Phone
(517) 726-0181
Address
144 S. Main, P.O. Box 146
Vermontville, MI 49096
E-mail
stantonsauctions@sbcglobal.net

Upcoming Auctions

Now Scheduling Spring & Summer Auctions

Contact Stanton's & Plan Your Auction

Stanton's is now scheduling sales for fall, winter & spring months. We continue to sell all types of auctions, including real estate, farm machinery, guns, coins, fine antiques and collectibles. Stanton's conduct both onsite and online auctions as well as using worldwide reaching online platforms for the sale of specialized items. Steven E. Stanton 517-331-8150, Email – stevenEstanton@gmail.com   - Michael C. Bleisch 517-231-0868– Email – mcbleisch@gmail.com

Location

, , Michigan

Begins

See above

View More

Coin Consignments Now Being Accepted

Contact Stanton's & Plan Your Auction

With the present gold and silver market being stronger than ever before, this presents a perfect time to liquidate your collections of coins, numismatic material, paper money and related items. Whether you have a large collection or small stash, our coin auctions continue to generate a strong return in today's market. We will handle the cataloguing of all material, grouping and lotting the items to be sold to the benefit of our clients. Call Steve Stanton at 517-331-8150 to discuss placing your items in our next auction.

Location

, , Michigan

Begins

See above

View More

Ed Murphy Machinery Auction, Wednesday Afternoon, May 13th at 5:00 PM

Contact Stanton's & Plan Your Auction

A small sale of very good clean and housed farm equipment including Case 450 Dozer, an excellent International 1566 Diesel Turbo Tractor with Front Weights, Cab & Duals (only 2899 hours), International 400 & MTA Tractors, A.C. "G" Tractor, Tillage Equipment with a Brillion 12' Cultipacker, a JD 17 Hole Grain Drill with F & S, International  24' Wheel Drag with Folding Wings, 3-Point Cement Mixer, 3-Point Hurd Seeder, Elevator Drag, 1994 Freightliner FLD-120 with 12.7 Detroit Diesel Engine with an 18' Midwest Grain Box with Hoist, Fairbanks 500 lb. Platform Scales, Colt Antique Lawn Tractor, 1981 Pontiac 265 cubic inch V-8 Engine, Power Pipe Threader, Set of 14.9 x 28 Chains, #271 - 24' White Wing Wheel Disc. Also log chains, older push mowers and compressor, large cage fan, Allis Chalmers Single Mounted Bottom Plow, a Rear End for a Case 450 Bulldozer, group of Cant-Sag Livestock Gates, Stock Tank, Hog Feeder, Milk Cans, Stainless Milker Units, Antique Horse-Drawn Road Grader, a good 12' Drag, Ford One-Arm loader (no bucket), very good Wagon with Gravity Box, International 6-Bottom Spring Reset Plow on-land hitch along with more small items including a group of steel and electric fence posts.  Be on time! A 10% buyer's premium will be charged on all items sold.

Inspection Day:  Saturday, May 9th from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm

For additional information call Ed Murphy at 517-852-9409

Location

5377 S. M-66 Hwy., 1-1/2 Miles South of Nashville, Nashville, Michigan 49073

Begins

See above

View More

Phil Byington Estate Personal Property Auction, Thursday Morning, May 14th at 10:00 AM

Contact Stanton's & Plan Your Auction

A brief listing of the items to be sold includes Oliver 1850 Gas Tractor, Case 885 tractor, A.C. 7000 tractor for parts, like new Huskee 22 ton Log Splitter, Acetylene & Lincoln 225 amp Welder, Upright & Horizontal Air Compressors, Anvil, Chain Saws, Horse Trailer, Tri-axle 5th Wheel Trailer, Car Dolly, Pickup Camper, other trailers, equipment and misc. scrap iron, a group of home furnishings and smalls, shop tools, 3 pt. Disc, live traps, electric cords, Rear-tine Rototiller, Pickup Camper, Golf Cart, Huskee Riding Lawn Mower, Wood 3 pt. Scraper Blade, Generac GP7500 Generator, a group of Horse Equipment and Tack, Brush Hooks, Buzz Saw Blades, Tire changer, tool boxes, drill press, motor home for parts, bicycles, Milk cans, BBQ grill, pole saw, bench vise, ladders, Round oak table, and lots more to be sold. There will be a 10% buyer's premium charged on all items sold.

