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Western Trading Post is a family-owned auction and gallery in Wickenburg, Arizona that specializes in Western & Native Americana, vintage turquoise jewelry, firearms, Southwestern antiques, art, and other collectibles.^[1] It hosts traditional in-person auctions in conjunction with online bidding platforms. It is owned and operated by Jim and Bobbi Jeen Olson, who have served as owners since 2010.^[2]

The establishment is a destination for collectors and enthusiasts of the American West and Southwestern United States. Its expansion in 2025 and family-operated model led to media coverage by the Western collectibles community.^[2][3]

Western Trading Post can be traced to a trading post in 1877 in the Arizona territory.^[3] The operation came under ownership from Jim Olson in 2010, who has operated the establishment under the Western Trading Post since 2012. The Olson family currently owns and operates the establishment, and claims they are "committed to preserving and perpetuating the heritage of the American West"^[1] in the historic downtown of Wickenburg.

In 2020, Western Trading Post had a television show titled Western Trading Post TV, which aired nationally on The Cowboy Channel for two years before moving to the Great American Western YouTube channel in 2022. In 2022, the show won five awards at the Wild Bunch Film Festival, including Best TV series and Best Produced TV show.^[4]

By 2022, Western Trading Post was auctioning items from Charles Loloma, Billy Klapper, Tommy Singer, Ernesto Icaza Sánchez, and Richard E Byrd.^[5][6]

Western Trading Post partnered with the Cowboy Arts & Gear Museum in Elko, Nevada in 2024 to host their annual online benefit auction, which features handmade bits, spurs, and romal reins.^[7]

In 2025, Western Trading Post relocated to Wickenburg from Casa Grande, Arizona, and hosted their first Wickenburg auction on November 12, 2025.^[8] Fox 10 Phoenix covered the grand opening in a segment on KSAZ-TV.^[9]

Western Trading Post operates from an 15,000-square-foot facility in Wickenburg, Arizona. It includes a gallery space and a wagon museum with items from the American Frontier. Western Trading Post's primary business comes from online and in-person auctions, selling items such as Navajo and Hopi Native American jewelry, cowboy collectibles, antique Winchester rifles, and Western American art.

Prior to 2020, Western Trading Post was at trade shows, Old West shows, and ran a booth at the National Finals Rodeo. Following the COVID-19 pandemic, it ceased traveling and further expanded its online and storefront operations.^[10]

Owner Jim Olson serves as a director of the Colt Collectors Association and as Vice President of the National Bit, Spur & Saddle Collectors Association.^[11][12]

• On January 8 2022, Western Trading Post sold a Lander Blue and sterling silver, Navajo squash blossom necklace set at a live auction for $112,000, which set a world record for highest-selling squash blossom at auction.^[13][14]
• On January 11 2024, Western Trading Post auctioned an 1800s-era Navajo weaving wearing blanket for $13,000.^[3]
• On May 7 2025, a 14-karat gold concho belt by Navajo silversmith Sunshine Reeves was sold at auction for $68,000.^[5]