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Some excerpts from letters received:

Good Morning Verna & Don
    I was just glancing thru your profile and I stopped to read your past employees letters and what has become of them since they left your employ.
     You both must be very proud of the great start in life that you have given these young folks!! Who knows, without your assistance at a time when they needed it most in their lives, what would have become of them. They can indeed thank you for the great knowledge you instilled in them.
     I once heard you say that you had no children by choice and one can certainly understand why when there was a greater plan already slated for you both. What a great legacy to be able to call yours!
     Keep up the great work with the youth and continued success in your business! Compliments of the season to you and yours.
Sincerely yours,
Cheryl Anderson           (December 2007)

Dear Donnie and Verna,
I received the cheque and statement regarding the Sept. 15 auction.
Thank you for all the work you did on this. It was a new, different and difficult experience for me. Your effort and co-operation was much appreciated.
You deserved every cent of the commission that you received. If I were a rich man, I would pay you more. I could see that auctioneering is not an easy way to earn a living.
I took the computer advertising that you kindly forwarded to me and sent copies to a number of friends. People were very interested. I sent one copy to my cousin in Edmonton. He printed copies to give to his brothers.
I can't think of any complaints that I have.
Every good wish, Murray (October 2007)

Hi Verna and Don - from Isabelle in Vancouver:
I received your package and cheque yesterday.
Thank you so much for all your work. I saw the pictures on the website and thought that you did a great job setting things up in the house--very creatively done. (October 2007)

Verna: Thanx for the many stories you insert into your web site. They are a joy to read. The one about the bedbugs brought back so many memories when we lived in Pictou and I remember everyone pretending that their house never had a bedbug in it . The one about Fleming who went on to discover penicillin was terrific. "What goes around comes around"...great stuff I enjoy reading everything you put on your site. JR B. F. (Sept 2007)

Hi There: I have some antique pieces that I would like to dispose of. I was wondering if you would be interested in including them in one of your auctions. You auctioned off my mother-in-law, G.H's belongings two years ago (in Cape Breton) and we were so pleased with your service so I thought I would contact
you to see if this is a possibility.
J.L.H. (July 2006)

Hi There: Hope you're rested up from yesterday. We really appreciate all your hard work and are satisfied with the prices. One always hopes for more, but one has to be realistic too! CM (June 2006)

Thanks for the quick reply, we'll watch the website for up-dates and will see you again soon. We love your auctions.
Kim & Andrew (June 2006)

Pidgeon Auctions;
You folks have a great website. Lots of great information about your auctions. Tks. Jim Martin, Truro (May 2005)

(message on answering service): Hello Verna. This is N. Thank you very much for the cheque. My wife and I really appreciated all the help you and Donnie have given us. Thank you very much. N. (July 2005--resulting from Holiday auction)

-Just found your website; it rocks! Enjoy your auctions when I am ‘home’ as well. A particularly nice touch is the brief ‘sketch’ you did on some of your former employee helpers; you show genuine pride in their accomplishments. Best wishes. Nancy. (May 2005)

-Just wanted to tell you how much we appreciate all your work in putting in these pictures. Trish Hattie (Mar 2005)

---Dear Pidgeon Family: My husband I along with our little girl attended your auction in Kemptown on Jan 30 and we were very impressed with the young men you had working for you. They were extremely professional and courteous. They worked hard throughout the auction and were very helpful and well mannered. You are very fortunate to have such wonderful employees and they are a credit to your business. We really enjoyed the auction and plan to attend again. All the best, Cheryl LeBlanc-Weldon (Feb 2005)

--Hi: Received our cheque and slips on Tuesday and just wanted to thank you and let you know we enjoyed doing business with you and appreciated your professionalism. I thought you displayed our things very tastefully and we are pleased with the end result. I also find your website a wealth of information and plan to keep on using it. Thanks again and we'll probably see you at another one of your auctions. Sincerely, Lorrie & Dennis Player (Jan 2005)

-I just wanted to email you to tell you both how pleased I was with your services as well as your hard work and professionalism. Although I could not stay for the entire auction, what I did see would certainly encourage me to recommend your services to anyone who inquired. Again, thank you for all your hard work and I hope to see you both again ...Thanks...Bruce & Judy Hennessey (Nov 2004)

--Dear Don & Sam: Harry & I have finally arrived on the West Coast. We both wish to thank you sincerely for all your efforts & care you took for "our" auction. Your professionalism is greatly appreciated. Fran & Harry Inder (Oct 2004)

--Dear Donnie & Verna: Thought this note is long overdue....you have never been far from my thoughts. I would just like to express my heartfelt appreciation for all you did to lighten my burdens. I couldn't have been more pleased with your kind and caring thoughtfulness, your unending hard work and your attention to every detail in making my auction such a huge success! I will always remember the times we shared. I was truly blessed the day we met. If ever you would like to give my name as a reference please feel free to do so. My number is 678-297-1196 or e-mail: pamatheson@comcast.net. Again, thank you for everything, take care of yourselves and may God richly bless you. Sincerely, Phyllis Matheson (Oct 2004)