Location

3737 Frith Road, Vermontville, Michigan 49096

Begins

See above

View More

Real Estate Auction - Phil Byington Estate, Thursday Evening, May 14th at 6:00 PM

Contact Stanton's & Plan Your Auction

Selling this 142 acre (+/-) farm at ABSOLUTE AUCTION with ranch-style home with full walkout basement, attached garage, pole building with lean-to and horse stalls, farm land and nearly 80 acres of woods.  The property will be offered in four parcels, combinations, and as a whole. 10% buyers premium charged on all parcels sold.

Property Division Map Now posted under Photographs/Highlights

Open Houses:  Monday Afternoon, May 4th from 4:00 to 5:30 PM and Sunday, May 10th from 4:00 - 5:30 PM

Watch for additional information.

*Please note the auction will be held at the Vermontville Community Center, 108 N. Main St., Vermontville. 

Location

3737 Frith Rd., Vermontville, Michigan 49096

Begins

See above

View More

Gregory Grondman Estate Auction, Friday Morning, May 15th at 10:00 AM

Contact Stanton's & Plan Your Auction

Excellent John Deere 1023-E Compact Tractor with Loader, Bucket, Forks, 3-Point Scraper Blade and an AutoConnect 60D Under-mount Mower with only 450 hours use. 2001 Chevy Express 3500 Van, Hand and Power Tools, Tool Cabinets, Electronic Testing Equipment, 3 Enclosed Trailers including a Pace Tandem Axle, Prowler Tandem Axle Travel Trailer, Hobart Wire Welder, DeWalt Tools, Heating & Wood Stoves, Shop Items, Power Electric Chairs, Air Conditioners, a "like new" Hydraulic Log Splitter on Trailer, Simplicity Riding Mower w/Attachments, Rear tine Rototiller, Single Axle Trailer w/Drop Ramp, 2 Aluminum V-Bottom Fishing Boats w/trailer, a 1997 Suburban Automobile and lots more.

There are trailers full of boxed and tubbed items which we were unable to see and list at this time. Please be on time. A 10% buyer's premium will be charged on all items sold.

Location

2608 - 92nd St., SW, Byron Center, Michigan 49315

Begins

See above

View More

Ken Rakoski Auction, Saturday Morning, May 16th at 9:30 AM

Contact Stanton's & Plan Your Auction

As the owners are selling their property and moving, we will sell all of the following including: a Kubota R400 Wheel Loader Tractor with Backhoe, Bucket, Pallet Forks, Post Hole Digger, etc. (5100 hours), S/N #20452, Sunny Brook Titan LX, 412SURV, Aluminum Super Structure 2007 41' Tri-axle Travel Trailer/Toy Hauler with 2 slide outs, 1996 Volvo Single Axle Semi Tractor with 14 liter cummins engine, sleeper & storage (this unit is titled as a "motor home"), 2005 Denali SUV that needs work, a number of glass-side display cases, a collection of vintage and collector's toys, Stanley 45 Molding Plane, shop, hand, and woodworking tools with lathe, a Millermatic 210 Welder, and a Miller Econotig, bench vice, drill press, sandblaster, Champion 6800 Generator, Ender 3-D Printer, Craftsman Table Saw, Disc Sander, paints and various product, Shop-Vacs, DeWalt Contractor's Saw, Acetylene Welder, Portable Brake Grinder, Forklift Truck, JD60 Riding Mower, an excellent MAC Large Tool Chest full of tools including Snap-On, MAC, etc. Battery jumper, a Rotary 9000 lb. 2-post Car Hoist, chain saws, Portable Office Building, some home furnishings, Mail Sorting Postal Work Station, scroll saws. Other trailers include a Tandem Axle Pull-Type as well as a Tandem Axle 5th Wheel Implement Trailer, ladders, a Ferris Zero-Turn Mower, Antique 1961 Metro Delivery Truck. Lots more to sell.  Be on time.  There will be a 10% buyer's premium charged on all items sold.

Location

4175 S. Minges Rd., Battle Creek, Michigan 49015

Begins

See above

View More

Thomas Nurnberger Estate Auction - Thursday Morning, May 21 @ 10 A.M.

