2020 Kansas Auctioneer Championship

Posted on September 9, 2020August 8, 2021 by aaron.traffas

The 2020 Kansas State Fair has been cancelled. For the first time ever, the Kansas Auctioneer Championship will be held in Salina and will offer internet bidding so everyone can not only watch but participate! Join us this Wednesday, September 16, either in person or online to watch the 10 finalists compete for this year's Kansas Auctioneer Championship! You will enjoy bidding online or live at this combined estate auction of antiques, furniture, collectibles, glassware, jewelry, farm to...

2020 Kansas Auctioneer Championship preliminary round

Posted on February 3, 2020March 2, 2020 by aaron.traffas

https://youtu.be/2hlalQCdAFM The preliminary round of the 2020 Kansas Auctioneer Championship was held in Manhattan, Kansas, on January 24, 2020, in conjunction with the 2020 KAA Winter Convention where members of the association get together to learn and network to improve themselves and their profession. On this website, you can find members of the association to conduct your auction or you can browse members' auctions to find one in your neck of the woods. Listed below are the contes...

2019 Winter Convention recap

Posted on January 28, 2019March 19, 2020 by aaron.traffas

Excellent networking and auctioneer education, plus the 2019 KAA Auctioneer Championship preliminary round at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Lawrence. Thursday while the Board of Directors has its Board meeting and the President-Elect, Jeff Ruckert, has a meeting with Past President’s, everyone else enjoyed the President’s Reception. Friday started off with a legislative update from Dan Murray before the real estate continuing education courses. The Required Broker Core: RISK - Your B...

2019 Kansas Auctioneer Championship preliminary round

Posted on January 22, 2019March 19, 2020 by aaron.traffas

The preliminary round of the 2019 Kansas Auctioneer Championship was held in Lawrence, Kansas, on January 18, 2019. The finalists listed below in no particular order will compete at the Kansas State Fair in September for the buckle. Arlin Eicher Troy Wedel Titus Yutzy Hunter Sturgis Carson Hayes Clay Schaardt Eric Boone Quest Flesner Ty Patton Morris Yoder

Tony Wisely named 2018 Kansas Auctioneer Champion

Posted on September 13, 2018March 19, 2020 by aaron.traffas

It was a beautiful day at the Kansas State Fair on September 12. After those who attend Kansas Auctioneer Day spent the morning enjoying the fair while the board of directors had a meeting, everyone gathered at the Bretz & Young Injury Lawyers Arena for our 28th Annual Kansas Auctioneer Championship to support our ten talented finalists. Shannon Schur, Barrett Bray, Jeff Craig and Vern Koch were the esteemed judges with the pleasure of determining who the next champion would be. After each...

2018 Kansas Auctioneer Championship to be held in Hutchinson in September

Posted on August 10, 2018January 17, 2019 by aaron.traffas

2018 Kansas Auctioneer Championship finalists

Since 1992, auctioneers throughout Kansas and the surrounding states have traveled to Hutchinson to compete with one another at the Kansas State Fair, vying for the title of Auctioneer Champion. The Kansas Auctioneers Association (KAA) hosts the Auctioneer Championship that will be held this year on the stage of the Bretz and Young Injury Lawyers Arena at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, September 12. This public auction will give all fairgoers the opportunity to bid and buy from the best auctioneers in t...

2018 Kansas Auctioneer Championship preliminary round

Posted on February 1, 2018January 17, 2019 by aaron.traffas

The preliminary round of competition for the 2018 Kansas Auctioneer Championship was held in Wichita, Kansas, on January 26. The top ten from this preliminary round advance to the finals at the State Fair on September 12. Congratulations to the top ten qualifiers! We'll see you in Hutchinson! Contestants in competition order. Donnie Stumpff Ross Daniels Hunter Sturgis Tony Wisely Karl Allen Titus Yutzy Troy Wedel Ty Patton Jessica Pluff Arlin Eicher Nick Nelson Daniel G...

2018 Winter Convention Recap

Posted on January 31, 2018March 19, 2020 by aaron.traffas

Excellent networking and auctioneer education, plus the 2018 KAA Auctioneer Championship preliminary round at the DoubleTree by Hilton Wichita Aiport. Thursday while the Board of Directors has its Board meeting and the President-Elect, Kevin Borger, has a meeting with Past President's, everyone else enjoys the President's Reception. Friday kicks off with real estate courses so members who deal with real property can get their continuing education hours for license renewal. This year,...

