Tag: National Auctioneers Association
2009 International Auctioneer Championship Finalists
Overland Park, Kan. July 17, 2009 – Eighty-eight auctioneers from across the United States competed today in the preliminary rounds of the 21st International Auctioneer Championship competition. The competition is sponsored by the National Auctioneers Association and occurs during the 60th annual International Auctioneers Conference and Show. The IAC finals will begin at 7 p.m.…
60th International Auctioneers Conference and Show
We’re settled in at the Overland Park Convention Center, ready to officially kick off the festivities tonight. The unofficial kick-off held last night with the Aaron Traffas Band at the Mayo Auction Center went very well. We’re going to drop a little of the formalities over the next few days with perhaps more frequent updates,…
Aaron Traffas Band to perform before NAA Conference and Show
We’re finally back from the combine after a month away from auctions, technology and blogging, and we bring late-breaking news of an event that can’t be missed. Robert Mayo of Mayo Auction and Realty has graciously offered to host a social event the day before NAA Conference and Show at his auction center in Kansas…
US Senate designates April 18 National Auctioneers Day
Image via Wikipedia The National Auctioneers Association announced yesterday that Senate resolution 86 was passed on Tuesday. This resolution officially designates April 18, 2009, as National Auctioneers Day. Here’s the text of the bill from govtrack.us. SRES 86 ATS 111th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 86 Designating April 18, 2009, as ‘National Auctioneers Day’. March…
GPPA and MPPA designations – Graduate and Master Personal Property Appraiser
One of the hats that many auctioneers wear is that of an appraiser. Appraisals can be court-ordered or requested by sellers wanting to know what their assets are worth. Many auctioneers, masters of the secondary market, serve as experts on the value of property. We caught up with our friend Jack Christy, Sr., CAI, BAS,…