NYC's public auction of junk raised $12 million for the city
In Middle Village, Queens, a plethora of goods and junk are housed and categorized to later be put up for auction in NYC. You can browse and bid on this stuff at this auction site.
The Missouri Auction School
So there's a school in Missouri just for budding auctioneers! What a time to be a live! Sounds like a fast-talking place!!