STILL feeling grateful:)

We are already more than half-way into the calendar year for 2014 and I am very grateful for another 'booming' year.  In the auction business, you really can't gauge how the next year will be as the buying and selling environment is so dependent on the economy, not only locally but also nationwide. 

We have been very fortunate that our local economy is pretty healthy due to the  Marinette Marine government contracts, the LE Jones & Enstrom Helicopter expansions, the award-winning Winsert Manufacturing Company, and many other local businesses that are doing well!

Although we are extremely thankful that we live in communities that have a low unemployment rate, we also recognize the need to expand the market for the merchandise that we sell through the World-Wide Internet.

Superior Auction offers 'Live Community Auctions' as well as 'Internet-Only Auctions' and have had successful buyers from many states, as well as buyers from Japan, Canada, Italy and other countries....

An obvious trend in today's market is of course, buying through the Internet.  Several of my recent educational opportunities provided interesting facts that are helpful to me in providing the best venue for selling my client's assets.  Last year, ALL of our real estate auctions were 'Internet-Only!... AND we sold all but one property that we contracted for:)  Yahoo!

We are looking forward to the second half of our 'selling year' which will start in August.  (We are trying REAL hard to take a break in July as that has always been a 'soft' month for auctions for many reasons including family vacations, etc)

We are looking forward to the fall real estate, commercial and personal property auctions that we have contracted for - GREAT FORECAST!!    SO... we REALLY won't have the month of July 'off,' but will be working on getting those auctions ready:)

We also want to note some fun summer events in the auction industry that we hope you will like:

Great friend and Oconomowoc Auctioneer Carol Miller will be competing again in the International Auctioneer's Championship Contest on Friday, July 11th and you can view the contest which will be livestreamed through http://www.auctioneers.org/.  (Some of you got to meet Carol at the Piquette Auction in Green Bay recently).  Carol was a finalist in last year's contest and would be an awesome ambassador for our industry!  

AND the 'Wisconsin State Championship Auctioneer's Contest' will be held at the State Fair Grounds in the Milwaukee area on Tuesday, August 5th.  I am extremely honored to be one of the five judges for the contest....AND am looking forward to eating some of those state fair 'heart attack' cheese curds:)!!

If you are at the Wisconsin State Fair on that Tuesday, please stop in to say hello and watch some great talented Wisconsin- Licensed Auctioneers!