In our article today, we hope to expand on the “lending a hand” component of auctioneers helping auctioneers. For purposes of our...

Now, before we discuss this particular subject of, “sellable position,” we’ll talk about what a ringman normally does. Ringmen work the...

Typically someone will mention that, “My ringman had a bid,” or “My ringman was on,” in regard to where the bid was and who was in or...

As I frequently teach auctioneer continuing education, I am often asked about this particular issue, as well as more general 1099...

This made me wonder what the minimum cost an auctioneer would incur to sell an item for $1.00 (or for any amount) at a live auction....

In this article, we will be exploring the time between auction items. Just how long does an auctioneer take between “Sold! for $3,500 to...

At The Super Auction, held twice annually, each auctioneer participant contributes one or more auction rings of their own items (each...

What selling in more than one ring does is get the auction over more quickly. For example, if an auction has 1,500 lots, one auctioneer...

A question we’re asked in auction school quite often is, “How many staff will I need for my auction?” The answer is, generally, in...

Were any of us born auctioneers? Well – maybe close – in that our father or mother was an auctioneer and we were bid-calling at age 2. ...