Author Archives: Aaron Traffas, CAI, ATS, CES
About 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.Google Docs vs. Dropbox
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Posted in services, software
| Tagged microsoft office, Dropbox, Google Doc, LibreOffice, YouSendIt, WeTransfer, collaboration
GPS apps Waze and Google Maps obsolesce stand-alone devices
Apps for tablets and smartphones make the purchase of stand-alone GPS unnecessary. Continue reading
Practice calling bids with Virtual Auction
New software provides an excellent simulation of an in-person bidding environment for bid callers to practice chants in a private setting. Continue reading
Posted in software, bid calling
| Tagged bid calling, Virtual Auction, David Whitaker
The auction convention automotive tent
Associations should ask members with experience as mechanics to donate their time to help anyone with automotive problems. Continue reading
Posted in services
| Tagged technology tent
QR codes kill kittens
A comical take by Scott Stratten on the frequency with which QR codes are misused. Continue reading
Posted in design, theory, advertising
| Tagged QR codes, kittenicide