--Donnie & Verna: Thank you for everything.
PS: Verna, my admiration for you has grown immensely watching you!
Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Ellen Langille (Aug 2004)

--Dear Donnie & Verna: I was going to write this as a "to whom it may concern" type of testimonial, but since I felt that throughout the past month we had become friends, it is much easier for me to write the same thoughts, but in this format.
When I came home in July to embark on this process of helping Mom and Dad liquidate things and make life more manageable, I knew that having an auction was a necessity & although I used to be in that "wheeling & dealing" world, its been many years & I had the same concerns as any person who was trying to help aged parents raise money & move forward.
It was a matter of discussion within the family who to approach to help with this project & ultimately the decision was mine and I decided on you folks. I want to tell you now how pleased and completely satisfied I am with that decision. From the first auction in Truro, through the junk Auction in the country hall & finishing up with the Collectibles Sale again in Truro, working with you two & your lovely staff was an all around good experience. Your work ethic is remarkable, your sensitivity, knowledge & ability to make the most for your client are all trademarks of your business.
I would enlist your services again should I be in a position where I needed to liquidate assets & I would urge anyone I encounter who needs to choose an auction service to choose yours.
Many thanks on behalf of myself and my folks.
Sincerely, Shaun McLean (Winter 2004)

--With all our thanks to Verna & Donnie Pidgeon: We want to put in pen our appreciation for your honesty, integrity & professionalism in the manner in which you handled the auction for the Maxwell Estate. We appreciate all your hard work & findings which were valuable to us. We would recommend you to anyone and everyone. Deepest thanks again--R & Judy, R & Glenda

--Don & Verna--hope you know how much your thoughtfulness is appreciated--forever grateful--Mary F.

--Dear Mr. & Mrs. Pidgeon: I enjoy going to your auctions & try to attend whenever I can, but the purpose of this note is to tell you how impressed I was with the young people you had working with you at the Inverness auction. The pretty young lady & the young gentlemen looked so smart & tidy. These young people moved form one position in the hall to another with a great deal of poise & efficiency & they were pleasant & helpful to the people. I don't know whether they are your sons & daughter, but they are certainly a credit to their family & a professional asset. We hear so many negative things, I like to acknowledge the positive. Sincerely, Ardith

--Dear Mr. Pidgeon: Thank you for the professionalism in the selling of our things in your recent auction. We appreciate the way you dealt with things & look favourable to seeing your next auction. N & JC

--Hi Mrs. Pidgeon: Things went much better at the auction than I expected--I thought $2,000-$3,000. Thanks so much for a job superbly done. J.A.F.

--Thank you & Donnie for all the time & effort you put in to make our auction successful. It was a learning experience to see how much time & effort it takes to put just one auction together--I don't know how you could do two in a week having seen "behind the scenes". I also appreciate very much the education you both gave me in identifying antiques. It made the whole experience so much easier & enjoyable. Thanks again. R.M.

--Thank you very much for your prompt reply. I just wanted you to know that I attended at the auction & was very impressed by the way you & your husband & staff handled things & the prices you received for the Bayer Estate. Thanks again for your professional service. Don B.

--Dear Mr & Mrs. Pidgeon: Have just attended your last two auctions with great pleasure & good purchases. You both are great entertainment & I say that as a compliment. The wearing of the fur coats was like English vaudeville & great sport. Thanks for the fun & best wishes for a Merry Christmas. John

--Dear Donnie & Verna: I wanted to e-mail you both to thank you so very much for handling the sale of Dad's Antique Collection. From what my brother has told me, the process was very well organized & professionally handled. I was unable to attend the sale that day due to work commitments but I have a copy of the wonderful tribute catalogue that you had produced for the auction. It will always remain a treasured keepsake of Dad & his enjoyment of collecting antiques. It has brought back fond memories of those days when I came home for a week-end just in time to accompany Dad to an auction put on by Jack Cunningham & Donnie Pidgeon. Well, I just wanted to write & thank you both very much for the wonderful handling of the sale of Dad's treasured rare/antique Pictou County collection of "stuff". Sincerely, C.S.

--Hi Verna: R. & I were both very impressed with how well the auction was organized & operated yesterday. Thank you for doing a very fine job. F.

--We have now been through this exercise on two occasions & as we have a real appreciation of how much effort you folks have put into these auctions--the preliminary preparation, the set-ups, the real show & the accounting; & of course, we have seen two different types--the Scotsburn "on-site" & the Halifax "off-site" situations. We many have been remiss in acknowledging without gratitude the success of the Scotsburn affair. Please accept our belated thanks, even if four years late. Re Halifax, we have to say how impressed we were with the way the whole display had been set up in the hall. Even though we were in & out during the set-up & the viewing, it all looked great--absolutely great! From my second experience, Don--you were fantastic! We have gone though the carbon copies with my Mom before leaving Halifax just for her info. Was talking to here on the phone the evening after your cheque had been deposited & her comment was to this effect "Well, you made a good choice for an auctioneer"...so there folks! This was intended to be brief to express appreciation for your interest in our problem, for your hard work & effort & for what we consider a successful exercise. Having said that, a very sincere "thank you" to you both.
Sincerely, Keith V. PS: If Phyl & I someday decide to vacate the "ruins of Stonehenge", would you be interested in coming that far for an auction?

