An auction Friday draws bidders and onlookers at the former T.W. Dick Co. steel fabricating facility in Gardiner. The vertical sign on the building's corner drew the highest bid at $1,500.

City Manager Scott Morelli, right, takes bids during an auction Friday at the former T.W. Dick Co. facility in Gardiner.

This work bench and anything else in the complex were for sale during an informal auction on Friday at the former T.W. Dick facility in Gardiner.

Carole Quackenbush looks around the upstairs office during a preview for an informal auction on Friday at the former T.W. Dick facility in Gardiner.

The large metal building on south side of Summer Street was the final site of the informal auction on Friday at the former T.W. Dick facility in Gardiner.

Bidders traveled between floors in the two-story building at 1 Summer St. during the auction at the former T.W. Dick Co. in Gardiner on Friday.

This rack was among the items for sale during an informal auction on Friday at the former T.W. Dick facility in Gardiner.

These blue light bulbs and anything else in the complex were for sale during an informal auction on Friday at the former T.W. Dick facility in Gardiner.

The large metal building on south side of Summer Street was the final site of the informal auction on Friday at the former T.W. Dick facility in Gardiner.