1981-2 (February) Auctioneer Issue (Volume 25, No. 2)
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1981-2 (February) Auctioneer Issue (Volume 25, No. 2)Entry/Object ID
2024.2.336Description
The official publication of the National Auction Association. For decades, The Auctioneer has provided NAA auction professionals with insightful content to help them advance their careers, grow their business, stay connected to the industry and remain competitive in an ever-changing auction marketplace. Articles in The Auctioneer include legal advice, marketing tips, industry and state association news, member profiles and more. *Click on cover to view full issue.Context
In this issue: Feature Articles: p. 5 — "Our Association Must Continue to Grow" by NAA President Archie D. Moody, CAI: The President reflects on the value of his year of travel and meetings, urges members toward CAI (Certified Auctioneers Institute) enrollment for the March 1981 courses, and previews National Auctioneers Week (April 5–11, 1981). p. 6 — "Do You Know These Auctioneers?": NAA office appeal listing members with outdated addresses, asking the membership to help reconnect them so they continue receiving mail. p. 6 — "Addition to Your NAA Member Directory": Correction/addition notice for the 1981 Membership Directory. pp. 8–9 — "Writing Your Congressman Gets Results" (Legal Aspects of Auctions): Follow-up on independent-contractor tax-status legislation (H.R. 8046/H.R. 5460), including a letter from Rep. Douglas Bereuter encouraging members to keep writing their representatives. p. 11 — "Oklahoma City Seminar — Call NAA Office For Late Registration": Notice that the February 16–18 seminar's registration deadline has passed, with instructions for late sign-up. pp. 13–15 — "Promoting YOUR Week, April 5-11": Multi-part guide (proclamation signings, newspaper coverage, television opportunities) for promoting National Auctioneers Week locally. pp. 18–20 — "Las Vegas Looks Great — Other Associations Agree": Testimonial letters from other organizations that have held conventions in Las Vegas, reinforcing the choice of the Las Vegas Hilton for the 1981 NAA convention. pp. 21, 23 — "Get Ready For Las Vegas" / Program-at-a-Glance: Early hotel reservation guidance and a detailed hour-by-hour schedule excerpt for the July 28–Aug. 1, 1981 convention. pp. 26–27 — "The Dairyman's Auctioneer" by James W. Heike: Practical tips for presenting dairy cattle at auction (grooming, lighting, paperwork) to maximize sale prices. p. 28 — "Absolute Auction: What Is It and Why" by Richard T. Kiko: Explains the mechanics and advantages of true absolute (no-reserve) auctions, including a plug for Russell Kruse's auctioneering reference book. pp. 29, 31 — "Horse Sales the Ultimate in Prestige and Excitement" by Dean H. Parker: An enthusiastic essay likening levels of horse-sale auctioneering to levels of baseball, and describing the prestige of working with affluent horse buyers. pp. 36–37, 39 — "State Crossroads for Hot Antiques" by Linda Siteman (Antiques at Auction): Investigative piece on an organized ring stealing antiques throughout New England, with Massachusetts as a hub for fencing stolen goods (reprinted from The Sunday Republican, Springfield, MA). p. 45 — "Paperwork Trimmed Sharply For Small Firms Seeking Federal Work": News brief on the SBA's simplified one-page procurement registration (PASS database) for small businesses. pp. 46–47 — "American Real Estate — How Big The Market?" (Real Estate at Auction): Statistical breakdown of U.S. farm real estate sales and transfers for the year ending March 1, 1980, by region. Regular Sections: p. 3 — "Letters To THE AUCTIONEER": Reader letters, including A.E. "Spike" Jackson, CAI (Tecumseh, MI) describing a legal dispute over auction terms-of-sale wording, and a letter commenting on CAI's growing success. p. 4 — Table of Contents / Masthead panel: Lists Volume XXXII, Number 2; full feature and department index; masthead details (Harvey L. McCray, Editor and Executive VP; Gary Carmichael, Director of Association Services; Mrs. Sandy Chapin and Mrs. Sharon Whisenhunt, Office Secretaries; Ms. Kim Fitzekam, Bookkeeper). p. 35 — "Auxiliary to the NAA": Ladies' Auxiliary column on maintaining a manual backup system for computerized auction clerking, in case of computer failure. pp. 50–52 — "Successful Auctioneering Across the Nation": Recent notable sales nationwide — a $615,000 sale of the entire town of Navajo, Arizona by Fred Quick; a bankruptcy sale of a Texas music/appliance store by Victor McDonald; NAA auctioneer Anne-Lynn Gross's appearance on the TV show To Tell the Truth; and a Florida Santa Gertrudis cattle herd-reduction sale by H. Fred Dietrich, III. p. 53 — (continuation of "Successful Auctioneering") "Amateur Auction By Youngsters": Feature on a charity amateur-auction contest for children, organized by NAA member Dave Stalheim's Viking Auction Service for the East Side Boys Club of Tacoma, WA. p. 55 — "State Association Conventions — Dates and Locations": Table of upcoming 1981 state-association convention dates, hotels/venues, and chairpersons/secretaries. p. 57 — "State Association Reports": Recap of the Colorado Auctioneers Association's annual convention in Denver (Jan. 3–4, 1981). p. 59 — "Tennessee Auctioneers Hold 22nd Mid-Year Meeting": Convention recap noting NAA President Archie Moody and his wife attended. pp. 62–64 — "Directory of State Association Presidents and Secretaries": Full state-by-state contact directory of officers for all NAA-affiliated state associations. p. 61 — "In Memoriam": Obituary notices for members Walter J. Paulette (Richmond, VA), Joe E. Clarey, Jr. (Sibley, IA), Howard B. Overmyer, and C.W. Borden (Kentucky). p. 61 — "Spotlight on NAA Auctioneers": Profile of Arthur A. Williams (North Plainfield, NJ), elected president of the Plainfield-Central Jersey Chamber of Commerce. p. 66 — "THE AUCTIONEER Advertiser's Index" and "Advertising Rate Schedule": Full alphabetical advertiser listing with page references, plus published ad rates; also includes a "Final Bid" humor filler item (Ted Giannoulas, "The Chicken," quote).Collection
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