When it comes to converting property - real or personal - into cash, the auction method provides the speed, the excitement, and the prices that sellers want. The choice of a qualified and experienced auctioneer, however, makes the difference in how well the auction method works.
Men and women who hold the CAI (Certified, Auctioneers Institute) designation have that special difference.
Education and Integrity
CAI auctioneers have worked as full-time auctioneers for at least five years before being admitted as members of the Institute. To continue to use their CAI designations, they maintain their memberships in the National Auctioneers Association and the Certified Auctioneers Institute-both professional organizations with codes of ethics and high standards for auctioneeers.
To earn their designations, CAI attend 90 hours of Institute courses on the Bloomington campus of Indiana University over a three-year period. They broaden their knowledge of areas critival to successful auction business-finance, accounting, las, marketing, advertising, appraisal, management, etc.
Expertise and Experience
What does this mean to those seeking the services of an auctioneer? It means that when they choose a CAI auctioneer, they employ a professional who has special education and expertise. The CAI auctioneer knows the clients needs, the best ways to present property at auction for prospective buyers, and the most effective ways of making the auction profitable. The CAI auctioneer provides maximum service to both the seller and the buyer.
Working Knowledge
The CAI auctioneer brings vital working knowledge of all aspects of the auction business. Due to extensive experience and education, the CAI auctioneer understands:
*accounting
*advertising
*appraisals
*financing
*insurance
*laws that affect auctions
*marketing
*public relations
CAI auctioneers also make clear to any clients their own areas of expertise-and willingly call on the services of other qualified auctioneers or specialists whose specific knowledge is required in any of the areas where the auction method is successful, such as:
*antiques
*automobiles
*consignments
*equipment
*estates
*fine arts
*furniture
*furs
*guns
*livestock
*machinery
*real estate
Success
Let Al Wells, a CAI auctioneer - a member of the Certified Auctioneers Institute - make the best use of the auction method for you.
Detailed Services
*Guarantee your satisfaction
*Itemize all expenses in writing with no hidden extras
*Guarantee replacement value protection
*Guarantee bad check protection
*Provide the most personalized service available
*Professionally prepare all advertising
*Auction your real estate as well as personal property
*Clerking and cashiering preformed by an accounting firm
*Final settlement papers and all money handled by an accountant
*Put everything in writing along with an unbeatable guarantee