The Ontario Auctioneer - Official News Magazine of the Auctioneers Association of Ontario - Winter 2020 Page 1 The Ontario Auctioneer Official Newsletter of the Auctioneers Association of Ontario - Winter 2020 Presidents Message The hustle of the season has started and Christmas is within sight. I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a safe and prosperous New Year. I hope you’ve had a successful fall season and the New Year is looking bright. The winter weather has shown its face, embracing us for the inevitable. As like the spring, Mother nature has made it challenging for our rural communities to finish the cropping season off stress free, causing some familiar faces to go unseen at the ring side. This past year, as many before, has seemed to flown by. Our hats off to you, our members for a job well done this year as our Dispute Resolution committee has had minimal quarrels to resolve. We have also been keeping busy preparing for this year’s convention and competition. You’ll find your registration forms on pg.14, “Back to our Roots”, hosted in Woodstock, ON, February 27th - Mar 1st at the Quality Hotel and Suites, 580 Bruins Blvd, Woodstock. Reserve you room by calling 1-844-221-5076. The Quality Hotel is perfectly located right along the 401. Their restau- rant has an excellent menu and a breakfast buffet included with your night’s stay. As well as lots of dinner options and favorite coffee shops within the surrounding plazas. Read more about our speaker line up on pg. 7, and entertainment on pg. 13. Don’t forget to fill out our nomination forms from the Fall ‘19 newsletter (link to website on pg. 15). We are honored to present our Member of the Year and Lifetime Achievement Awards each year to a current or past member showing passion, dedication and extraordinary contribution to the industry and the Association. I look forward to seeing you at the convention and wish you all the best over the holiday season. Jon Wilson 1. President’s Message 2. Board of Directors 4. AAO Convention Schedule 2020 5. Event Sponsors 6. Message from Auction Flex/Notice of Annual AAO Meeting 7. Convention 2020 - Speaker Bios 9. Mystery Box/Trade Show 11. Championship Rules & Application 12. Trailer for Auction 13. Entertainment at AAO Convention 14. Registration Form 15. Gerald Cyderman Memorial Award
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The Ontario AuctioneerOfficial Newsletter of the Auctioneers Association of Ontario - Winter 2020
Presidents MessageThe hustle of the season has started and Christmas is within sight. I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a safe and prosperous New Year.
I hope you’ve had a successful fall season and the New Year is looking bright. The winter weather has shown its face, embracing us for the inevitable. As like the spring, Mother nature has made it challenging for our rural communities to finish the cropping season off stress free, causing some familiar faces to go unseen at the ring side.
This past year, as many before, has seemed to flown by. Our hats off to you, our members for a job well done this year as our Dispute Resolution committee has had minimal quarrels to resolve. We have also been keeping busy preparing for this year’s convention and competition. You’ll find your registration forms on pg.14, “Back to our Roots”, hosted in Woodstock, ON, February 27th - Mar 1st at the Quality Hotel and Suites, 580 Bruins Blvd, Woodstock. Reserve you room by calling 1-844-221-5076. The Quality Hotel is perfectly located right along the 401. Their restau-rant has an excellent menu and a breakfast buffet included with your night’s stay. As well as lots of dinner options and favorite coffee shops within the surrounding plazas. Read more about our speaker line up on pg. 7, and entertainment on pg. 13.
Don’t forget to fill out our nomination forms from the Fall ‘19 newsletter (link to website on pg. 15). We are honored to present our Member of the Year and Lifetime Achievement Awards each year to a current or past member showing passion, dedication and extraordinary contribution to the industry and the Association.
I look forward to seeing you at the convention and wish you all the best over the holiday season.
Jon Wilson
1. President’s Message2. Board of Directors
4. AAO Convention Schedule 2020 5. Event Sponsors
6. Message from Auction Flex/Notice of Annual AAO Meeting
7. Convention 2020 - Speaker Bios 9. Mystery Box/Trade Show
11. Championship Rules & Application12. Trailer for Auction
13. Entertainment at AAO Convention14. Registration Form
15. Gerald Cyderman Memorial Award
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AAO Convention Schedule - 2020
Thursday, February 27 AuctionFlex Presents; Vansittart A AAO board meeting; Oxford board room Welcoming reception; Vansittart B Friday, February 28 Opening remarks; Vansittart A ProxiBid online platforms; Vansittart A Coffee Break; Vansittart A Dayna Manning, Voice coach; Vansittart A John Lewis, auto auction industry; Vansittart A Trade show introductions Lunch; Vansittart B Sam Grasso, intro to ringman; Vansittart A Coffee Break, Vansittart A AAO AGM; Vansittart A Fun Auction; Vansittart B
Saturday, February 29 - Competition; Shackeltons Auction Centre, 51570 Lyons Line, Springfield ON, N0L 2J0 Banquet; Vansittart
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Gerber Auctions 519-699-4451
Phil Faulkner 905-715-6841
Jantzi Auctions 519-656-3555
BRONZE Level Sponsors $250 - $499
SILVER Level Sponsors $500 - $999
GOLD Level Sponsors $1000+
PLATINUM Level Sponsors $2000+
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Join us 9:00am to 4:00 pm.,Thursday,February 27, 2020, in Woodstock, Ontario at the Auctioneers Association of Ontario Convention for a seminar with fellow auctioneers covering the best practices for aution management and growing your business. These sessions will cover cataloging, clerking, accounting, and how to get the best results for you and your consignors. Attend the seminar and receive hours that can be applied towards your continuing education hours for the National Auctioneers Association.
