BUXTON, N.D. -- There is more to an auctioneer's chant than you might think, 28-year auctioneering veteran Darrel Yoder says. Things like clarity, fill-in words and momentum all add up to that ...

The auctioneer chant is nothing short of an art form, pulling in the casual passerby and luring dedicated followers to each event. Scott Schuster's chant is a familiar one in the Grand Forks, N.D., ...

Dear John, it's called an "auctioneer's chant." The purpose of the chant is to keep the audience's attention and focus on the item being sold, and on the price. The fast paced auctioneer's chant ...

HARRISBURG – A Perry County auctioneer with a no-nonsense chant and a pleasant smile won the 100th Pennsylvania Farm Show bid calling contest on Wednesday night. J. Meryl Stoltzfus of Millerstown beat ...

Create an account or log in to save stories. CATHY WURZER: I don't know if you have ever gone to an auction. It is so much fun. There's nothing quite like going and hearing a fast-paced bidding war, ...

LAKE CITY, Minn. - If you happen along Goodhue County Road 45 and you hear the chant of an auctioneer through an open window, it's probably Jeremy Schafer practicing. Jeremy Schafer with Johnan Roy ...

ST. CLOUD — Kevin Maring doesn't necessarily consider himself a good singer. But for the approximately 200 auctioneers and family members gathered Thursday night in the Holiday Inn's Heritage Room, he ...

Missouri Rep. Billy Long left behind a career as an auctioneer when he took up his post in Congress in 2011. Nevertheless, old habits die hard. In the midst of a hearing with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey ...

Steve Moline has been in the auction business for about 20 years. He began as a ringman — an assistant — for his father, George, a longtime Austin auctioneer. Moline learned the trade as a child by ...