Archive for the month of September 2009

Amazon fail

Recent website design work has caused us to do some research into the current design techniques and trends among website authors regarding web stanards. We looked into the definitive guide on the subject, Jeffrey Zeldman‘s Designing with Web Standards, and … Continue reading

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Proxibid launches new website, embedded bidding

Image via CrunchBase We’ve been following the new features and website from Proxibid for the last few weeks. Today they’ve launched the new website and announced that you can start reserving the embedded bidding solution. Here’s the release. Omaha, NE … Continue reading

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Don’t shill bid. Just don’t.

Image by duncan via Flickr If you’re an auctioneer and you’re bidding on behalf of yourself or your seller, there’s nothing illegal about it provided it’s disclosed properly and that it’s not an absolute auction. However, if you’re going to … Continue reading

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2009 Kansas Auctioneers Association bid calling championship recap

The top five places for the 2009 – 2010 Kansas Auctioneers Association bid call contest are as follows. Charly Cummings, Yates Center, KS Megan McCurdy, Wichita, KS Justin Schultis, Fairbury, NE Lance Fullerton, El Dorado, KS Aaron Traffas, Sharon, KS … Continue reading

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Live blogging the Kansas Auctioneers Association bid-call contest

Last year’s live blog from the Kansas State Fair worked, but we tried to go completely live using coveritlive.com last August for the regional competition. We weren’t impressed, mainly because it required Flash. This year, we’re going to try for … Continue reading

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