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Maytown, Pennsylvania
Estate, real estate and online auctions in Lancaster County and Central Pennsylvania
A licensed, family-owned auction company in Maytown, we believe in providing exceptional service and making the entire process simple and transparent. From the first walkthrough to the final cleanout, our experienced team handles every detail from start to finish. With years of experience in the auction industry, we provide professional guidance to help you maximize the return on your belongings while making the process as smooth and stress-free as possible.
PA Auctioneer License AY002149
Family run and independent
Live and online sales
Serving Lancaster, Dauphin, York and Cumberland counties
Start here
Buying and selling are two different processes
Tell us which one you are here for and we will take you straight to it.
I have items to sell
A collection, a shop, a barn full of equipment or one good piece. We will provide an honest and professional assessment of the potential value of the items you are interested in selling.
Get a free estimateI am settling an estate
If you are an executor or a family clearing a house, we can handle the sale of the real estate, personal property and the cleanout, at a pace that is respectful of your timeline and the needs of your family.
Estate servicesCurrent sales
Upcoming auctions
Bidding runs through HiBid. Your bidder account, registration and payment all stay exactly where they are.
Open for bidding
Maytown Online Estate Auction
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Online only. Pickup in Maytown.
Vintage toys, silver, comic books, gold, vintage Halloween, military, pottery, tools, vintage Christmas and artwork.
Full terms of sale, including buyer's premium, are listed in the auction catalog.
Bidding opens soon
Lancaster Ducks Unlimited Benefit Auction
Bidding opens
Benefit auction. Lancaster County.
A benefit auction held for Lancaster Ducks Unlimited. The full catalog posts when bidding opens.
Real estate
743 Sherwood Drive, Carlisle
Auction date to be confirmed
Five bedroom, three bath home. Carlisle, Cumberland County.
A five-bedroom, three-bath home offered at public auction. Showings can be arranged before the sale.
Call us for deposit, settlement and inspection details on this property.
Accepting pre-auction offers
515 Roslaire Drive
Auction date to be announced
Real estate. Lancaster County.
This property will be sold at public auction. Offers are being accepted before the auction date is set.
Call us for deposit, settlement and inspection details on this property.
Closed
Lancaster Online Estate Auction
Closed
Online only. Pickup in Lancaster.
Bidding on this sale has ended. Winning bidders can still schedule pickup.
Selling
Selling an estate, a property, or a collection?
You do not need to know what any of it is worth before you call. Working that out is our job.
It starts with a walkthrough
We come out, look at what you have, and tell you what will sell and what will not. Free, and you are under no obligation afterward.
(717) 286-8282
Estate liquidation
Full house contents, start to finish. We sort, catalog, photograph, sell and clear out, so the property is ready to list or hand over.
How estate sales workReal estate auctions
Residential, agricultural and commercial property sold at public auction, with a set date and a defined outcome instead of an open-ended listing.
Selling property at auctionConsignment and collections
Coins, firearms, tools, toys, militaria, farm equipment, vehicles, artwork, pottery and glass. Bring one piece or a barn full.
Consign with usNot sure which one fits, or whether it is worth selling at all?
Request a free consultationEstate services
When a house has to be cleared
Settling a parent's home is usually the first time anyone deals with an auction house, and it tends to arrive at a bad moment. Here is what we actually do, so there are no surprises.
- Walk the property with you and tell you what will sell and what will not
- Sort, catalog and photograph the contents
- Run the sale, live or online, and field every bidder question
- Clear what is left, including trash removal and hauling
- Hand the property back ready to list or transfer
What we sell
Categories we handle
If you have something in one of these, we have sold it before and we know who buys it.
Coins & Currency
Firearms
Tools & Equipment
Vintage Toys
Military & Militaria
Farm Equipment
Vehicles
Artwork
Livestock
About the company
The name on the sign
John Carl Auction Company is a family-run auction house working out of Maytown, licensed in Pennsylvania under AY002149. Not a franchise, not a national chain taking a cut of a local sale.
The work runs from a single consigned piece up to a whole farm. Estates and household contents. Real estate, residential through agricultural and commercial. Business and farm liquidations. Coins, firearms, tools, toys, militaria, vehicles, artwork, pottery and glass. Benefit auctions for local organizations, and livestock when a dispersal calls for it. When a sale is finished we clear what is left, which is the part most people do not think to ask about until they need it.
Sales run live on site and online through HiBid, and pickup is scheduled through us rather than left to sort out afterward.
More about usAuction alerts
Get catalogs the day they go live
New sales go up with little notice. Leave your details and we will tell you when a catalog posts, before the good lots have bids on them.
- Every new catalog A note the day a sale opens for bidding, not the week after it closed.
- Email, text, or both You pick which. Change it or stop it any time.
- Auction notices only No marketing, and your details are not shared with anyone else.
Would rather just ask about a sale? Call (717) 618-9727.