Posts Tagged ‘auction’

Auction Podcast Episode 15 – Interview with Kurt Aumann

Joining me today for the fourth in the Auctioneer Interview Series is my friend Kurt Aumann, CAI, ATS. Kurt is an auctioneer for Aumann Auctions from Nokomis, Illinois, and is currently the Vice Chairman of the National Auctioneers Association Education Institute Trustees.
You’re listening to the AuctioneerTech Auction Podcast. Today is Wednesday 28 January 2009. Auctioneertech.com. [...]

 
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Auction Podcast milestone – 1000 listens

The Auction Podcast has reached its first milestone. We’ve recently rocketed past 1000 listens to the series. Indeed, according to Wordpress plugin Podpress, each of the first five episodes has over 100 listens.
When we first started the podcast, the goal was a weekly release. We have some exciting plans for the podcast series in 2009, [...]

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Black Friday auction – holiday auctions unwise without Internet bidding

Seasonality is the curse of all auctioneers. Even auctioneers in roughly the same geographic area can have consistent yearly downturns during several months each year. The goal is to manage those downturns so that cash flow remains as steady as possible.
One tempting solution used by many auctioneers is to hold events on or near holidays [...]

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Auction Podcast Episode 6 – Internet bidding primer

In this episode, we’re going to cover the basics of Internet bidding including the different types of Internet bidding, or online bidding, and the different kinds of providers.
There are three main types of Internet bidding. Some Internet bidding providers allow some but not all of the types of auctions. I’ll cover some of the basics [...]

 
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eBay eliminates checks and money orders, promotes PayPal

eBay recently announced that in late October it will be eliminating checks and money orders as valid payment options for eBay sales. Remaining valid payment methods are as follows.

PayPal, owned by eBay
ProPay, partnered with eBay
Credit or debit card payments direct to seller
Payment upon pickup

There are several categories that are exempt from the payment restrictions, including [...]

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Netbooks

I’m typing away on my Apple slim aluminum keyboard. It’s the one I poured nearly a full cup of coffee into a couple weeks ago. I dried it, wet it, dried it again and when it wouldn’t work I’d left it for dead. A week passed and I tried it one more time and it’s [...]

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