auctioneering
Calling out bids
Auctioneering is the work or profession of conducting auctions—public sales where goods are sold to the highest bidder.
The term encompasses both the business side of organizing and managing auctions and the performance aspect of calling bids in the rapid, rhythmic chant associated with livestock and estate sales.
She studied auctioneering at a school in Missouri.
Someone who does this work is an auctioneer.
Offer to purchase
- bidderOne who makes offers
- lotLarge amount or portion
- incrementUnit of increase
- reserveSupply kept back
hammer price · outbid · paddle · opening bid · estimate · proxy bid · absentee bid · buyer's premium
Valuable old items
- appraisalEstimation of worth
- provenanceRecord of ownership
- vintageQuality from past eras
- raritiesUncommon or scarce items
heirlooms · estate sale · consignment · authenticity · memorabilia · artifacts · numismatics · philately
Quick rehearsed speech
- chantRepetitive rhythmic phrase
- pitchFrequency of sound
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- persuasionConvincing through reasoning
presentation · hawking · showmanship · fast-talking · banter · engagement · ringman · spotter
Major fine art auctioneer
- Christie'sMajor art auction firm
- PhillipsCross-slotted fastener system
- HeritageProper name for organizations
- saleroomVenue for public bidding
gallery · consignment · commission · lot number · preview · exhibition · catalogue · registrar
Estimation of worth
- estimateInformed guess at quantity
- reserve priceMinimum acceptable bid
- fair market valueObjective exchange price
- provenanceRecord of ownership
authentication · comparable sales · high estimate · hammer price · consignor · insurance value · expert opinion
bid
Offer to purchase
reserve · hammer price · outbid · paddle · opening bid · estimate · proxy bid · absentee bid · buyer's premium · knockdown
antiques
Valuable old items
- appraisalEstimation of worth
- provenanceRecord of ownership
- vintageQuality from past eras
rarities · heirlooms · estate sale · consignment · authenticity · memorabilia · artifacts · numismatics · philately · ephemera
patter
Quick rehearsed speech
persuasion · presentation · hawking · showmanship · fast-talking · banter · engagement · ringman · spotter · microphone
Sotheby's
Major fine art auctioneer
- Christie'sMajor art auction firm
- PhillipsCross-slotted fastener system
- HeritageProper name for organizations
saleroom · gallery · consignment · commission · lot number · preview · exhibition · catalogue · registrar · clerk
appraisal
Estimation of worth
- estimateInformed guess at quantity
- reserve priceMinimum acceptable bid
- fair market valueObjective exchange price
provenance · authentication · comparable sales · high estimate · hammer price · consignor · insurance value · expert opinion
- spoken wordspoken word, spoken word poetry, slam poetry, slam poets, poetry slam
auctioneeringbuying
Obtaining through payment
purchasing · procurement · acquiring · collecting · bidding
auction, auctioneer, auctioning, auctioned, auctioneers, auctioneered