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Auction Podcast Episode 20 – Consumers search for items

You’re listening to the AuctioneerTech Auction Podcast. Today is Friday, 11 December, 2009. auctioneertech.com – technology, auction and auctioneers, auction tech for the auction industry.
Hello and welcome to the 20th episode of the Auction Podcast from AuctioneerTech. My name is Aaron Traffas and today we’re going to talk about the trends and shifts in buyer [...]

 
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Proxibid launches new website, embedded bidding

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We’ve been following the new features and website from Proxibid for the last few weeks. Today they’ve launched the new website and announced that you can start reserving the embedded bidding solution. Here’s the release.
Omaha, NE – September 22, 2009 – Proxibid, the world’s largest provider of live auction webcasting services, today announced [...]

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2009 Kansas Auctioneers Association bid calling championship recap

The top five places for the 2009 – 2010 Kansas Auctioneers Association bid call contest are as follows.

Charly Cummings, Yates Center, KS
Megan McCurdy, Wichita, KS
Justin Schultis, Fairbury, NE
Lance Fullerton, El Dorado, KS
Aaron Traffas, Sharon, KS

The other participants are listed below in appearance order.

Eric Bloomquist, Assaria, KS
Lance Kinderknecht, Almena, KS
Thomas Lindsay, Jr, Shawnee, KS
Kevin Ediger, [...]

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Auction Video Podcast Episode 2 – AuctionServices

Stuart Bain from AuctionServices talks with Aaron Traffas from AuctioneerTech about the new Ignite auction software suite. This episode was recorded at the 60th International Auctioneers Conference and Show in Overland Park, Kansas, on 18 July 2009.
Learn more about AuctionServices at www.auctionservices.com.

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Live blog from Kansas regional auctioneer bid-call contest

12:25
Leaving now for Abilene, Kansas, to the Kansas eastern region bid-call contest. This is our first event with CoverItLive, so we’ll see how it works! More within the hour!
1:24
Nearly to the fairgrounds. 7 contestants to compete. I’ll post a roster when I get there.
1:28
90 degrees today. Going to be hot in the suit.
1:55
Lance Fullerton, John [...]

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Traffas and Fine named national institute trustees

Here’s a recent press release from the Purple Wave blog. Though it doesn’t mention it in the article, the other new trustee with term expiring in 2013 is Michael Fine, CAI, AARE, executive vice president at Sheldon Good.
MANHATTAN, Kan. (May 19, 2009) – Aaron Traffas has been named a trustee of the National Auctioneers Association [...]

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Auction Podcast Episode 1 – AuctioneerTech

You’re listening to the AuctioneerTech Auction Podcast for the week of 8 September 2008.
AuctioneerTech – Technology, auctions and auctioneers – auction tech for the auction industry
Hello and welcome to the first episode of what I hope will be many podcasts covering technology, auctions, auctioneers and the auction industry. My name is Aaron Traffas and in [...]

 
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Live blog – Kansas Auctioneer championship

UPDATE: This post is from the 2008 contest. View the recently-posted 2009 contest recap.
8:30am
Just passed Junction City, KS, on I-70 headed to the KAA bid-calling championship at the fair. I’ll be updating this post in real time today so long as I have a charge on my phone, so check back regularly.
10:30am
I made it here [...]

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