The 36th Annual General Meeting of the Auctioneers Associa-tion of Ontario will be held on Friday, February 28th, 2020 at 3:45pm. in the Vansittart A room of the Quality Inn & Suites hotel, 580 Bruin Blvd., Woodstock, ON (Hwy 59 & 401). AAO attendees may register for a room from the block set aside for AAO by calling 1-844-221-5076.All resolutions must be in the hands of the Secretary before the start of the Annual Meeting.
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Convention 2020 - Speakers Bios
Dayna Manning SINGER/SONGWRITER • PRODUCER • AUTHOR • MENTORJuno nominated artist Dayna Manning exemplifies the very best that Canadian Folk music can be. Her cool clear voice along with her insightful songs represent a history of Canadian musical art that goes back to the early ’60s and sounds just as vital today. A modern do-it-all renaissance artist, Dayna just released her self-produced seventh album “Morning Light”with the help of Stratford Festival alum-nus Ben Bolt-Martin arranging for chamber orchestra. In 2019 she also penned her first book “Many Moons: A Songwriter’s Memoir”. In 2016 Dayna founded the “Folk Army”, a private music instruction academy in Stratford Ontario. The Folk Army’s mission is to empower young girls to make a positive change in their communities through creativity, thoughtful performance and positive self-esteem. Dayna will share her experience as a singer and mentor and talk about the importance of “looking after“ our voices, tips and trick to warm up, maintain, strengthen and increase our range to improve our longevity in our auctioneering careers.
John Lewis of ADESA Canada is a professional auctioneer who graduated from the World Wide College of Auctioneering in Mason City, Iowa in 2008. As a Chartered Professional Accountant, he has worked at ADESA Canada for 20 years in various roles. John is cur-
rently their Vice President of Business & Financial Operations. Most Wednesdays, John sells cars at the ADESA Toronto auction in Bramp-ton, Ontario. On evenings and weekends he finds time to provide auctioneering services at fundraising events across the GTA. John is
going to share with us his journey from sitting behind a desk as a conservative accountant to running around the auction lanes as a car auctioneer. He’ll touch on what drove him to become an auctioneer, how he got started and how he ended up in the car industry. He’ll
offers us a behind the scene look at Canada’s largest wholesale vehicle auction and how technology is changing the business.
Sam “The Hitman” Grasso is an award winning professional Ringman, specializing in heavy equipment and auto auctions, working for several major heavy equipment auction companies throughout the U.S. and several dealer auto auctions each week. Sam is a graduate of Mendenhall School of Auctioneering, High Point, NC, where he serves as an instructor, and was the first Maryland Auctioneer to be designated Graduate Auctioneer (GA) by the National Auctioneers Association and named the 2008 Maryland Auctioneer of the Year by his peers. In addition, he was a three time top finalist in the NAA International Ringman Championship (IRC) and is the lead Ringman for prestigious NAA International Auctioneer Championship (IAC), held at the annual Conference and Show. Highly regarded in the auction industry, Sam is the author of “The Art and Science of Working the Auction Ring”, an article which has been printed in several state auctioneer association newsletters, in what has become a popular seminar in the auction industry, and he has been the subject of several magazine articles and television interviews throughout the country. A skilled and energentic presenter, Sam has presented his seminar at NAA and state conferences throughout the U.S and Canada. A Bal-timore, Maryland resident, he as born and raised in the “Little Italy” section of Baltimore and is a life long member of St. Leo’s Roman Catholic Church, as well as an active member of several local and national Italian American organizations.
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For more info visit: www.globalauctionmarketing.com
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The Fun Auction is an opportunity to let everybody relax and socialize. Like last year, we are going to play some mystery box games. As we did last year, we made 5 boxes of goods that will be sold to the highest bidder. In one box there will be $200 in AAO bucks, and nobody will know, not even me. These boxes will be sold on choice but the highest bidder can only take one as this will give opportunities for auctioneers to sell items. The AAO bucks can be used in the fun auction or the banquet auction.