2017 Kansas Auctioneer Championship

Posted on September 17, 2017January 20, 2020 by aaron.traffas

The finals for KAA's 2017 Kansas Auctioneer Championship were held on September 13 at the Bretz & Young Injury Lawyers Arena at the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson, Kansas. The 2017 Kansas Auctioneer Champion is Julia Sparks of Manhattan. The reserve champion is Justin Banzhaf of Cambridge, Nebraska. Third place was Tony Wisely of Perry, Oklahoma. Donnie Stumpff of Cassville, Missouri, placed fourth and Josh Miller of Beloit, Kansas, rounded out the top five. Sparks took home the Champions...

Retirement auction scheduled for Richard Garvin

Posted on March 2, 2017October 7, 2018 by aaron.traffas

All great things must end. On March 4, Richard Garvin, CAI, ATS, CES, GPPA, will be conducting his retirement auction, selling the fixtures in his auction facility in addition to consignment merchandise. While he plans to continue to conduct real estate, coin and firearm auctions, his days of operating a consignment facility in Topeka are coming to a close. Not only does Richard have a distinguished career as a leader in the auction industry, he has selflessly given back to the KAA, servi...

2017 KAA Winter Convention recap

Posted on February 4, 2017January 17, 2019 by aaron.traffas

The 2017 KAA Winter Convention featured excellent networking opportunities and auctioneer education in addition to the 2017 KAA Auctioneer Championship preliminary round. It all started off on Thursday evening with the president's reception, KAA board meeting and the past presidents' meeting with incoming president, Aaron Traffas. Real estate continuing education courses were held Friday during the day with a required broker core course entitled "RISK – Your Business is Not a Game" by the Wichi...

2017 Kansas Livestock Championship

Posted on October 28, 2016January 17, 2020 by aaron.traffas

Congratulations Neil Bouray - 2017 Kansas Livestock Auctioneer Champion and Reserve Champion Jace Hubert.

2016 Kansas Auctioneer Championship

Posted on September 15, 2016October 7, 2018 by aaron.traffas

Congratulations to Yve Rojas, your 2016 Kansas Auctioneer Champion. We'll update this post with additional details from the contest soon, but here are pictures and video from the competition held September 14 in Hutchinson, Kansas.

April 2016 declared Auctioneer’s Month

Posted on May 15, 2016October 7, 2018 by aaron.traffas

In April, the board of directors traveled to Topeka to meet with Governor Sam Brownback. The governor signed a proclamation declaring April to be Auctioneer's Month, but he was out of the office when the KAA arrived. President Robert Haley got to sit in the big chair!

2016 KAA Auctioneer Championship Preliminary Round

Posted on January 24, 2016October 7, 2018 by aaron.traffas

The preliminary round of competition for the 2016 Kansas Auctioneer Championship is complete. The top ten from this preliminary round advance to the finals at the State Fair on September 14. Congratulations to the top ten qualifiers! Justin Ball Justin Banzhaf Trisha Brauer Josh Miller Russ Puchala Yve Rojas Brad Sosebee Toney Thornhill Tony Wisely Titus Yutzy We'll see you in Hutchinson! Contestant pictures Finalists

April 2015 is declared Auctioneer’s Month

Posted on May 24, 2015October 7, 2018 by aaron.traffas

On April 29, the board of directors traveled to Topeka to meet with Governor Sam Brownback. The governor signed a proclamation declaring April to be Auctioneer's Month. As always, it seems that auctioneers are one of his favorite groups to meet with. As the governor tells it, his father thought he was quite the talker and would make a great auctioneer. He actually went to auction school, but in the end decided to go to law school.

NAA iSeries – Marketing tips from a winner

Posted on March 17, 2015October 7, 2018 by aaron.traffas

The latest iSeries educational seminar from the NAA features Krista Shuman, from Hall and Hall Auctions. She discusses the strategies they've used to win national marketing awards for their auction advertising.

Panel of Champions video now available from convention

Posted on January 30, 2015October 7, 2018 by aaron.traffas

The KAA's 2015 Winter Convention featured a panel discussion of past champions that comprised Kevin Borger; Paul C. Behr, CAI, BAS; Charly Cummings and Megan Niedens, CAI, BAS. We've made the video of this session available in the new video page in the members section. Over the coming weeks, we'll make more videos from convention available to KAA members.

NAA iSeries – Sales force development

Posted on January 29, 2015October 7, 2018 by aaron.traffas

The latest NAA iSeries covers sales force development and was presented in January 2015 by Marknet's Matt Corso, CAI, CES.

2015 KAA Auctioneer Championship preliminary competition

Posted on January 25, 2015October 7, 2018 by aaron.traffas

The 2015 KAA Auctioneer Championship preliminary round was held on Friday, January 23, 2015, in Wichita, Kan. The finalists listed below, in no particular order, will advance to the final competition in September at the Kansas State Fair. Jeff Garber Justin Banzhaf Yve Rojas Ross Daniels Titus Yutzy Donnie Stumpff Michael Burkhart Lenny Mullin Shaun Elmore Justin Ball