At the 2023 National Auction Association (NAA) International Auctioneer Championship (IAC) held Friday, July 21 in Oklahoma City,...

At the 2022 National Auctioneers Association (NAA) International Auctioneer Championship (IAC) held Friday, July 29 in San Diego,...

At the 2021 National Auctioneers Association (NAA) International Auctioneer Championship (IAC) held Friday, July 16 in Minneapolis,...

I certainly get asked this frequently … as an auctioneer, auction school instructor, and presenter otherwise. “Who’s the best...

Ohio State Fair. I was always inspired by words of wisdom passed down to competitors about competing, winning and losing. One such list...

At the 2019 National Auctioneers Association (NAA) International Auctioneer Championship (IAC) held Friday, July 12 in New Orleans,...

Why enter an auctioneer contest https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2015/01/01/why-enter-an-auctioneer-contest/ How to win an...

At the 2018 National Auctioneers Association (NAA) International Auctioneer Championship (IAC) held Friday, July 20 in Jacksonville,...

I recently returned home from what has become my annual “auctioneer convention season” including conferences and other events in Ohio,...

At the 2017 National Auctioneers Association (NAA) International Auctioneer Championship (IAC) recently held Friday, July 14 in Columbus,...

Although there are dozens of auctioneer bid calling contests in the United States each year, the three most well-known and prestigious...

At the 2016 National Auctioneers Association (NAA) International Auctioneer Championship (IAC) recently held Friday, July 22 in Grand...

It would seem it was better to be Barack Obama than Mitt Romney on January 20, 2013? Better to be Ohio State than Oregon on January 12,...

These bidders go to buy things they want or need. But do they have another less obvious need? I’m going to suggest for many, they have a...

In fact, in over 30 years in the auction business spanning across the United States, not one person has ever asked me:“Why enter an...

Most states in the United States host such contests, and on the national stage, there is most notably: The International Auctioneer...

Mike Tyson lost to Buster Douglas in what is considered one of the biggest sports upsets in history. What happened here? The undefeated,...

The National Auctioneers Association’s (NAA) International Auctioneer Championship (IAC) is a premier event, held each year at the NAA...

Arguably one of the most competitive is the Ohio contest held each summer at the Ohio State Fair. Of course, many states have very...