MANtique Collectibles moves to new location; inaugural auction planned for March 27

A MANtique Collectibles inaugural auction, hosted by owner Dennis Michaels, is scheduled for Monday, March 27 inside the Owego Central Marketplace building located at 50 Lake St. on the corner of Lake and Main Streets in Owego, N.Y. The auction starts at 5 p.m.

The MANtique Collectibles business, known as the home of “The Unique, the Odd and the Unusual,” recently moved from its longstanding North Avenue location to its new home inside the Owego Central Marketplace.

Although Michaels is relinquishing a significant amount of space with the move to Lake Street, he is hopeful that his business will benefit from increased foot traffic at the Owego Central Marketplace, which is also home to the Tioga Trails Café.

It seems entrepreneurship runs in the Michaels family, too. Michael’s wife, Sue, is owner of the Kitchen Store, also on North Avenue, and his daughter Maren operates her business, the Art Palate, out of the same location.   

As for Dennis Michaels, he is well known for his distinctive eclectic collections, a majority of which is focused on male-oriented and “man cave” selections. From military, sports, history, science, horror and sci-fi, to animals, knights of old, aeronautics and the old west to posters and signs, among many others, the curious shopper is presented with a blend of vintage one-of-a-kind and idiosyncratic items.

Michaels explained that customers will discover “off-beat and off-centered items, but many with humor and style unlike anything you will find elsewhere.”

The March 27 event is the first of planned monthly auctions that Michaels is introducing. Auctioneer Adam Cole, of Cole Auctions in Tioga Center, will lead the auction process on March 27, which is expected to showcase over 200 lots of unique, odd and unusual items.

“The monthly auctions will compliment what I already have in store inventory,” Michaels said, adding that he hopes guests who attend will find the auctions to be fun and entertaining and different than other auctions.      

An inspection preview for the event starts at 3:30 p.m. and seating for the 5 p.m. start will accommodate about 150 people. Food items and a cash bar will be available featuring selections from the Tioga Trails Café.

For more information, call Michaels at (607) 687-8940, find MANtique Collectibles on Facebook, or visit the store’s website, mantiquecollectibles.com. To view photos and details about items up for auction on March 27, follow the link from the store website to the listing at www.AuctionZip.com.