A charity auction, a silent auction or any other type of gala should always be executed in a very specific way for the best possible results. These types of events are designed to raise money, either for some type of local charity or for the organization hosting the event itself. In order to raise the maximum amount of funding from these types of events, you’re going to have to keep a few key things in mind. These are a few silent auction tips that will help make sure that your event goes off without a hitch.
The auction house has been both romanticized and parodied on television and in movies. And if you’ve only seen the cartoon and Pink Panther versions of an auction, you probably imagine a fast-talking auctioneer in coattails selling increasingly valuable wares – a collectible car, a famous actress’s jewelry, and on and on.
But technology doesn’t discriminate – it’s infiltrated every industry from marketing to manufacturing, and the auction house has changed significantly as a result of new internet bidding and technology capabilities.
To the uninitiated, the auction house can seem like a circus show more than a sale at times. And rightly so – auctioneers like to keep things entertaining! Even if you can’t understand all of the jargon, you’ll have a great time (and you might even take home something you love).
We’ve rounded up some of our favorite auction videos on the web, and we want you to let us know – who is your favorite auctioneer to watch? Of course, we slipped in a clip of our very own Barrett Bray – let us know what you think.
Blaine Lotz of Edna, Kansas is barely out of his teens – and he’s managed to snag the title of Young Auctioneer Champion already. See him in his element in this clip – and you’ll also get to hear his mother auction, too.
Click the photo to see Dakil’s Barrett Bray in action