Contact Stanton's & Plan Your Auction

A good, diversified farm sale including Tractors and Equipment, Vehicles, Tools, Home Items & Antiques. JD-3020 Gas TractorJD-1520 Tractor with Loader, Farmall 504 Tractor. A 2018 Ford F-150 Pickup Truck and a 2018 Ford Focus 4-Door Automobile. Equipment includes hay and tillage equipment, wagons, JD Riding Mowers, Shop Tools, fencing items including barbed wire, posts, etc., Chain Saws, Honda Foreman 4 x 4 ATV, some antique furniture, lots of books, collectibles, crates, appliance carts, 50 log chains, dinner bells, toolboxes, some comic books. The house and barn are packed full.  A 2-ring all-day auction. Please note, the location is up a steep driveway off M-21. There is parking at the sale location. Do not block the driveway.  A 10% buyer's premium will be charged on all items sold.

Location

8888 W. Bluewater Hwy. (M-21), 2-1/2 Miles West of Saranac or 4 Miles East of Lowell, Saranac, Michigan 48881

Begins

See above

View More

Gas Engine Collection - Jim & Linda Albaitis, Saturday Morning, May 23 at 10:00 AM

Contact Stanton's & Plan Your Auction

This excellent collection of 70 Gas Engines has been assembled by Mr. Albaitis over the course of the last 50 years. Some of the engines represented include 2 - Rawleigh-Schryer Engines, as well as Associated Hired Man. Chore Boy And Busy Boy Engines, HerculesUnited Engines (3, 4, and 6 hp examples), Ottawa Log Saw Engine, Ideal, International, Economy, Acadia, Witte, Monitor, Fairbanks Morse, Sattley, Majestic, Fuller & Johnson, Novo Uprights, Cushman, Sta-Rite, and a rare Deyo-Macey (Gifford) Engine example. All engines have been run and each is mounted on its own steel-wheeled cart. Please note there are also a few additional items including engine cranks, factory bag carts, engine carts, iron wheels, an NOS pitcher pump, oil cans, oil lamps, a lighted 48" Mobil Pegasus plastic sign, a Mobil gas pump, a boat and motor, and a 4' x 10' x 8' portable building. The auction primarily consists of the 72 engines being offered.

 

Preliminary engine list posted under documents.

 

There will be a 10% buyer's premium added on to all items purchased.

 

Location

3064 N. Lincoln Rd., Ludington, Michigan 49431

Begins

See above

View More

Lehman Estate Farm Ag Toy Auction, Saturday Morning, May 23 at 9:30 AM

Contact Stanton's & Plan Your Auction

Selling the John Lehman Estate Farm Ag Toy Collection in conjunction with the Jim Albaitis Gas Engine Collection. We will be selling nearly 200 Farm Ag Toys immediately followed by 70 Gas Engines from the Albaitis Collection. See the 480 pictures posted on our website.  There will be a 10% buyer's premium charged on all items sold.

Location

3064 N. Lincoln Rd., Ludington, Michigan 49431

Begins

See above

View More

The Jerry Phillips Personal Property Auction, Wednesday Morning, May 27th at 10:00 AM

Contact Stanton's & Plan Your Auction

Selling all of the equipment and personal property at this location including: 15+ Tractors, Enclosed Trailers (loaded), Farm Equipment, Wagons, Commercial Portable Welder on Trailer, Automobiles, Iron, Loaders, Implement Trailers, Backhoe, Bulldozer, Implement Parts and buildings full of miscellaneous including a house which we have not had access to. Some of the items will be sold individually and some in groups.The majority of these items have set here for 20-35 years. The items are in "as in" condition, parts and scrap value and cover over 5 acres of land. There will be a 10% buyer's premium charged on all items sold.

We will also be selling this 16-acre parcel at auction.  See the other listing on our website.

Location

6417 McCue Rd, Holt, Michigan 48842

Begins

See above

View More

Chad Caswell Auction, Thursday Morning, May 28, 2026 at 10:00 AM

Contact Stanton's & Plan Your Auction

A good sale of clean, usable items including a 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport with 176,000 miles in very good condition, Antique Gas Station Tire Pump, an excellent group of shop and wood working equipment with work benches, Jet Spindle Sander, lathe, drill press, dust collection system, Hobart Handler 140 Welder, Stihl MS-270C Chain Saw, JD-425 Riding Mower & Front Mount Snowblower, backpack blower, Westinghouse 7500 Generator, ladders, air compressor, good shelving units, tool boxes, chest type freezer, collectibles and home furnishings, crocks, antique child's wagon, oil lamps, flat screen tv, bedroom and living room furniture, an Apple Macintosh Computer & Screen, an Outside Screened Building, BBQ Grill, lawn & garden items, lumber, acetylene welder, scaffolding, hay trolleys, neon sign, tool cabinets, parts washer, cement mixer, 2-wheel trailer, a poly-folding picnic table, Prestone Vintage Thermometer, hand and power tools, flat bottom boat and photography equipment.  There will be a 10% buyer's premium on all items purchased.

