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 3 – GalaGal

GalaGal Jenelle Taylor talks with Aaron Traffas from AuctioneerTech about Gala411 and the Bootcamp for Benefit Auctioneers. Recorded at the 60th International Auctioneers Conference and Show in Overland Park, Kansas, on 18 July 2009. To get more information, visit www.gala411.com … Continue reading

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Email folders and labels should be based on task, not sender

Image by jaqian via Flickr There are many different approaches to email usage. While some, including John C. Dvorak, say that email is dead, we feel that if used properly email can be a valuable tool and can successfully double … Continue reading

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NAA forum adds custom groups

Perhaps one of the most valuable benefits to being a member in the National Auctioneers Association is the networking and community of friends and neighbors in the profession. The ability to bounce ideas off of someone doing the same type … Continue reading

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Auction Podcast Episode 19 – Interview with Jeff Johnstonbaugh – BidSpotter.com

Jeff Johnstonbaugh, COO of BidSpotter, talks about RemoteBidder, BidSpotter, Internet bidding and the future of the industry. You can play the episode or download it for later using the links at the end of the transcript, or you can use … Continue reading

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Google Voice manages your calls, messages and phones for free

Image by adria.richards via Flickr Most of the topics we cover here on AuctioneerTech come from technology news. In the last couple of weeks, however, one of the stories that rose to the level of national consumer news is the … Continue reading

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