We are currently a third generation private company. The founder, Jacob Moshen, started buying and selling goods in the 1920s. His tireless approach and guiding hand projected his son Eli Moshen and son-in-law Arden Merback into the business in the 1950s. Throughout this period and into the 1960s, Quaker City Auctioneers directed fifty-two auction sales per year. As the 1970s approached, this prodigious schedule gradually changed. Eric Merback became the third generation licensed and bonded auctioneer of the company, as well as the AMEA certified appraiser on staff.
Quaker City Auctioneers has conducted auctions and business liquidations since 1932. Our origins into this profession evolved out of our ability to buy and sell equipment, commodities and all types of retail/wholesale goods. In addition, the prevailing trend influenced us to act as agents for the courts, banks, consignors and any other legal entity that holds title or the right to sell assets. It is through this evolution and the demands of the marketplace that have created the foundation and basis of our auction, appraisal and liquidation business.
- MDNA -Machinery Dealers National Association: An organization comprised of used metalworker and allied machinery (wood, process and packaging) dealers engaged in buying and selling machinery and equipment with a nationwide network of co-operating dealers exchanging information and working together on joint ventures.
- AMEA -Association of Machinery & Equipment Appraisers: An association of certified and accredited appraisers in the appraisal of machinery and equipment for purposes of liquidation, re-financing, business take-overs and consolidations, estate settlements and civil proceedings.
- NAA-National Auctioneers Association: An association of auctioneers from all 50 states disseminating information about the industry.
