Texas Auctioneers Association | Block Talk | May 2020

Your TAA Monthly News and Updates

New date! August 13-16! You've seen the notices by now! Be sure to sign up to attend. We've got an amazing lineup of speakers, TCAP Courses, sponsor and exhibit opportunities and you can enter the state contests! Don't wait around until it's too late. Register to day and book your hotel stay! More details can be found here.

CHECK OUT THE NEW REGISTRATION BROCHURE HERE

REGISTER ONLINE HERE

BECOME A SPONSOR/VENDOR HERE

Jim Sample Scholarship App Deadline Extended

TAA will be awarding the Jim Sample Endowment Scholarship at the Convention in 2020. More details can be found here. Deadline for submission has been extended to JULY 10, 2020. The J im Sample Endowment Scholarship honors the memory of those who impacted the auction industry and the Texas Auctioneer Association organization. The scholarship will provide the winner full tuition to America's Auctioneer Academy.

JIM SAMPLE SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

2nd Qtr Newsletter - In the mail!

Watch for this great issue with NEW convention registration information!

Online Auction Resources

Below is a listing of a few online resources for those in need of a new program, different technology or consulting. If you have never used an online auction program before, now’s the time to try it out!

www.S3OneGoal.com

HOST YOUR ONLINE AUCTION FOR JUST $40 For the month of May, AuctionZip is offering a special discount for online catalog listings. For the same price as a standard ‘view-only’ listing on AuctionZip, you can upload your entire catalog  and  collect online bids from our network of 3.1 million bidders. Learn More: www.auctionzip.com/inv/online-bidding/ ONLINE AUCTIONS SOLUTIONS and SERVICES

$0 Listing Fees For Your First Timed Auction on LiveAuctioneers Through May 31 With more than 4 million monthly visits,  LiveAuctioneers  is the largest online aggregator for one-of-a-kind treasures in art, antiques, collectibles and luxury items. As part of our online auction stimulus program, we're offering  zero listing fees for your first timed auction on LiveAuctioneers through May 31, 2020 . With stay-at-home guidelines in place and internet usage at all time highs, auction house partners have seen 38% year-over-year growth in first-time winners. Use this unique opportunity to boost auction sales through an online-only format during this crucial time.  Sign up to be eligible. Contact: andrea.mercado@liveauctioneers.com Offers Online Bidding Platform To All Auctioneers PROMOTION: Try your first auction on us - no sign-up fees! MarkNet will help you conduct online, timed auctions, simulcast auctions & hybrid auctions.  Features include:  easy online bidding; mobile friendly, full invoicing, industry's best audio & video simulcast; control your platform and brand it; maintain your bidder base.  Join a network of the nation’s most successful auction companies and trust in a platform provider with integrity and dedication to the auction industry. To learn more, visit  www.TheMarkNetPlatform.com  or contact Jerry Lowry at 888-307-6545 or jerlowry@marknetalliance.com .

AUCTION FLEX/AUCTION TIME/ HIBID Additional Support during COVID: Free trainings and have goal to make transition to online simple & successful. Contact with questions.  www.auctionflex.com Proxibid is here to support auctioneers offering hands on support for catalog upload, training on Proxibid software and Wavebid features, equipment setup including testing of your onsite equipment (computer, microphone, camera, internet speed, etc). If you have any questions or would like to discuss in more detail the set up or auction formats available to auctioneers through the Proxibid marketplace, please don’t hesitate to reach out to the Proxibid team by Phone  (877)505-7770 or email ( sales@proxibid.com ).

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TEXAS AUCTIONEERS ASSOCIATION www.TexasAuctioneers.org 512-285-2727

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