Author Archives: Aaron Traffas
About Aaron Traffas
Aaron Traffas is an auctioneer from Sharon, Kansas. For over two decades, he 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. Aaron now operates a farm in south central Kansas and serves as a benefit auctioneer and an occasional contract bid caller. 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.Auction Video Podcast Episode 4 – Benefit Auction Lifetime Experiences
Brendan Lillis talks with Aaron Traffas from AuctioneerTech about Benefit Auction Lifetime Experiences. Recorded at the 60th International Auctioneers Conference and Show in Overland Park, Kansas, on 18 July 2009. www.benefitauctionpackages.com
LiveAuctioneers releases BlackBerry application
In July, Internet bidding provider LiveAuctioneers announced the release of an iPhone application that allows its users to view auction inventories as well as to participate in auctions by placing pre-auction Internet bids. Yesterday, LiveAuctioneers announced the release of an … Continue reading
Don’t penalize Internet buyers
Our friend John Schultz wrote a great blog post this morning about the importance of ensuring that registration requirements were similar for Internet bidders and live bidders. He describes the effect of restricting Internet bidders as follows. Auction companies need … Continue reading
Proxibid announces redesigned homepage, timeline for embedded bidding
Following last month’s announcement of an upcoming embedded bidding solution, Proxibid today announces that auctioneers can begin reserving this solution in mid-September. Also announced today is the preview of the new layout of the Proxibid website which looks like it … Continue reading
NAALive finally comes to an end
Long a thorn in the sides of other Internet bidding providers, the National Auctioneers Association‘s affinity relationship with Ableauctions.com is coming to an end. We’re excited about this development, as we feel it will foster a more open and competitive … Continue reading