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Ron E. Wilichowski Obituary

Ron Wilichowski, 72, died peacefully Thursday, April 20, 2023, joining loved ones in heaven. Ron was born May 5, 1950 to his parents, Edwin and MaryAnn Wilichowski in Wausau, WI. He attended St. Mary’s School and Marathon High School in Marathon, WI. It was there he...

Letter from WAA President

Fellow Members, Have you ever tried to drink out of a firehose? That is a saying they used at the CAI Training Course that was held March 27-31 in Bloomington, IN. They used this saying in many contexts but I think it explains my experience perfectly. I attended the...

From the WAA President

Fellow Members, We had our first board meeting with new members earlier this month. Lots discussed and I want to make sure to share some upcoming events with you: March 27-31 – CAI Training held in Bloomington, IN. I will be attending along with Bob Hagemann, Tim Ault...

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Ron E. Wilichowski Obituary

Ron Wilichowski, 72, died peacefully Thursday, April 20, 2023, joining loved ones in heaven. Ron was born May 5, 1950 to his parents, Edwin and MaryAnn Wilichowski in Wausau, WI. He attended St. Mary’s School and Marathon High School in Marathon, WI. It was there he...

Letter from WAA President

Fellow Members, Have you ever tried to drink out of a firehose? That is a saying they used at the CAI Training Course that was held March 27-31 in Bloomington, IN. They used this saying in many contexts but I think it explains my experience perfectly. I attended the...

From the WAA President

Fellow Members, We had our first board meeting with new members earlier this month. Lots discussed and I want to make sure to share some upcoming events with you: March 27-31 – CAI Training held in Bloomington, IN. I will be attending along with Bob Hagemann, Tim Ault...

Grimm set to become first female President of the Virginia Auctioneers Association

The Virginia Auctioneers Association is proud to announce the election of Wendy Grimm as Vice President for the year 2023. Wendy is a second-generation auctioneer with over six years of experience calling bids. She is the first woman to be elected as Vice President of...

WAA Board Meeting Notice

The Wisconsin Auctioneers Association Board of Directors will be meeting via Zoom on Tuesday March 7th at 8:30am. If you have anything that you would like the Board to discuss, please email it to info@wisconsinauctioneers.org so it can be added to the agenda.

New Auction Accreditation

Auctioneer University is excited to announce that we just received our Accreditation for the state of North Carolina. Looking forward to the opportunity to TRAIN Future Professionals from across the Tar Heel State.

Auction Technology Group Acquires Vintage Software

Choate represented Auction Technology Group plc (LON:ATG), operator of world-leading marketplaces for curated online auctions, in its acquisition of Vintage Software (dba EstateSales.net), a U.S. estate sales listing site. ATG will use the acquisition to, among other...

75 years: Auctioneers to celebrate diamond anniversary

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — National and regional speakers, competitions, an auction technology showcase, contests and fellowship are on tap when the Illinois State Auctioneers Association celebrates its 75th anniversary during its conference and trade show. ISAA was founded...

Canadian All Around Auctioneer’s Championship back after a few years off

Frederick Bodnarus from Saskatoon was this year’s winner. Sponsored by Auctioneer’s Association of Alberta, the Canadian All Around Auctioneer’s Championship took place on Feb. 4 in Red Deer. This was the first one they’ve had since 2020, due to COVID-19. “We had...

2023 Champions

Congratulations to our Wisconsin State Champions! Pictures coming soon! Novice Champion: Lake Boehm Wisconsin State Champion: Lake Boehm Reserve State Champion: Jacob Hills 1st Runner up for Wisconsin State Champion: Marty Griepentrog Wisconsin Ringman Champion: Marty...

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Babe Ruth Bat Sells for Record $1.85 Million at Auction

The legend of the Great Bambino lives on almost 90 years since he last stepped on the diamond. A Babe Ruth baseball bat made history as the most expensive bat ever sold earlier this week, reaching a price tag of $1.85 million. The prior record belonged to a Ruth bat...

An $18 million Ferrari leads record classic-car auction at Amelia Island. See all 10 top sellers

Wealthy car collectors spent a record amount at the classic-car auctions at Amelia Island over the weekend, suggesting the market remains strong despite recession fears and falling stocks. Total sales at the Amelia Island auction reached $178.4 million — a record for...

Motorcycle Found in Barn Sells at Auction for $935,000

This extremely rare 1908 Strap Tank Harley-Davidson roared into the record books with the highest auction sale ever. By Dan Bova • Feb 13, 2023 In 1941, David Uihlein found a complete 1908 Strap Tank Harley-Davidson motorcycle tucked away in a barn in Wisconsin....

Bugatti sells its last purely gas-powered car for $10.7M, sets world auction record

PARIS -- Bugatti sold its last purely gas-powered supercar at a Paris auction Wednesday for more than $10 million, setting a world auction record for a new car. Originally a special development model that was never intended to be sold, the one-of-a-kind Bugatti Chiron...

