- Manion's
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Manion's Industry Auctions Headquarters 4411 North 67th Street
Kansas City, Kansas 66104-1078
39°10′00″N 94°43′57″W / 39.166625°N 94.732485°WCoordinates: 39°10′00″N 94°43′57″W / 39.166625°N 94.732485°WProducts Miliataria, historical collectibles, and firearms Website www.manions.com Manion's International Auction House is an online auction website, and is the world's largest online auction house specializing in historical military collectibles. There are currently over 50,000 members, and over 20,000 auction items per month.[1] Its headquarters is located in Kansas City, Kansas.[2]
When the company started in 1970, it published a black and white auction catalog every month, with categories that included U.S., German, Japanese and European Military items. Bids were accepted by mail, phone, and later fax. There were fewer than 10 employees that photographed,[3] described, packed and shipped items for each 30-day auction.[4]
Manion's went online in the late 1990s, with their www.manions.com website. The site enabled members to view newly consigned items every day, create a Watch List to keep track of more interesting pieces, check their winning and losing bids, and receive the most up-to-date information via email.
In 2008, the Kansas City Star reported that Manion's had moved to a 4-day workweek for some of its staff.[5]
In 2009, it offered at auction a vampire-slaying kit. "The kit comes in what looks like an antique jewelry box and contains a wooden stake, a single-shot pistol, 18 silver bullets, several crucifixes, holy water and three mysterious vials filled with unidentified substances," according to an article in the Kansas City Star.[6]
References
- ^ Manions.com
- ^ "Manions Contact Center." Manion's. Retrieved on February 11, 2010.
- ^ "How I got the job: Rebecca Baker, photographer". The Kansas City Star: p. F1. 2009-01-11. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=KC&p_theme=kc&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=125A745260411868&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 10 February 2010. "About the employer: Manion's International, based in Kansas City, Kan., is an online auction site specializing in historical collectibles, with an emphasis on military items. Customers range from individual collectors to museum representatives. My role: I am one of four photographers who take pictures of the merchandise we display at our Web site. We use digital cameras and sometimes take 500 to 1,000 pictures a day."
- ^ Manions.com
- ^ Stafford, Diane (2008-07-09). "9 to 5 -- has a new way arrived?". The Kansas City Star: p. A1. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=KC&p_theme=kc&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=121D23169A879488&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 10 February 2010. "Another Kansas City area company that thinks four-day workweeks make sense is Manion's International Auction House Inc. in western Wyandotte County"
- ^ "WTF? Vampire-slaying kit goes to the highest bidder". The Kansas City Star: p. YR8. May 20, 2009. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=KC&p_theme=kc&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1284F5312AE19D88&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
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