Our 2020 Convention is just around the corner and where better to edu-cate and network with our many service providers than the Trade Show! This year the Trade Show will be open both Thursday and Friday. A few of our participants include: Global Auction Guide, Thom McLauchlin The Auc-tion Advertiser, Auction Flex, Becki Beere The Auction Hunt, Steve Deane and Ruben Geren Proxibid and Richard Haddock of Farmtario Publication.
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2020 ONTARIO AUCTIONEERS CHAMPIONSHIP APPLICATION FORM
Presented by:
• ADESA Canada • Ontario Farmer
• The Woodbridge Advertiser • Canadian Auction College Saturday, February 29th at 10:00am (Please have entries submitted by
Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020)
_________________________________________ First Name & Last Name __________________________________________2nd TEAM member
(Please enter both names if entering TEAM competition)
____________________________________________________ Address ______________________________________________ City& Postal Code ___________________; ______________________________ Tel & Email
Entries and Payment: (Please check one):
______Experienced - Non-members:$300
______Experienced - Members: $150
______ Novice – Non-members $100
______ Novice – Members FREE Note: Membership fee for Non-Members is $50.00 extra if desired
TEAM competitors - $150.00 per TEAM _________Cheque ( ) Visa ( ) Mastercard ( ) Cheques payable to: Auctioneers Association of Ontario, R.R.6 30959 Wyatt Rd, Strathroy, ON N7G 3H7 Card Number __________________________________________Expires___________ Name on Card __________________________________ Signature ____________________________
There will be a “People’s Choice” award judged by the audience at the Competition. - The Top 3 Win-ners in the Experienced Division will be awarded with a cash prize. The Champion will receive a Gold Ring donated by the Woodbridge Advertiser, along with a trophy donated by the Ontario Farmer. Cash prizes will be: $1000 for Champion, $500 for reserve, $300 for first runner-up, Prize money has been donated by ADESA Canada. - The Top Novice (2 years or less experience) will receive a trophy donated by the Canadian Auction College and an additional year membership to the Auctioneers Association of Ontario. The Runner-up will receive a plaque. - If there are 5 competing Women. A Women’s Championship will be awarded. The Women’s Champion will receive a trophy + $500, reserve $250. This award is sponsored by the Canadian Auction College. Rules: All contestants must be present at 9:00AM, Saturday, February 29th, 2020 at Shackelton Auctions, Springfield, ON to register and draw for positions. 1. All contestants must bring with them two (2) donated articles with a perceived value of $25 each. Failure to bring items will result in an additional $50 fee. 2. Contest will be overseen by a panel of 5 judges. 3. Each contestant will sell an equal number of items in the first go - round. 4. The top 5 contestants in the Novice, and the top 8 contestants in the Experienced achiev ing the highest scores will be selected to go on to the short - go round. 5. The Olympic Average will be used in scoring with the highest and lowest scores being excused, and then the remaining three being used in the average. 6. Former Champions in any given category are not eligible to compete in divisions they have already won for five years. 7. ALL Prize winners MUST attend Presidents Banquet to collect prizes. (Note: Competitors are FREE) 8. Contest open to Canadian Auctioneers who currently reside in Canada. For more informa tion or further questions, please contact the AAO office at 519-232-4138 I’ve read and agree to the rules. Team Competition Rules: Each member can enter in another class. The class will be held after the individual classes 1. A team is an auctioneer and a ring person 2. Cost is $150 per team. 3. A team is to supply 2 items or $50.00 AAO will supply 2 items to sell as well. 4. The top 4 teams will the face off and sell 3 more items. 1st place is $1000 per team and second is $300 per team and third is $200 per team. Trophies are also being prepared.
Rules: 2020 Ontario Auctioneers Championship
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With the successful inaugural AAO team competition last year behind us. (featuring Auctioneer and ringperson) I am looking forward to this year’s team category . What an exciting and entertaining event ! Enthusiasm all around , I can’t wait ! Please get your team ready for February.
See you all in Woodstock,
Phil Faulkner
Trailer for the CompetitionThis year we will have a landscape trailer for sale from
Grand River Trailer Sales. It will be auctioned off during the competition at Shackleton Auction.
It is a 7ft X 12ft Canadian made trailer, with a heavy duty ramp, 5 weld on D rings, spare tire mount, powder coat
frame, scorpion stone guard, dot sealed beam LED lights, marine grade sealed wiring, pressure treated deck, 3500 lbs
single axle, and 15” radial tires. If you are in the market for a good quality landscape trailer,
this is for you!
