First, "THANKS" for visiting our website!  The internet can create the opportunity for us to communicate with you, at YOUR convenience, and tell you about some very important, and exciting, opportunities in the auction world!  We plan to keep this site fresh, informative, and full of opportunities for our auction buyers!  You'll want to be sure to save it in your "favorites" so you can check in often!

Now, we've promised EXCITING, and you're about to get it!  Get ready for 2012 to be another exciting auction season!   Watch this page, and our AUCTIONS SCHEDULE/INFO and AUCTIONS PREVIEW/PHOTOS pages, for dates, locations, and photos of items to be offered in upcoming real estate and personal property auctions!  (Just go to our page buttons to the right, and click on "AUCTION SCHEDULE/INFO" or the "AUCTION PREVIEW/PHOTOS" pages.)
                                                                                   

If YOU are interested in scheduling an auction, or just want to "visit" about auctions, give us a call at 417/876-7900.  We'll be glad to sit down and answer all the questions you might have.  We've been in the business for over 30 years, and we've got hundreds of references from folks we've worked for in the past!




   We would welcome the opportunity to add YOUR name to the list!  


HERE'S WHAT SOME OF OUR CUSTOMERS SAY ABOUT US ...

"Larry Hacker has been our lead auctioneer at our annual school fundraising auction for several years.  He is a pleasant and professional individual with which to work.  His manner is the right mix of business and banter, while exuding character and integrity. He has a great feel for how far to take the bid to get the most for the items without tiring the audience.  This year, in these tough economic times, he helped us raise $33,800, a 12% increase over last year!"      

Amy C.
Principal
El Dorado Christian School 



             
                THE AUCTION "EXPERIENCE" . . .

Often times you'll hear someone speaking of auctions refer to them as being "addictive". That's because there's nothing else quite like the competitive environment, and the excitement, of buying or selling at auction.  Whether you're looking for a bargain, wanting to buy a specific antique or collectible, or even bidding on a piece of real estate, you'll find that the auction method of buying and selling is the fastest and fairest method to establish current market values of virtually anything in the world!  You owe it to yourself to attend the auction of a reputable auctioneer, and "experience" a fast paced and very intriguing event!



                           INFORMATION FOR
          THE FIRST TIME AUCTION ATTENDEE:

If you've never attended an auction, you should certainly give it a try!  You'll find anything, and everything, can normally be bought at auction.  The following information explains who "the players" are in an auction company, and what their responsibilities consists of on the auction staff:


The AUCTIONEER:  Directs the auction and calls out the series of bids on an item with his "chant".  The "chant" is never the same from Auctioneer to Auctioneer, but serves the same purpose ... to call out the last given bid and ask for the next higher bid until all bidders have reached the limit of what they are willing to pay for the item being sold.  A good Auctioneer should be clear voiced, easy to understand in his bid calling, and very knowledgeable of the items being offered in the auction.

The RINGMAN:  Determines the next item to be sold, provides a brief description of it, displays, or holds the item up for all bidders to see what is being offered, and then accepts, and calls out to the Auctioneer, when he receives the next higher bid from the crowd.  Often times, the ringman can make the difference in how "smoothly" the auction progresses by his knowledge of "packaging" the items offered, and the prompt preparation of the next lot to be offered.

The SALE MANAGER:  Described as the "organizer" of the auction staff.  This person goes into action days, or even weeks, before the day of the auction to inventory, supervise a crew of "set-up" staff, and assure the auction site, and necessary equipment, is ready for sale day. 

The CLERK:  A very important position on the auction staff, in that this person is responsible for recording EVERY item sold, the bidder who had the high bid on that item, and the exact price it brought.  The clerk may have 8 to 10 hours of intense concentration in recording the entire auction at whatever pace the Auctioneer is working the auction.  A knowledge of how to describe every item being sold is crucial in this position.

The CASHIER:  The "banker" of the day's business.  The cashier is responsible for pre-registering bidders and obtaining proper identification of each bidder prior to issuing a bidder's number before the auction even starts.   Throughout the auction, the cashier summarizes and totals all of the tickets of the items being sold, AS they are sold, arriving at an individual total for each bidder while also running current sub-totals of the entire auction.  Often times there are HUNDREDS of individual bidders to determine totals for.  At the end of the auction, the cashier tallys the total of the items sold, balances the individual tickets and the money collected, and closes the books for the day's auction so that the Seller can receive their proceeds from the auction.  The cashier MUST be thorough and extremely accurate.



If you have questions about AUCTIONS, we're always available to visit with you, and answer anything pertaining to how we would conduct YOUR auction.

Please feel free to give us a call @ 417/876-7900 at we'll set up a time for a "no-obligation" visit!




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                                    Larry@LarryHackerAuctioneers.com