Posted by mkirsch on April 05, 2011 at 13:04:19 from (64.80.110.74):
In Reply to: auction premiums posted by steve terplak on April 02, 2011 at 19:15:03:
Cut the poor auctioneers some slack fellas!
There aren't near as many auctions to go around anymore, and they have to maintain the standard of living to which they have become accustomed.
Seriously, that's why they started charging buyer's premiums and running up the commission fees.
When I was a kid there were 2-3 farm auctions in the area every week from February through mid-April. Now we're lucky to see 2-3 farm auctions in a season!
Auctioneering is a great gig. When the work dries up, you can charge more for your services, do less work, and it doesn't hurt the bottom line one bit.
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