Auctioneer associations — licensing & discipline
Susan is disappointed with her auction — and the auctioneer she hired. She wants recourse for monies not turned over, …
Tag Archives: National Auctioneers Association
The NAA IAC Final Round Questions ’17
At the 2017 National Auctioneers Association (NAA) International Auctioneer Championship (IAC) recently held Friday, July 14 in Columbus, Ohio, three …
Bid calling really does matter
In 2013, we wrote that “Bid calling matters” suggesting that the particular live auctioneer who is taking bids can — …
NAA C&S 2017: 24 great things in Columbus, Ohio
The National Auctioneers Association will gather for their 2017 Conference & Show July 11-15. For those unfamiliar with the Columbus, …
Where is auctioneer CE needed? Everywhere …
In 2015 The Ohio State University (OSU) and I completed a study on auctioneer continuing education (CE) producing this document …
Bilingual Auctioneers …
Thank you … or for some gracias (Spanish,) grazie (Italian,) danke (German,) Je vous remercie (French) … In fact, at …
Diversity in the auction business, NAA
In 2014, Google Senior Vice President Laszlo Bock wrote an article on Google’s diversity “issue:” https://googleblog.blogspot.com/2014/05/getting-to-work-on-diversity-at-google.html Bock noted in his …
Can auctioneers trust any online platform?
Auctioneers have given their data (particularly buyer data, but also seller data) to online platforms as we have partnered to …
Every auction lawsuit: Perception vs. Reality
We’ve consulted in dozens of auction-related cases (litigation) since 2010. Additionally, it’s not unusual for my phone to ring three-four …
Name your price … really?
This is Tina; we’ll talk about her more a bit later in this article. We as auctioneers have two choices …
“Auction,” “Price,” “Buy” & “Sale”
We have written before about the suggested shifts away from auctioneers using the word “auction” in their advertising. Most notably: …
Reopen the bid to only certain bidders?
Yes, auctioneers can “reopen” the bid after declaring property “Sold!” And yes, auctioneers do all too often reopen the bid …
Ohio Auctioneers: Something in the water?
I’ve been in attendance at nearly all International Auctioneer Championship (IAC) contests. Beginning about five years ago (2011) I started …
The NAA IAC Final Round Questions ’16
At the 2016 National Auctioneers Association (NAA) International Auctioneer Championship (IAC) recently held Friday, July 22 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, …
Auctioneers should join
The National Auctioneers Association (NAA) (and the numerous state auctioneer associations around the United States) serves an important role. These …
#AuctionsWork #onlyatauction #NAAPro
Recently, there has been some surprising discussion about the merits of auctioneers using certain hashtags on Facebook and other social …
National Auctioneers Week
This year, National Auctioneers Week is April 11 though April 17, 2016; you ask … what is National Auctioneers Week? …
Auctioneers can sell a house in how many minutes?
I’ve said it. In fact, I’ve essentially said something to this effect hundreds of times: “We sold a home at …
J. Stephen Proffitt III, Esq.
“He was an absolute giant in the auction industry …” J. Stephen Proffitt III, Esq. (known by most as “Steve …
AHA in the auction industry
Since the 1940’s, auctioneers have been getting together periodically at annual conventions, as well as summer retreats, seminars, classes, and …
