A person who announces the bids and recognizes bidders at an auction.
‘He also sits on the board of governors of the Institute, a nonprofit education and certification group, and he's a former state champion bid caller.’
‘Dan is an outstanding bid caller as he was named State Auctioneer Bid Calling Champion.’
‘Then Norman brings the bid to the attention of the auctioneer working as the bid caller on the podium.’
‘The chant is the auctioneer's calling card, and the good bid callers blend art and entertainment.’
‘Being a good bid caller itself will not take you to the top of sales performance.’
‘He is an excellent bid caller and a great all-around guy.’
‘We are not just bid callers - we are Professional Fundraising Consultants and Fundraising Auctioneers!’
‘Jeff learned some from his father, but like many bid callers, he went to an auctioneering school to polish his craft.’
‘I want to be the best bid caller in my trade association.’
‘Surfacing to the stage are two Southern bid callers, clad in leather, fringes, boots, and a cowboy hat and as cheerily comfortable as hosts of a television show.’
‘Besides being taught how to be a good bid caller, you will learn good salesmanship and the knowledge of values which are most essential.’
‘Whether you're retiring, restructuring, settling an estate or just want to cash out, you need more than a bid caller.’
‘An auctioneer sells or offers to sell property at an auction as a bid caller.’
‘Therefore, there are no credentials required to advertise and hold oneself out to the public as a professional bid caller.’
‘The bidder (first party) can make an electronic bid submission to the bid caller with the required document in PDF format.’
‘The novice, upon his arrival to a sale, experiences a flurry of confusing but interrelated and coordinated activities: sees eager bidders vying for the attention of the bid caller, notices several auction company employees fervently polling and motioning towards the crowd, and hears the sounds of a most unusual sequence of words coming from the lips of the attending auctioneer.’
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