At the World Livestock Auctioneer Championship, which has been held annually in the United States since 1963, eager contenders gather to show off what they refer to as a chant: a rhythmic, rapid-fire ...

At his core, Hugh Edmeades is a salesman, albeit a dynamic and entertaining one. He runs fine art and charity auctions, having wielded one of his many gavels on more $2.75 billion in final bids at ...

Fine artworks can sell for eye-watering sums at auction, but who are the people behind the lectern making the call? Auctioneers stay in control of the room, fielding bids from the room, phones, online ...

The first thing you notice as people file into a Best Western hotel conference room for the first morning of auction school is nobody has coffee. It dries out the throat. Students stand in a circle as ...

Even if you’ve never attended a live auction, you’ve probably seen the fast-talking patter of the auctioneer on television or in film. It’s something like ...

The U.S. Marshals service auctioned off $2.2 million worth of jewelry, shoes, and other possessions that once belonged to disgraced financier Bernie Madoff on Saturday. According to the Associated ...

Kline, Kreider & Good Auctioneers, of Brownstown, conducted a public auction of real estate May 5 for Jerry H. and Carla J. Hurst at 330 S. Reamstown Road, Ephrata. A ...