At the World Livestock Auctioneer Championship, which has been held annually in the United States since 1963, eager contenders gather to show off what they refer to as a chant: a rhythmic, rapid-fire ...

Phil Edwards was a senior producer for the Vox video team. The fast-talking style that auctioneers use has a name: They call it “the chant.” Or, in the words of Livestock Marketing Association world ...

At his core, Hugh Edmeades is a salesman, albeit a dynamic and entertaining one. He runs fine art and charity auctions, having wielded one of his many gavels on more $2.75 billion in final bids at ...

Fine artworks can sell for eye-watering sums at auction, but who are the people behind the lectern making the call? Auctioneers stay in control of the room, fielding bids from the room, phones, online ...

The U.S. Marshals service auctioned off $2.2 million worth of jewelry, shoes, and other possessions that once belonged to disgraced financier Bernie Madoff on Saturday. According to the Associated ...

Briony Harford, aka Bee Harford, is a new face on Antiques Road Trip and The Travelling Auctioneers and her day job is working for international auction house, Bonhams. She is the Regional Manager ...

Failing to meet financial obligations invites the wrath of creditors. A number of times, they turn to auctioneers to fight the war. While debtors have “genuine reasons” for not obeying the credit ...