BUXTON, N.D. -- There is more to an auctioneer's chant than you might think, 28-year auctioneering veteran Darrel Yoder says. Things like clarity, fill-in words and momentum all add up to that ...

Missouri Rep. Billy Long left behind a career as an auctioneer when he took up his post in Congress in 2011. Nevertheless, old habits die hard. In the midst of a hearing with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey ...

CLEAR LAKE, Iowa - If the walls could talk at the Best Western hotel, they couldn't get a word in edgewise. The World Wide College of Auctioneering is back in session. "Rubber baby buggy bumpers," the ...

MINOT, N.D. -- Northern Livestock Auction in Minot, N.D., is holding its weekly sale on this late October day, and auctioneer George Bitz's rhythmic chanting fills the sales ring. The 50 onlookers, ...

Hal McMillin knows his regular bidders and quickly learns about the new people at an event. “I love it when you have a lot of ego or testosterone in the room — somebody who wants to really show off,” ...

Twenty-five state-licensed auctioneers with persuasive manners and melodic chants sold everything from space heaters to screwdrivers at the Farm Show Bid Calling Contest. The competition determines ...

LAKE CITY, Minn. - If you happen along Goodhue County Road 45 and you hear the chant of an auctioneer through an open window, it's probably Jeremy Schafer practicing. Jeremy Schafer with Johnan Roy ...

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