A chance discussion between four friends has seen another auction house arise out of the vacuum created by the closure of Thomson Bagley Auctions in March this year.
Benny's Auctions is scheduled to open "in the next two of three weeks" according to Sandy Benjamin, a partner in the business along with husband Ian and Ross and Margaret Carter.
"We've been working of the proposal for about the last two months and there's only one more bit of paper to be sent off and stamped and we're ready to go," Ms Benjamin said.
She says the aim will be to have regular Saturday morning auctions as well as auction antiques and collectibles three to four times a year.
Ms Benjamin also operates the antiques and collectibles shop Rainbow Relics on Clyde St.