NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — From the real estate business to livestock sales and charity work, auctioneers play an important role in bringing money in from a crowd. This weekend some of the best voices ...

Whenever I tell people I’m an auctioneer, there are inevitably two follow up questions: First: “Do you talk really fast like those guys on TV?” followed by a cartoonish imitation, complete with an ...

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FORT WORTH, Texas — The first cutting horse competition took place in Haskell, Texas, in 1898. About 1,500 spectators watched a man on a 22-year-old horse win a $150 prize. The National Cutting Horse ...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Step inside an auctioneer's world, a world of fast-talking, high-speed transactions. You rely on your voice to do the heavy lifting at the office.

First: “Do you talk really fast like those guys on TV?” followed by a cartoonish imitation, complete with an imaginary microphone and a pseudo Southern accent. Second: “What’s the most expensive thing ...

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