Posted 14 August 2009 · 7:08 am.Aaron Traffas, CAI, ATS, CES View Comments
Perhaps one of the most valuable benefits to being a member in the National Auctioneers Association is the networking and community of friends and neighbors in the profession. The ability to bounce ideas off of someone doing the same type of business as you are is invaluable.
Not every auctioneer knows the right auctioneer to ask [...]
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Posted 19 May 2009 · 4:07 pm.Aaron Traffas, CAI, ATS, CES View Comments
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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Posted 31 March 2009 · 10:51 am.Aaron Traffas, CAI, ATS, CES View Comments
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, CES, [...]
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Posted 22 March 2009 · 9:41 pm.Aaron Traffas, CAI, ATS, CES View Comments
Hannes Combest, CAE, is the Chief Executive officer of the National Auctioneers Association. Yesterday, she launched a blog over at Blogspot with a series of articles about the Certified Auctioneers Institute, currently underway in Bloomington, Indiana. We’ll be covering CAI next week as the conclusion of our series on NAA designations, but head over to [...]
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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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