INAUGURAL AUCTION EVENT FOR JOHN DEERE COLLECTORS CENTER

	This beautiful artwork symbolizes what the Collectors Center will become when finished. Fashioned after a 1950s dealership, the Center will be a popular destination for people who "bleed green."
	This old building will eventually become the headquarters for John Deere Collectors. The Moline riverfront location will be transformed into a special Collectors Center by May 2001.
	This dilapidated building will soon undergo a transformation as it will become the new John Deere Collectors Center.
The Friday night (August 11th) auction of memorabilia & collectibles was well attended despite hot & humid conditions.
It was standing room only at Friday night's memorabilia auction. Except for these bicycles in the foreground, most items were on a bale rack in the center of the floor. It was engulfed by a sea of collectors from 4 pm until around 9 pm!
Saturday's tractor auction sent 150 antiques to new homes. Crowds of collectors observed the parade of tractors and bidding wars.
A full house proves the interest in collecting the Great Green! Check out more photos of the tractors up for sale...
	THEY'LL COLLECT IN MOLINE Saturday's issue of the Moline Dispatch featured the weekend event on the front page of the Q-C Area section. I'm featured as the lead-in to the article! Read the entire story...

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Go to the official John Deere Collectors Center website.