auctioneer
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The former Christie’s auctioneer, author, podcaster and motivational speaker is normally unflappable on the podium.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026
The auction is rigged not for the buyer or the seller but for the auctioneer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
He regularly supported other local causes hosting major island events, often acting as an auctioneer.
From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2026
Then as he droned on like a dentist drill hitting bone, he began to sound like a South Carolina auctioneer at a county fair.
From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2025
Shortly after the auctioneer went to the inn, John entered the courthouse, carrying a large white official- looking envelope.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
It marked Manning as one of Scotland's first female auctioneers, and she has since enjoyed a prolific TV career on programmes such as Bargain Hunt and Flog It!.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
It is the only life jacket from one of the survivors ever to be put up for sale, with auctioneers describing the rare item as a "once in a lifetime opportunity for collectors".
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026
The lots, which also include the so-called Marauder's Map from the "Harry Potter" films, have a combined pre-sale estimate of $9 million, according to Propstore, the auctioneers staging the sale.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
One school in Montana churns out America’s auctioneers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 31, 2025
If there was a mother and her children on the block, she would buy the whole lot, cutting a deal with the auctioneers before the family ever went up for bidding.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
There, he would partake in a hobby perfectly suited to his sense of urgency and penchant for squeezing as much as he can into the time he has: auctioneering.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2024
During the heady days of the dot-com bubble, McCormick was CEO of the internet auctioneering house FreeMarkets - amassing wealth as he steered the Pittsburgh-based company to a nearly $500 million acquisition deal in 2004.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 14, 2023
Though he was the picture of fast-talking auctioneering bluster during the event, he says that he “had a rough night” after appraising each gun at the coroner’s office a few weeks ago.
From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2014
Springsteen briefly took over auctioneering duties before being honored as MusiCares person of the year Friday night, exhorting the crowd to bid on a signed Fender electric guitar by amping up the deal.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2013
He did not, however, neglect his morning lessons with "Chuck" Epstein in Tommy Watson's auctioneering rooms.
From William Adolphus Turnpike by Banks, William
