A short answer would be: A professional auctioneer who has taken the time to study, learn and understand the non profit benefit auction business. One who has the time to spend, attending committee meetings (even on weekends) researching to provide committees with helpful information and being on call to answer questions 24-7

But it continues.  Auctioneers who make their living doing Consignment, Estate and Real Estate auctions must focus their time and energy on handling that part of the business. It, in itself is a full time business 24-7 and they do a fantastic job. 

A Charity Auctioneer , as well as being a Professional Auctioneer trained to sell, has studied and practiced the art of entertaining a crowd of 400, learned to hold their attention, know their audience, attended committee meetings, has learned about the orginization and what it repesents, spent months with them and can present their cause and raise the bids to the highest level.  He has shared his knowledge with the committee, giving them ideas, helped in planning, usually conducts the better part of the event itself, making announcements, closing silent auctons, reminding attendees of the raffels, working on the "Fund a Need" and calling the live auction,  while committee chair and volunteers do their part for the evening. 

So why use a  a Sports figure, Radio/TV personality or another type of "celebrity" in the hopes of increasing attendance (larger audience does not always equate to more bidding) who shows up an hour before the auction.

Your best chance of increasing the income for the evening is hiring a professional, trained to work a benefit and raise the bids.  Remember the auctioneer is the only one working that evening that is going to make money for your event.

Call us, we are would appreciate an opportunity to talk to your committe chairperson

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