High Point Market Sample Auction · Second Weekend

November 7–8, 2026 at IMS High Point

The Saturday and Sunday sessions were scheduled for 1 p.m. Eastern at International Manufacturers Showroom, 4250 Furniture Avenue, Jamestown, NC. The public auction featured exhibitor showroom samples, including furniture, lighting, rugs, sculpture, patio furniture and commercial statement pieces. The HiBid listing advertised nationwide shipping alongside local pickup.

Open the World of Decor print catalog · Read the original auction details and terms · See the October 24–25 opening weekend

Why the auction needed a second weekend

The opening sessions received more advance bids and floor requests than the team could present in two days. An opening bid flagged a lot for the team to locate and stage. On-site bidders used request tags after inspecting pieces in the showroom. The extension made time for additional requested merchandise and gave new bidders a chance to participate.

How the room and webcast worked together

Darrien Eouse developed and ran the World of Decor webcast program. At High Point, the in-room audience could inspect samples and bid from the floor while remote bidders followed the same live auction on HiBid. The improved multicamera webcast and professional audio helped remote buyers see finishes and scale, hear the auctioneer describe the lot, and follow the bidding as it happened. Nationwide shipping gave buyers a way to take delivery of pieces they could not pick up locally.

Two weekends, more than $400,000 in reported sales

Two-weekend sales

$400,000+

Online bidders

About $280,000

In-room bidders

About $120,000

Figures reported by Darrien Eouse for the October and November weekends combined. The rounded channel amounts put the online share at roughly 70%.

Read the results and see selected sold lots · Explore earlier High Point catalogs · See how we plan large-scale auctions for sellers