Against the red brick schoolhouse backdrop, Auctioneer Ray Booms chants and cajoles the Sunday afternoon White Rock School Museum picnic audience into contribution after contribution for the historic building. Ray is from Ruth, Michigan and frequently volunteers his service to groups that raise funds for various good causes.
Watching Ray work with this picnic crowd of 125 reveals the skill that an auctioneer uses. He knows who the bidders are and where they are. He sees their way of nodding the head or winking the eye or lifting a hand to designate a changed bid. He keeps the intensity going through chanting and chatter. He gets the bids and seals the deal and moves quickly to the next item.
It's fun and exciting and makes for a great social time together at the school on a summer afternoon, thanks to the auctioneer.
Copyright 2011
Wanda Hayes Eichler
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