Also to be sold Photograph Studio Equipment Bundle - Great for Photographers or Content Creators - A large group of photograph studio equipment, perfect for videographers, photographers, or anyone setting up a home or professional studio with light stands, backdrops, background support/power poles, studio mbrellas, lighting and mounting accessories, and more.  Everything is in good working condition and ready to use.

 

Location

8341 - 12th Street N., Kalamazoo, Michigan 49009

Begins

See above

View More

Childs' Estate Personal Property Auction, Saturday Morning, May 30th at 9:30 AM

Contact Stanton's & Plan Your Auction

A very good sale of antiques and collectibles including furniture, glass, china, clocks, lamps and more. A group of Ivory Framed Miniature Portraits. There is a collection of over 100 pieces Flow Blue (and we believe more still boxed), Hand Painted China, hanging oil and hall lamps, Staffordshire Dogs, Bent Panel and various antique table lamps, Pickle Casters and Caster Sets, Statuary, Salt Crocks, Paintings, Pictures and Prints, Coffee Grinder, Victorian Hall Tree, Marble Top Table & nice Parlor Tables, many boxed tubs of glass, toys and miscellaneous. Shop tools including a Planer, Radial arm saw, Scroll Saw, Power Tools, Grinders, Drill Press, Compressor, moving truck, ladders, Poly Tables, Furniture and C-Clamps and more. We have just begun working at  this location.  Watch for updates. A 10% buyer's premium will be charged on all items sold.

Location

1545 - 13 Mile Rd., NE, Sparta, Michigan 49345

Begins

See above

View More

Henry & Louise Childs Estate Auction, Saturday, May 30th at 12:30 PM

Contact Stanton's & Plan Your Auction

Selling this rural country property situated on over 9-1/2 acres. The beautiful land parcel is mostly wooded with large trees and pond. There is an extensive amount of field stone and landscaping walls. Included is an older one-story, 3-bedroom home with addition and basement. There is also an excellent pole barn with workshop. The property offers many opportunities such as new home building sites as it is located only 10 miles north of Grand Rapids. There will be a 10% buyer's premium charged on the hammer price.

Open Houses:  Tuesday Afternoon, May 19th from 4:00 to 5:30 pm and Sunday, May 24th from 1:00 to 2:30 pm.

Location

1545 - 13 Mile Rd., NE, Sparta, Michigan 49345

Begins

See above

View More

Jill Bergenham Auction, Thursday, June 4th at 10:00 AM

Contact Stanton's & Plan Your Auction

We have just begun listing this sale of antiques, collectibles, home furnishings, Antique Waverley (Indiana Bicycle Co.) Bicycle, lots of paper, ephemera, tools, signs, fishing items, large Breyer Animal Collection, sport and non-sport cards, Star-Trek Collectibles including signed pieces, animal mounts and more.  Keep watching our site for additional pictures and updates.  There will be a 10% buyer's premium charged on all items sold.

5-7-26 60 more pictures added

Location

1438 Marwood Dr., SE, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49508

Begins

See above

View More
View all of Stantons upcoming Auctions
About Us

Stanton’s Auctioneers & Realtors was founded in 1954 by William J. Stanton, who passed away in 2013. In 1971, he was joined by his son, Steven E. Stanton, and later by auctioneers Chris Stanton and Michael Bleisch.

Our firm conducts personal property auctions and real estate auctions of all types and also complete market analysis and appraisals.

Memberships include the Michigan and National Auctioneers Associations, the Michigan and National Realtors Associations; RPAC – Life Members and many music machine associations around the United States and Canada.

References are available upon request.

Antique Music Machines

Since 1954 Stanton’s Auctioneers have been called upon to liquidate some of the finest collections of antique automatic music machines including thousands of phonographs, music boxes, and all types of antique and collectible related items.

Each year we conduct two or more of these specialized auctions that are held not only in Michigan but also throughout the United States. Our travels take us across the U.S. and Canada viewing and acquiring collections for our upcoming auctions. Our list of clients, established over the course of our 60 years in the business, include buyers who attend and/or participate in our auctions from around the world.

View More
Our Client Speaks

I wanted to let you know that I am very impressed and thrilled with the advertisement and promotion of the...

Steve Sattem, Personal Representative