Tractor Collector Market Trends with Kurt Aumann

Machinery Pete catches up with Kurt Aumann, owner of Aumann Vintage Power in Nokomis, IL. Kurt has been one of the foremost auctioneers in the vintage tractor, farm memorabilia, pedal tractors, toy tractors and farm signs space for decades. Kurt and Pete talk about Aumann Vintage Power 5-Day Annual Fall Auction Oct. 22-26 plus the 14 collector auctions they have coming up Oct. 27 – Dec. 3, 2023.

• [:40] - Machinery Pete’s intro, latest market update
• [5:48] - Interview with Kurt Aumann begins
• [10:00] - About the items in the sale
• [14:56] - Connecting with people and adapting to online-only auctions 
• [19:09] - What is the rarest tractor Kurt has seen?
• [29:35] - State of collector market
• [38:00] - Connection between farmer & tractor
• [50:34] - Final words from Machinery Pete

Machinery Pete was founded in 1989 and has grown from its humble beginnings to a full-fledged marketplace for farming equipment. Greg Peterson, founder and host, has also released Machinery Pete content across platforms including YouTube with his long-running Machinery Pete TV show.

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