Bid now or lose: bid calling contest in Rapid City
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KEVN) - When these people talk, it means money in the bank. At the Black Hills Stock Show and Rodeo, a total of 14 contestants competed in the bid calling contests. It was narrowed down to the top five auctioneers, and finally the top three out of...
Pennsylvania Auctioneers Association Holds 75th Annual Convention
2023 Hall of Fame inductee Daniel Trace (left) is presented with the award by Mike Calvert. (Submitted photo) Harrisburg, Pa. — This year marks 75 years of the Pennsylvania Auctioneers Association and is celebrated January 10 through January 13 at its annual...
2023 Minnesota Champion Auctioneer!
Congratulations and Great Job, to Cody Aasness! The 2023 Minnesota Bid-Calling Contest Champion Auctioneer! Cody is no stranger to the auctioneer game. Cody helps in the family business Aasness Auctioneers which is his entire life. He too shares the same dream as...
Conference Announcements
We want to thank everyone who attended conference this year! We had a wonderful time and it was great seeing everyone again! Our WAA members are what makes conference so great! We made wonderful memories and shared many laughs in between CE Classes and motivational...
Kansan advances to World Livestock Auctioneer semifinals
Andrew Sylvester of Wamego, Kan., won the 2022 World Livestock Auctioneer Championship (WLAC) Midwestern Region qualifying event. Cherokee Sales Co., located in Cherokee, Oklahoma, hosted the second of three WLAC qualifying events Oct. 10. A total...
NAAA recognizes Auctioneer of the Year winners
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. - The National Auto Auction Association recognized Auctioneer of the Year Award winners last week at Charleston Auto Auction during an event that also included a visit from South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster. Receiving the awards on Friday were...
McGrath’s Stuart Ritchie named REINSW Auctioneer of the Year
By: Sarah Falson St George's Stuart Ritchie of McGrath Estate Agents has been named Auctioneer of the Year in the 2021 Real Estate Institute of NSW (REINSW) Awards for Excellence. The REINSW awards are reportedly the most respected real estate industry awards in...
Mecum Legend Mark Delzell Passes Away
The Mecum lead auctioneer passed a day before his 60th birthday. Today is Mark Delzell's 60th birthday, and he sadly passed away yesterday at 59. After putting in some serious work over the years, and being an integral part of the auction industry surviving the...
Tennessee Bid Calling Contest
The Tennessee Auctioneers Association Board of Directors voted this morning to suspend the requirement of being a licensed Tennessee Auctioneer in order to compete in the Tennessee bid calling contest! On November 14th in Nashville Tennessee. This contest is now...