed in three tents and are mostly consigned products from Weaver Leather’s customers and vendors. Weaver Leather will consign some items every year, but it’s mostly from outside parties.
Weaver shares that the auction also
