Auctioneering Tips – Phil Harris- Toop & Toop Adelaide
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Top 3 Auctioneering Tips From Phil Harris – Toop & Toop Adelaide
Tip 1 – Get trained up / Get a coach
Getting a coach and getting trained is going to save you a lot of pain and time right from the very start. Don’t reinvent the wheel get the basics nailed right from the start. I’d recommend doing 15 1hr sessions
Tip 2 – Do as many charity auctions as you can
Nothing beats the power of repetition. The more charity auctions I’ve done the more confident I’ve become with speaking in front of large audiences. The other major benefit is that its rapid fire bidding so your bidding skills sharpen up very quickly.
Tip 3 – Study the best
Right from the start I sourced out who the best auctioneers in the country were and got copies of dvds and Videos and spent hours watching them and the developed my own style.
Phil Harris – Toop & Toop Adelaide
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About the Author: Phil started his real estate career in 2002 at just 21 years of age at Ray White and in his first year in the industry, he was the top salesperson as well as “Rookie of the Year” for the whole of Ray White South Australia and Northern Territory. In 2003 he achieved South Australian auctioneering history by becoming the youngest person to ever win the Golden Gavel Novice event. In 2005 he moved to Toop&Toop Real Estate where he is now the company’s corporate auctioneer as well as being a sales partner. Phil is the 2007 Golden Gavel winner and finished 2007 as the number 2 auctioneer in Australia. Phil is now one of the most sought after speakers in Real Estate throughout the nation.
Mike Brandly | Apr 9, 2009 | Reply
With the title topic of “Become an auctioneer,” the common answer should be “go to auction school.” As many as 20 states in the United States mandate auction school for anyone desiring to become an auctioneer.
Foundation education in regards to bid-calling, UCC 2-328, contract law, staffing, ethics, appraisal, booking auctions, marketing and advertising, ringwork, settlement, etc. are normally covered by all accredited auction schools.
Lacking auction school, it is in our opinion very dangerous to enter the auction industry as an auctioneer. One simple mistake, such as reopening the bid, may expose an auctioneer to civil or even criminal liability.
While becoming an auctioneer may appear to be a simple step, other than perfecting a smooth, quick, entertaining chant, the chant is probably the least important aspect of being an auctioneer. It is what you don’t see behind the scenes that needs to be studied extensively before that first auction is conducted.
As with any similar profession, the client’s interests are to be ahead of the service provider’s. If someone not properly trained takes on agency duties, then a certain level of expertise is not only expected, but due the client by law.
Being an auctioneer for 30 years, I can say that there is nothing else I wish to do than practice my craft. It can be a very rewarding and interesting career for anyone willing to work hard and surround oneself with other hard working and ethical support staff.