AUCTION ’86
By JOHN HOINSKI
Staff Writer
To become a successful auctioneer,
there are a number of elements a person
must first develop. But there is one
innate quality an individual undoubtedly
must possess before even getting into the
art.
“You have to be an extrovert,” said
Dr. Craig Aicher, one of the callers for
this year’s Back Mountain Memorial
Library Auction. ‘You have to be outgo-
ing. You can’t be afraid to stand up in
front of a crowd.”
““Aicher, who has been an auctioneer for
approximately 15 years, says a person
doesn’t necessarily need any schooling to
become a caller, and that gaining experi-
ence is an important key.
“Everybody has their own techniques,”
Aicher explained. ‘First, you have to get
the feel of the crowd. If you sense they
are a little tense, you can’t be afraid to
inject a little humor to loosen things up.
You have to do more than just auction.
Once in a while you may have to throw in
a little joke. But you have to know when
to come off with it. Timing is very
important.”
Aicher says 14 or 15 callers will be
working this year’s event, with each shift
lasting about 30 minutes.
i “A half hour before a person is sched-
* uled to call, he will get up on the stage to
help spot for the auctioneers,” he said.
“It helps the caller a great deal and it
_ helps the replacement become familiar
with the crowd.”
~ Aicher says that auctioneers who have
not had much experience are eased into
\
the busy hours by first performing in
front of the smaller daytime crowds. “It
helps them get the overall picture of
what he has to do.”
Aicher also noted that the crowds at
the Library Auction have been good and
that they can make a difference in the
way merchandise is selling.
“Once they get with you, you can get
on a roll,” he said. ‘They get excited and
they get into the flow of the auction. You
can set a pace.”
Still, he says, there are little tricks or
motivational tactics callers may use to
help sell merchandise. ‘‘One way is to get
two good bidders going against each
other,” Aicher explained. ‘‘But you have
to be careful because you might lose the
interest of the rest of the crowd. You
have to be attentive and see that the pace
doesn’t drag.”
Although the number of people bidding
on objects is important, Aicher believes
that big crowds are not essential to have
a successful auction.
“If you get people who are supportive
and who are interested in what you are
auctioning, you are going to get good
results.”
By CHARLOT M. DENMON
Staff Correspondent
This year, come to the auction and take
home with you some fresh, homemade
baked goods. Bread, brownies, cookies,
cakes, and a variety of baked items.
Who can say what or how many of any
item there will be because under the
direction of Dallas faculty member Larry
Schuler, Dallas School District teachers
will man the baked goods booth. Thurs-
day, Friday and Saturday evenings, those
same teachers and many more will bake
and bring or send the baked goods.
This is the first time the local teachers
have been involved as a unit in the Back
Mountain Library Auction. Many of them
have worked as volunteers in some
capacity during the year’s but, this year,
Schuler thought it would be a good idea if
the teachers did something as a group.
The idea filtered back to John Shaskas,
DVM, this year’s general chairman, and
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So, Schuler, health and physical educa-
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According to Schuler, the group is
pretty well set but do have a few shifts to
fill.
“Since this is a first time, we don’t
know how much we should have to sell
but we can use all the baked goods we
can get, so fi any of you teachers out
there want to do something for the
library just get busy and bring in one of
your favorite baked goods items,” said
Schuler.
Schuler said he has no idea what to
expect, but is certain the teachers will
come through. They usually do, at least
that is the experience most people have
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