Red Green and Blue recently posted an article about an activist who wrecked havoc at an auction by the Bureau of Land Management. The bidder essentially ran up the price on several tracts to knock out other bidders, while having no intent to actually purchase the properties himself.
We all have difficulties with bidding mistakes from bidders who are perhaps not well-informed as to the terms of the sale, or disruptions from bidders who are unhappy about the way an auction is being conducted. Politics aside, how would you deal with this type of economic terrorism from activists during an auction?
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Aaron Traffas, CAI, ATS, CES
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Aaron Traffas, CAI, AMM, CES, is an auctioneer from Sharon, Kansas. For the last 20 years he's worked for
Purple Wave from Manhattan, Kansas. Aaron served as president of the
Kansas Auctioneers Association in 2017 and on the
National Auctioneers Association Education Institute Board of Trustees from 2009 through 2013. He is a past instructor at CAI and co-wrote the AMM designation course from NAA. An active contract bid caller, he has advanced to the finals in multiple state auctioneer contests.
During the summer, Aaron operates a farm in south central Kansas. Aaron is an active singer and songwriter and the
Aaron Traffas Band's latest release,
Enter: The Wind, can be found at
iTunes,
Amazon and
Spotify.
