The Estate of Melvin Burr - Simpsonville, SC

The Estate of Melvin Burr - Simpsonville, SC

This estate auction will settle the personal property assets of Mel Burr's home in Simpsonville, SC. Mel was a retired aerospace engineering manager and was a member of Fellowship Greenville. He was instrumental in the development of the F1 Rocket Engine that powered the Saturn V rocket (Apollo) which placed man on the moon. He was also deeply involved with the Space Shuttle Program and the development of the Space Shuttle Main Engines (SSME) as well.

This auction is pickup only. If you need shipping you will need to coordinate it and have the moving company pickup during the stated pickup times only.


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Auction Type:  Timed online bidding - click for link

Auction Run Dates:  Lots begin closing Sunday, September 12, 2021, at 8:00 pm

Description:  This timed online auction to settle the personal property assets of Mel Burr's home in Simpsonville, SC.  A sampling of photos has been added to this site, you can click here for the full photo gallery.

Pickup of items:  This auction is pickup only. If you need shipping you will need to coordinate it and have the moving company pickup during the stated pickup times only.  Please bring your own loading manpower!  Our staff is not a moving company. Please bring additional help, boxes, tools, step ladder, hand trucks, dollies, or any other items that will assist in easy removal of items. 

Pickup Date:  One day only -  Tuesday, September 14 from 12:00 until 5:00 pm

SC Auction Firm License 4109

PLEASE NOTE: If you do not pickup your items, they will be abandoned with NO REFUNDS and you will be auto-declined from all of our future auctions. We have had TOO MANY bidders not show up for pickups. This is an off-site Pick-up, meaning it will be at the estate not our office.

Please make sure to read through ALL terms and conditions of this auction by clicking the 'Terms of Auction' link on the Proxibid page. This estate is located in Simsonville, SC.

We will not bring items back to our auction gallery. THIS AUCTION IS PICKUP ONLY.

Some highlights:

  • This is an auction - bid accordingly!
  • This auction is PICKUP ONLY.
  • BRING LOADING HELP AND PACKING MATERIALS! Staff will not be available to help load or pack.
  • We suggest professional movers and packers for the art, furniture and larger pieces - please schedule movers for the allotted pickup times.
  • A 15% buyer's premium will be charged on all sales.
  • Buyers are required to pickup their items on the assigned pickup dates with NO EXCEPTIONS unless the items are being shipped.
  • SC, NC and GA Bidders - per NCDOR and GADOR, we have to charge sales tax on all purchases unless you have a NC or GA resale certificate listed on your Proxibid account.