Baseball: Rare Mickey Mantle card sells for record $12.6 million

(Reuters) – A Mickey Mantle baseball card in mint condition sold for $12.6 million on Sunday, becoming the most valuable piece of sports memorabilia to be sold at an auction. The rare Mantle card, sold by Heritage Auctions, surpassed a record of $9.3 million set in...

In New York, record shattered at auction for impressionist Caillebotte

A rare painting by Gustave Caillebotte, “Young man at his window“, was bought Thursday evening 53 million dollars by the Getty museum of Los Angeles, smashing the record of the French painter, during the sale of an impressionist collection at Christie’s in New York....

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Ron E. Wilichowski Obituary

Ron Wilichowski, 72, died peacefully Thursday, April 20, 2023, joining loved ones in heaven. Ron was born May 5, 1950 to his parents, Edwin and MaryAnn Wilichowski in Wausau, WI. He attended St. Mary’s School and Marathon High School in Marathon, WI. It was there he...

Letter from WAA President

Fellow Members, Have you ever tried to drink out of a firehose? That is a saying they used at the CAI Training Course that was held March 27-31 in Bloomington, IN. They used this saying in many contexts but I think it explains my experience perfectly. I attended the...

WAA Board Meeting Notice

The Wisconsin Auctioneers Association Board of Directors will be meeting via Zoom on Tuesday March 7th at 8:30am. If you have anything that you would like the Board to discuss, please email it to info@wisconsinauctioneers.org so it can be added to the agenda.

2023 Board Members

Congratulations to our new board members!  And a BIG thank you to outgoing board member Patty Fox and all her work as the conference chairman! We appreciate all of your efforts, Patty!  2023 WAA Board of Directors President - Riley KahlVice President  - Adam...

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World’s oldest Hebrew Bible could fetch $50 million at auction

A Hebrew Bible more than 1,000 years old and described as "one of the most important and singular texts in human history" will go on show later this month, before going under the hammer. The Codex Sassoon, dating to the late 9th to early 10th, is believed to be the...

Bugatti sells its last purely gas-powered car for $10.7M, sets world auction record

PARIS -- Bugatti sold its last purely gas-powered supercar at a Paris auction Wednesday for more than $10 million, setting a world auction record for a new car. Originally a special development model that was never intended to be sold, the one-of-a-kind Bugatti Chiron...

Piano owned by rock legends Queen to be sold at auction

A piano that was once owned by the band Queen is set to go under the hammer next month. The instrument - Kawai EP 308 baby grand electric piano - is thought to have been used on Queen's 1984 album The Works, which includes the hit single Hammer To Fall. The piano is...

Auctioneers report record figures as online auctions attract more people

Nigel Lewis; 25th October 2021 EIG figures highlighted by NAVA Propertymark show 15% uplift in sales to £539.5 million during September compared to the same time last year. Auctioneers have reported a record breaking £539.5 million in property sales during September...

Sotheby’s auction house creates a platform dedicated to NFT sales

The auction house will dedicate a platform entirely reserved for NFT sales, these certificates of authenticity which allow the appropriation of a digital object, and whose sales have exploded in recent months. The Sotheby’s auction house announced on October 14 the...

These Sphinx Patio Ornaments Were Offered for $700 at an English Auction House. Turns Out They’re Ancient—and Sold for $265,000

A flood of bidders seems to have known something that the auctioneer did not. Artnet News, October 14, 2021 Last weekend, a pair of sphinx statues were offered up at a small auction house in England. Weatherworn after spending the last 15 years in the garden of a...

Rare Mughal era spectacles to be auctioned by Sotheby’s

A pair of rare diamond and emerald spectacles from an unknown Indian princely treasury will be sold at an auction in London later this month. The lenses were placed in the Mughal-era frames around 1890, according to auction house Sotheby’s. The spectacles will be...

Bridge from ‘Winnie-the-pooh’ series auctioned for $179,167 in UK

The bridge that has been depicted in the book of children by A.A.Milne. The book was about Winnie-the-pooh, who was a honey-loving teddy bear. The bridge has been auctioned for over the amount that was being estimated. On Thursday, the statement was given by the...

Latest British Wool auction sees prices up 35% since July

Wool prices have risen by more than a third since the start of the season, pointing to farmers seeing an improved return when they get their payment next year for the 2021 clip. The fifth British Wool sale of the 2021 season took place last week and saw 1.2m kg of...

Chattanooga artist sells painting for $87,000 at London auction

When bidding came to a close at Phillips Auction House in London, a painting by a Chattanooga native who goes by the name “Genesis the Greykid” sold for $87,000. "A big blessing, it was wonderful,” said Genesis. He said his inspiration for the painting titled...

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