2009 Kansas Auctioneers Association bid calling championship recap

Back stage before the contest

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

The other participants are listed below in appearance order.

Setting up before the contest

Eric Blomquist, Assaria, KS
Lance Kinderknecht, Almena, KS
Thomas Lindsay, Jr, Shawnee, KS
Kevin Ediger, Windom, KS
Todd Borgmeyer, Norfolk, NE
Brady James, Council Grove, KS
Jeffery Temme, Petersburg, NE
Mike Boesker, Halstead, KS
John Kisner, Hays, KS
Russell Puchalla, Rosa, NE
Ty Mitchell, Oxford, KS
Douglas Kasselman, Spearville, KS

Waiting to draw for position

Aaron Traffas, CAI, ATS, CES

Aaron Traffas, CAI, AMM, CES, is an auctioneer from Sharon, Kansas. For the last 22 years he's worked for Purple Wave. 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 original ATS and AMM designation courses 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 music can be found at aarontraffasband.com as well as Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon.