Has anyone done an auction before? we are thinking of having one but want to do the auctioneering ourselves instead of hiring a professional...has anyone tried this?Kathy

Hi Kathy-
Have heard from auction chairs that hiring a professional auctioneer is well worth the money -- because their fee is canceled out by the additional money an auctioneer brings in, and then some.

Lots of great info on our site about auctions. Here are a few things to get you started.

www.ptotoday.com/auction-toolkit
www.ptotoday.com/auctions
www.ptotoday.com/pto-today-articles/arti...s-to-auction-success

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Kathy,

You're way better off paying for a talented professional auctioneer. He will bring in more for your live auction items and will end up covering his fee with the extra money!

I have been involved in Hillbrook School's Auction for the past 8 years. My husband has been the auctioneer every year and the Live Auction has raised over $100,000 each year with 18-20 items!


Thanks,
Laura