| Sumario: | The auctioneering profession is examined. Bracky Rogers, a North Carolina auctioneer who serves on the board of directors for the National Auctioneers Association, says that good auctioneers take the time to learn about the goods that they are selling. Knowing the market value of a good is important, particularly as auctioneers are paid a percentage of the money that they raise. Hoffman Estates Village manager Peter Burchard, who has called hundreds of auctions throughout the Illinois suburbs, largely donating his time to local charities, says that fees range from 5 to 35 percent of gross revenue. Moreover, business for the approximately 25,000 licensed auctioneers nationwide appears to be picking up as auctions become increasingly popular ways for businesses, the government, and others to raise money quickly.
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