Is it really necessary for an auctioneer to do that auctioneer crap?

Stinsok · #1 04-23-2011, 06:09 PM

Most of the time, I can't understand them. In the same amount of time you can accomplish the same amount of stuff and have everyone know what you said!

Muzoid · #2 04-23-2011, 06:21 PM

It's a way to subconsciously get people to bid....auctions are supposed to be fast paced as well, and the auctioneers add to this.

If they talked slow and audible, auctions would be slow and boring.

It's hype, and it works, and has worked this way forever.....why mess with something that obviously works?

Stinsok · #3 04-23-2011, 06:30 PM

But it sounds like Porky Pig on crack!

Skitch it! · #4 04-23-2011, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Muzoid

It's a way to subconsciously get people to bid....auctions are supposed to be fast paced as well, and the auctioneers add to this.

If they talked slow and audible, auctions would be slow and boring.

It's hype, and it works, and has worked this way forever.....why mess with something that obviously works?

+1 The patter and the pace of it doesn't give you time to think about where the next mortgage payment is coming from

knumbskull · #5 04-23-2011, 06:46 PM

never argue with a fast talking man with a hammer.

scorpionldr · #6 04-23-2011, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Stinsok

But it sounds like Porky Pig on crack!

my opinion: listen to more. When I first heard "auctioneer talk" I was running papers for a car auctioning facility. I thought it was funny.

8 years later I did a few months working as a driver for that same facility. Every Thursday an auction was held, so every Thursday I was able to hear more of the dialect.

Eventually I started learning about the prices, was amazed at how low dealers could actually buy, and how much higher they could get away with selling to people!

Motto to the story? Don't let personal opinions prevent you from learning exactly things work.

Muzoid · #7 04-23-2011, 06:55 PM

^^ I love how entertaining a good auctioneer can be.

An auction, without an auctioneer, is just a yard sale.

MJ5150 · #8 04-23-2011, 10:42 PM

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-Mike

Muzoid · #9 04-23-2011, 10:44 PM

^^Proof there is an actual need for Auctioneer's School

Classic!

theory028 · #10 04-23-2011, 10:47 PM

I can deal with the auctioneer nonsense, I just wish I could watch an episode of Storage Wars without hearing that annoying piece of crud yell "YEP!" every twenty seconds.

Pilgrim · #11 04-23-2011, 11:09 PM

If you had to do that same job for hours on end you'd be looking for a way to get a verbal rhythm going, too. Tradition has a part in it and the auctioneer needs to get the crowd working...having that patter going is a great help.

Just Bill · #12 04-23-2011, 11:35 PM

There are many different types of auctions and many diffetent types of chants (the Auctioneer's bid calling). You will hear distinct differences in the chant of an auto auctioneer from that of a livestock auctioneer, a gallery auctioneer and so on.

Every auctioneer has his own style, as well. There's no doubt that you could come to one of my company's auctions, blindfolded, and hear completely different styles from myself and the three other auctioneers.

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Originally Posted by theory028

I can deal with the auctioneer nonsense, I just wish I could watch an episode of Storage Wars without hearing that annoying piece of crud yell "YEP!" every twenty seconds.

Haven't watched Storage Wars but, at our auctions, the people who you will hear yelling "YEP!" are my ring men. They are helping by making sure that I do not miss someone trying to bid.

hrodbert696 · #13 04-24-2011, 05:03 AM

The university where I went to grad school used to auction off abandoned bikes from the campus. I went one year, figuring I would get a good deal. The auctioneer's voice became positively hypnotic. I never checked for sure, but I think I could have gotten a decent new bike for what I paid for a beat up piece of crap. Something about the rhythm just makes you want to bid! bid! bid!

Mike N · #14 04-24-2011, 05:25 AM

I did the auto auction thing for many years and was rather amused by the "auctioneer crap". Some of these guys would sound like they were singing, some would sound like a chainsaw on crack, and one guy was the most laid back I'd ever heard. When a car would come in to the lane, he'd say "Here's a 2000 Impala.......(long pause)..........over easy on the miles........(longer pause)...........how much you wanna pay?.........." and then he'd start with the numbers game, but never any of the hibbity hibbity in between the numbers.

Just Bill · #15 04-24-2011, 06:34 AM

The purpose of the chant is, simply, to convey information. I'm telling you two things, what the bid is and how much I want. The rest is just filler that aids the rhythmic flow.

FilterFunk · #16 04-24-2011, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Stinsok

But it sounds like Porky Pig on crack!

I LOLed big-time after reading this!

theory028 · #17 04-24-2011, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Just Bill

Haven't watched Storage Wars but, at our auctions, the people who you will hear yelling "YEP!" are my ring men. They are helping by making sure that I do not miss someone trying to bid.

That makes sense. The guy in the show is one of the guys bidding on a storage unit. He always comes off as a mega jerk so everything that he does is annoying for that reason alone. I believe his name is Dave.

iamlowsound · #18 04-24-2011, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by theory028

That makes sense. The guy in the show is one of the guys bidding on a storage unit. He always comes off as a mega jerk so everything that he does is annoying for that reason alone. I believe his name is Dave.

Dave is a massive jerk, I want to punch him in the face.

lowsound