Auctioneer & Auctions & Selling 25 Jan 2010 10:38 am
Why are you an Auctioneer?
Yes, believe it or not, this is a question I have had to answer often. The most obvious reason I share with people is the family heritage. It is difficult to break with such a long heritage in one business. When you start waking up at 5am on Saturdays at the age of 5 to go “work with Dad” (not sure how much actual work we accomplished at that age, lol), and you are around auctions all your life, then it would seem only natural that one would become an auctioneer.
When I went off to the Reppert School of Auctioneering in 1996 my purpose was to simply add something to my resume. I had attained my real estate license in 1994, and it seemed logical for me to get my auctioneers license. To be honest, I was not very excited at the time, because I was not one who would jump at the opportunity to stand in front of people and be heard. I was very content to be the “grunt” at auctions. However, if I wanted to advance in my career, becoming an Auctioneer just made good sense.
Today, when asked Why am I an Auctioneer, my answer is simply this, Passion.
As I have grown older and handled more auctions, I have realized how much enjoyment I get from assisting people and conducting auctions. Truth is, they are FUN! There is lots of hard work involved, and sometimes you have to deal with cranky people, but these things even are part of what makes this career so enjoyable. I have grown to enjoy the microphone and the auction cry, but my most enduring part of each sale is the people I get to work for. Knowing they have entrusted me with their assets at auction, gives me the desire to do all the more I can for them. I hope my clients and customers at the end of the day, can look at the job I have done and that they can see this passion flowing through.
After all, they say if what you do is not your passion, then you must be doing the wrong thing.
on 01 Feb 2010 at 11:04 am 1.Helen said …
Even at that early age of 5 you were a great little helper….I so remember when you and Gene would come bounding back home from a long auction day…and especially one Sat. when you walked in the door and had a big smile on your face as you handed me a present you had gotten for me at the auction sale…I think then you were only 6 and you handed me a pizza cutter!!! I asked how much you gave for it and you smiled and said…I found it on the ground!!!! It was the most precious gift and we used it over and over and over again and when ever I would use it I would think of the day you proudly gave it to me (even though you didn’t know you should have paid for it!) Anyways you truely are a great auctioneer as is your brother and indeed you both have that passion for a job well done…..love you Mom
on 01 Feb 2010 at 8:24 pm 2.Ray Carman said …
Thanks Mom!