The multi-SPBGMA Award-winning and International Bluegrass Music Association-nominated group, The Kody Norris Show, is thrilled to announce the release of their new single, “The Auctioneer,” on Rebel Records is available today. A fresh take on Leroy Van Dyke’s iconic hit, this fan-favorite has captivated listeners around the world for generations.
Country: United States
Year: 2024
Date: September 13
Source: https://www.rfdtv.com/the-kody-norris-show-releases-their-new-single-the-auctioneer
History of Auctioneering
In 2015, RM Auctions and Sotheby’s merged to form RM Sotheby’s, positioning Sotheby’s as a respected partner in the luxury collector car market.
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The most expensive headwear sold at auction is AED (United Arab Emirates) 24,050,000 ($ 6,545,950; £ 4,332,110) and was auctioned by Emirates Auction (UAE), at an event organised by Al Jalila Foundation, in Dubai, UAE, on 25 November 2015. The headwear was a helmet originally used by H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE vice president, prime minister and ruler of Dubai.
Country: United Arab Emirates
Year: 2015
Date: November 24
Source: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/most-expensive-headwear-sold-at-auction
The most expensive saddle sold at auction is AED (United Arab Emirates) 2,400,000 ($ 653,234; £ 432,310) and was auctioned by Emirates Auction (UAE), at an event organised by Al Jalila Foundation, in Dubai, UAE, on 25 November 2015. The saddle was originally used by the crowne prince of Dubai H.H Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum.
Country: United Arab Emirates
Year: 2015
Date: November 25
Source: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/416036-most-expensive-saddle-sold-at-auction
David M. Lulich, 80, passed away at home on Sunday, December 27, 2015, after a recent battle with esophageal cancer. After graduation, he attended Reisch Auction School in Mason City, Iowa. He started working as an auctioneer for Thorp Finance and soon started his own business, Lulich Auction & Realty, in 1979. David donated his skills as an auctioneer to many community organizations, including being a 4-H market sale auctioneer for Douglas, Iron and Gogebic counties. He has been the sole auctioneer for the Bayfield County 4-H market animal sale for the last 49 years.
Country: United States
Year: 2015
Date: December 27
Source: https://www.mountainfuneralhomes.com/obituaries/David-M-Lulich?obId=14355248
The largest abandoned property auction sold 1,457 lots and was achieved by Brigitte Kruse (USA) in Beverly Hills, California, USA, 9 January 2016. The lots sold for a total of $373,348.41.
Country: United States
Year: 2016
Date: January 9
Source: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/414337-largest-abandoned-property-auction
Wisconsin State Fair Park, Milwaukee
Country: United States
Year: 2017
Date: August 8
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Holiday Inn Convention Center, Stevens Point, WI
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Year: 2018
Date: January 28
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The longest auction by one single auctioneer (duration) is 24 hours and 6 minutes and was achieved by James Lewis, Bamfords and the children of Saint Anselm’s School (all UK) in Rowsley, Derbyshire, UK, on 22 June 2019.
Country: United Kingdom
Year: 2019
Date: June 22
Source: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/210971-longest-auction-by-one-single-auctioneer-duration
John M “Jack” Reynolds Jr., age 92, of Dodgeville died on Saturday, June 22, 2019 at Uplands Hills Hospital. In 1959 Jack graduated from Reich School of Auctioneering in Mason City, Iowa. He loved being an auctioneer. Jack sold household and antique auctions through Reynolds Auction Service. He auctioneered and managed three livestock markets, sold over 7000 sales over 42 years in the livestock business even making the millionaires club by selling $21 million worth of livestock in 1980 at markets in Fennimore and Shullsburg.
Jack sold the first video livestock auction in 1985 garnering attention throughout the state and country for the innovative process. He was active in the Wisconsin Auctioneers Association and National Auctioneers Association; participated in the World Championship Auctioneers Contest In 1973; and served as a judge in the World Championship Auctioneers Contest in 1976 and 1980.
Country: United States
Year: 2019
Date: June 22
Source: https://www.houckfuneralhomes.com/obituaries/John-M-Jack-Reynolds?obId=17767200
The oldest cognac sold at auction is a bottle of 1762 Gautier, which was 258 years old at the time it was purchased by Nguyen Dinh Tuan Viet (Vietnam) at a Sotheby’s auction in London, UK, on 28 May 2020.
The bottle is known as the ‘Grand Frere’ and is the largest of the three bottles of 1762 Gautier.
Country: Vietnam
Year: 2020
Date: May 28
Source: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/420937-oldest-cognac-sold-at-auction