Novice Auctioneer Contest
Have you been an auctioneer for 5 years or less? If so, why not compete in this year’s novice auctioneer contest? Novice Contest will be held this year on Sunday beginning at 5 PM.

You’ll get an opportunity to compete with other new auctioneers and show off your skills. You never know who in the audience may be looking for help at their auctions. You really should enter.

1. The full name of the contest is “WISCONSIN AUCTIONEERS ASSOCIATION, INC. NOVICE AUCTIONEER CONTEST.

2. There shall be one division combined for men and women.

3. Contestants shall be 18 years of age or older, current members of the WAA, and hold a current Wisconsin auctioneer license. An auction market, auction company, private company or business person, association, newspaper, etc. may sponsor a contestant.

4. The contest is open to unlimited entries. The current Novice of the Year may be a contestant but his/her entry fee shall be waived.

5. Entries must be accompanied by a $20 non-refundable entry fee, must be received prior to the contest. Each Contestant is to bring one (1) item to be auctioned off of $25 value or more.

6. All contestants must check in at one half hour( ½ hour) before the contest scheduled time for orientation and drawing for order of appearance. There will be a drawing for the order in which NOVICE contestants compete.

7. The dress code used for the International Auctioneer Championship Contest (IAC) will be used, specifically: men shall wear business suits/ties and dress shoes. Women shall wear business suits (pants or skirt) and no open-toes shoes. Failure to meet the dress code may be cause for elimination at the call of the contest committee.

8. The sound system shall be preset. Contestants will be allowed to test it in advance but cannot adjust it during the contest.

9. Announcements the day of the contest will take precedence over printed material.

10. Three to five judges shall be selected by the contest committee.

11. The IAC scoring system (attached) will be used.

12. When the contestant’s number is called by the Emcee, the contestant shall come to the microphone and state only his/her name, city, contestant number, and sponsor(s), if any. Any reference of a commercial nature for the individual auctioneer shall be cause for a reduction of score.

13. Each contestant shall sell three (3) consecutive items. Before the leaving the microphone, the contestant shall again state his/her name and contestant number.

14. Before leaving the microphone, the contestant shall again state only his/her name, city, contestant number, and sponsors if any. Any reference of a commercial nature for the individual auctioneer shall be cause for a reduction of score.

15. Scores from the contest will determine the NOVICE Auctioneer of the Year.

16. If a tie score occurs in the preliminary round, the contestant with the highest score in the Chant/Voice category will prevail.

17. The NOVICE Auctioneer of the Year is invited to participate at the WI State Fair Auctioneer Championship. There is no charge for this competition to the NOVICE Auctioneer.

18. All contestants will receive participation medallions.

19. Contestants shall not be given the exact order of finish. Score sheets and judges’ comments will be sent after the contest.

20. Committee members shall not participate in the contest in the year in which they serve.

21. Past champions may not compete in subsequent contests.

22. The committee chair shall address, as needed, any and all errors or omissions regarding rules and regulations of the contest. The decision of the committee chair shall be final and binding at the time a decision is made and shall apply to all contestants.

23. All proceeds from the auction will used at the discretion of WAA. An optional 10% buyer’s fee will be donated to a charity chosen by WAA.

Ringman Competition Rules

Professional ringmen can add big dollars to an auction’s bottom line. How they conduct themselves and communicate with the audience and their auctioneer makes all the difference. Here’s a chance to show off your ringman skills to perspective employers in the audience. You could be the champion ringman in 2020.

Purpose:

To enhance the ability to sell real and personal property by the auction method of marketing,

To emphasize the importance of professionalism by Ringmen,

To set personal goals of improvement.

Prize:

First Place: State Champion will receive championship ring with a value up to $250, any additional costs for ring will be paid by winner.

Entry Fees:

Advance $20 entry fee/contestant. All contestants must be registered within 2 hours prior to competition.

Criteria for Contestants:

Must be a current member of Wisconsin Auctioneers Association

Three to five judges will be selected by the committee no less than 10 days prior to contest. They may be members of WAA but do not have to be auctioneers. Judges will be notified and will receive the rules and the judging criteria prior to the contest.

One (1) to two (2) guest Auctioneers selected by the committee may rotate and do all the bid calling for the contestant. The Auctioneers shall be advised not to take any bids during the contest. The ringmen shall control the bidding and use clear and defined commands to communicate with the Auctioneer.

Criteria Used by Judges in Scoring:

Judges will evaluate contestants in five categories, listed below:

Judges will score contestants in each category on a range of 1-10 points;

Judges will score based on the judges being a customer at an auction where the ringman is working.

Scoring:

1. Introduction: Ringmen will introduce him/herself; give contestant number and introduce the Auctioneer.

2. Body language, hand gestures, surveys crowd.

3. Salesmanship encourages the audience to bid.

4. Communicates with auctioneer and buyer.

5. Judge desires to have ringman worth for them.

a. Contestant should not be disqualified for forgetting any of the judging criteria, only penalized.

b. Score sheets will be retrieved by the contest committee and tallied by the committee.

c. The low score shall be considered only to break a tie.

d. The committee shall determine the number of items depending on the number of contestants.

General

Deadline to enter all divisions of the contest will be two hours prior to the start of the contest. All contestants will meet 30 minutes prior to the contest to draw for order of selling and instructions. The Champions Ringman will be announced following the contest. Score sheets will be mailed to contestants after the Winter Convention.

The Champion Ringman will be asked to volunteer Ringmen services for the annual WI State Champion Auctioneer Contest at both the WI State Fair Park Finals and the following WAA State Convention. (Only if they are not a contestant in the Champion Auctioneer Contest themselves.)

Let’s face it, auctioneers are professional marketers. How you present yourself to the public can make all the difference in your business. The WAA Marketing Competition is the ultimate contest for WAA Members to exhibit their marketing efforts from the past year. The competition will include Photography, Digital (website, social media, etc), Print (advertisement, catalog, etc) and Promo Item (hat, mug, etc).

Entrants must be paid, current WAA members and hold current licensees.
Categories are:
Photography
Digital (website, social media, video, etc.) Bring your own computer to set up
Print (Advertisement, Catalog, etc.)
Promotional Item (Hat, Mug, Keychain, etc.)
Awards will be given in each category.
Each submission must have a completed entry form, as well as the $10 per entry fee.
The same item may be entered in multiple categories; however, an entry form and entry fee must be submitted for each category.
All entries must contain either the WAA logo or a statement indicating the entrant is a WAA member.
No previous award-winning entry may be submitted.
Entries must be for auctions occurring since the last winter conference.
Entries must be mailed or turned in by 9:00 a.m. on the first day of convention.
The Advertising Contest Committee will be responsible for organizing the contest, securing the judges and presenting the awards.
Three judges shall be chosen from the vendors; judges’ decisions will be final.
First and second place may, at the judges’ discretion, be awarded if they feel the number of quality entries justifies it.
All entries will be on display by 10:30 a.m., on the first day of the convention.