Posted 19 March 2009 · 2:01 am.Aaron Traffas, CAI, ATS, CES View Comments
“You only have one opportunity to sell the family estate. Shouldn’t you make sure you have a top-notch professional?” The tag line for the Certified Estate Specialist (CES) designation course from the National Auctioneers Association makes clear the importance of choosing the right professional to handle your estate.
There is much more to properly handling the [...]
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Posted 30 January 2009 · 9:58 am.Aaron Traffas, CAI, ATS, CES View Comments
As we were searching for the links for our coverage of the KAA Winter Convention, we were surprised by the almost-complete lack of designations listed with each auctioneer on his or her respective staff pages. While it’s possible that all of the auctioneers for whom we were searching simply didn’t have any designations, we [...]
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Posted 8 October 2008 · 11:04 pm.Aaron Traffas, CAI, ATS, CES View Comments
The latest designation from the National Auctioneers Association (NAA) is Auction Technology Specialist (ATS). A course written by auctioneers for auctioneers, it offers a comprehensive education for all auctioneers, including those who are self-described as technology-challenged.
The biggest misconception about ATS is that it’s designed for operational staff instead of auctioneers. Unlike the Auction Administrator Certification [...]
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