In his case, auctioneer Dave Newman's fast talking has likely gone a long way in improving his professional image. "For a long time we had to fight the image of being flea market carpet salesmen," ...

MOORHEAD — Some may think they're a dying breed, but that's simply not the case. The auction business in 2024 is still booming and those who can run their mouth with the best of them are pulling out ...

Their art imitates the antiques they sell: passed down and sacred. “My great-grandma would teach me on her rocking chair. I would sit in the rocking chair in her kitchen and she would make me say my ...

HARRISBURG – A Perry County auctioneer with a no-nonsense chant and a pleasant smile won the 100th Pennsylvania Farm Show bid calling contest on Wednesday night. J. Meryl Stoltzfus of Millerstown beat ...

Brian Oberholtzer recalls pretending to auction off cows at 10 years old as he would walk them in from the pasture on his family’s farm in Blue Ball. His life on the farm, as well as his mock auctions ...

MOORHEAD, Minn. (Valley News Live) - Dylan Kallemeyn of Fairmont, Minnesota, was crowned the 2024 Minnesota State Auctioneers Association Champion Auctioneer from a field of 13 talented auctioneers on ...

For the layperson, the swift speech of an auctioneer may come across as nothing more than a monotonous yodel. But it's a fine-tuned craft for veterans of the business like Ben Meyer of the South ...

This past weekend I attended the Livestock Marketing Association auctioneer contest held in Arcadia, Florida. It was a very well run auction where 31 contestants get to auction 10 drafts of cattle.

ENID, Okla. — Chisholm High School freshman Logan Snider recently competed in the Oklahoma FFA Champion Auctioneer preliminaries and qualified for the state competition in May. She will be aiming for ...

Oklahoma is proving to be home to some of the best fast talkers around -- auctioneers. News 9's Karl Torp met one award winning "up-seller" who credits her unique talent with showmanship she learned ...

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Akron Auto Auction has an award-winning auctioneer team — literally. As highlighted in the latest ServNet newsletter, Laura Mantle-Grunden, an auctioneer from Columbus Ohio, took first place and was ...