--I was very pleased with the whole auction & its worth--so pleased that I wrote a 4-page account of the highlights & got them photocopies to send to my friends...After the auction, I was talking with a friend in Sydney--she was out driving & passed here that Saturday afternoon. She said the cars were lined up on both sides of the road down as far as Dr. MacNeil's. She said to the ones in the car with her, "God, there must have been one hell of an accident up the road". Even as late as three weeks later when I was getting my car checked over at a garage half way to Sydney, the garage owner (whom I hardly know) asked me almost as soon as I went in "And how was your auction?" And then after getting the results, I felt like going through the house again to have another one. Sincere thanks to you both & your fine helpers. M. Fraser

--To you both: The simple kindness that you so willingly have shown is gratefully accepted & much appreciated. Always a pleasure to do business & enjoy the auctions, your kindness & honesty. All the best--Ardith

--Dear Don & Verna--just a note to say thank you for the super job you did at the Pictou auction. The honesty of your employees meant so much to us. In today's business world, it is hard to find. Please convey this to your workers. Both my wife & I feel that Verna is the next "Martha Stewart"--her decorating skills are wonderful. Again--many thanks, & be assured we would recommend Pidgeon Auctions to anyone. Sincerely, C.R.S.

--Thank you Verna & Donnie Pidgeon for your honesty, integrity & professionalism in the manner in which you handled the Bayer Estate auction. We thought that you had gone above & beyond the call of duty to remove some furniture from the 3rd Floor Attic. It was not possible to take the furniture down the stairs so you were able to lower it out the window. We were very impressed. We were also very pleased with the manner in which you recovered the missing violin. We would not hesitate to recommend you to anyone that asks. Frank & Ruby Bayer

--Hi Verna & Donnie--thank you, thank you, for all your hard work on my behalf. It's such a pleasure to work with you--I sing your praises far & wide. And I don't know anybody (my artist friends included) who can display things as attractively as Verna can. You either have it or you don't--and she has it big time. Best wishes for a busy & successful summer & thanks again. Patty.

-Hi Donnie & Verna--I just wanted to thank you for your recent auction in Pugwash, which I attended with my sisters. We had lost our Mom earlier this year & enjoy getting away for the day to an auction when we can. We were remembering our mother with some tears when at the same moment you said something quite funny & we all burst into laughter. I said to my sisters, "who needs grief counseling??? It's as therapeutic to come to one of Pidgeons' Auctions!!!" Thank you for making a country auction a great way to spend a summer Saturday! L.G.

--Dear Verna & Donnie: A warm note of thanks to say people like you help make the world brighter by the nice things they do.....once again I would like to say thank you for helping me achieve the settlement of my father's estate. Without you and your wonderful staff, it would have been very difficult to complete. You all made a great difference. Shirley

--Dear Pidgeon Auctions: I attended the auction in Amherst on Feb 14th. It was my first time at an auction though I did not admit it when asked. It was great fun and I purchases some wonderful things. Sgd. "A very happy Auction-Goer"....Elizabeth

--I'm enjoying the new, updated website! Keep up the good work.
Theresa O., Exec. Sec. Women's Institutes of N. S

.--Happened upon your site and congratulations, Verna this must be your handywork. Donnie isn't this imaginative, by the way how much did he pay for the compliments on the feedback page? I know Verna's are true. Have a great day and keep smiling. All the best, Kathy Redmond

An e-mail from an old member of our staff, Sheldon MacLeod, who at the time of this writing was Junior Pastor at the PAOC Church in Moncton....we now understand he is Director of the Bible College:
"Hi Donnie & Verna:---A website, how times have changed!
Well, let's see how things have changed with us. We have three kids now. Anthony is 6, Christine is 4 and Graeme is a year and a half. I feel old.
Theresa is studying to be a teacher and will be done at the end of this year. She's a busy student, mom, church worker and lots more.
I'm working on a Master's Degree and working as the Associate in Moncton Church still (7 years now, 1 year longer than I was with you guys, but only half the enjoyment).
We don't get home much, only a couple of times a year. I may as well live in Africa. Oh well, we enjoy the work and our family.
Periodically I get updates from those around home about you guys. I hope things are going well for you, I'm sure that you both are still working like crazy. What else is new?
Be sure to tell Donnie I think of him often. He's been more of a father figure & influence on me and my ministry than anyone else has. He'll be glad to know that I call Anthony "Boy" all the time & have shown him, feed my kids from the drive-thru at McDonald's, drive by houses in Pictou County and say "Did that one", often say "You're not gonna let a woman get away with that" to guys, and make sure to figure out people and church things for what they really are. All good things he taught me, except for the McDonald's.
Anyway, a night home with Theresa calls, so I'm going to go. Have a great summer. If you are up this way, give us a call--we'd love to hear from you. Blessings, Sheldon

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