2020 AAO Team Competition
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For a number of years Vernon Bailey envisioned a show that con-sisted of a evening of poetry and song. He took his time mustering up the courage to put such a show together. He finally got the ball rolling and a date for the inaugural show was set for February of 2018. Discussing his idea with a friend and local musician John McClenaghan the two teamed up as a performing duo. They were both of like mind, in that all proceeds from their performances would be donated to or on behalf of worthwhile charities in and around Sault Ste. Marie and area. The first show was assembled based on the poetry of Robert Service. The show was given the title “Call of the Wild” and proved to be a huge success. It has been presented 6 times since February 2018 with yet another show scheduled for February 2020. Fueled by everyone’s acceptance of “Call of the Wild” a second show was conceived. Vernon’s farming roots run deep so the second show assembled centering around those roots. If you are familiar with the Woodbridge Advertiser “Ontario’s Auction Paper” you may see articles from time to time by Mr. Bailey under the column heading “Life on the Farm”. So as you may have already guessed the next evening of poetry and song was entitled “Life on The Farm{Love of the Land}.” This show is largely based on the poetry of a Northern Ontario farmer named Charlie Smith. Again, Vernon and John teamed up for local charities and presented this show. Life on the Farm has been performed three times to date. The two shows combined have now raised over $ 21,000.00 and have been seen by 1,500 people. The board of directors of the Auctioneer’s Association of Ontario have asked Vernon to present “Life on the Farm”{Love of the Land} at this year’s annual convention taking place in Woodstock, ON February 27th through March 1st, 2020. The show will take place at the awards banquet on Saturday, February29th.
Entertainment at the AAO Convention ‘20
A Night of song and poetry with Vernon Bailey and DOUG SPRINGSTEAD Featuring the poetry of Charlie Smith of Massey, ON
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Our communications committee has been branching out lately with the help of our new-est board member, Nathan Slik, as well as our committee head Michael Peever. We have since created an Instagram page to not only broadcast our work and events as an organization, but to also help us target a younger audience as well as create a broader influence/recognition with regards to the auction community. We are also creating a YouTube channel which will be func-tional for the 2020 competition in order to post videos of competitors and our competition to not only promote the talent within our organization but also to promote the individuals participating in our competition. This provides a resource for individuals to refer back to for future reference as well as promote themselves. It also provides the organization with free publicity opportunities. You can find us on Instagram as our page name is auctioneerassociation, we encourage you to follow us and tag us via our name or #auctioneer-associationOntario.
Communication Highlights
Auctioneer Association of Ontario Register for Convention 2020 Feb. 27th - March 1st
“Back to our Roots”
There are four options available for participation in the convention.
1.) The Weekend Plan (WP) covers convention meals (excluding breakfasts) and events, including the banquet and special Sunday breakfast. (Feb. 27 - Mar. 1, 2020)Weekend: (WP) No. of A.A.O. Members/Guests ____ @ $165.00 / Person= $ _______ NOTE: Early Bird special @ $ 150.00/person (before January 1st, 2020)
2.) The Friday Only Plan (FP) covers lunch & events on Friday only. (February 28th)Friday Only:(FP) No. Of People ____@ $100.00 / Person= $ _______
3.) The Banquet Only Plan (BP) dinner on Saturday evening only. (February 29th)Banquet Only: (BP) No. of People ____ @ $ 70.00 / Person = $ _______ Competitors_______ FREE
Visa ( ) Mastercard ( ) Cheque ( )Cheques payable to “Auctioneers Assoc. of Ontario“Card Number:___________________________________________Expiry:________________Name on Card:_______________________________________________________________Signature:__________________________________________________________________
Bring a GUEST! Please fill out the information below and indicate beside each name which plan applies to that person,Your Name: _________________________________________________________Guest Names: _______________________________________________________Address: ___________________________________________________________Tel: _________________________________________ Fax: __________________Email: _____________________________________________________________Please submit your registration form ASAP by email or mail to: Auctioneers Association of Ontario*R. R. 6* 30959 Wyatt Road* Strathroy, Ontario * N7G 3H7
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Each year, AAO is pleased to offer this perpetual plaque to the member submitting the best “Sales Bill” with the AAO logo on it. This year, it has been determined that the best website shall be also considered as a sub-mission for this award. The AAO logo must appear on the home page of the website or sales bill for consideration of the winner. Nomination and sub-missions for this award are due by January 1st, 2020 and should be sent to the secretary with complete documentation. Perhaps YOUR business will be recognized for excellence in advertising this year! Gerald Cryderman was a past – president of AAO and knew the importance of quality advertising.
1. AAO Education Bursary - Up to $1,000 available to qualified applicant. Application forms are available from the AAO office and may be received up to January 1st, 2020
2. Member of the year - Criteria and Nomination form are in the Fall’19 newsletter. Nominations should be made before January 1st, 2020
3. Lifetime Achievement award - Criteria and Nomination form are in the Fall ‘19 newsletter and should be received by January 1st, 2020
The Fall’19 AAO Newsletter is available from the News section of the web-site www.auctioneersassociation.com
