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FIRST ANNUAL TEXAS LOAN STAR OPEN WAS AN OVERWHELMING SUCCESS!
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The response was AMAZING! Members of our on the items being marketed by the contestants. That
association opened up their hearts to help in any questions can only be answered with YES THEY DID!
way they could. I couldn’t help but be amazed at the They LOVED hearing the different styles of Auctioneers.
generosity of our membership. They saw the potential They LOVED the items being auctioned off! You could
for the TLSO to promote the Auction business to the see the smiles on their faces as they raised their bid
public and help ALL Auctioneers across the state! card! They encouraged fellow patrons to bid “Just one
more time” & celebrated with them as they heard their
Second theme I gathered from those conversations was buyer number called out by the Auctioneer! To say
“you need sponsors”! We did need working capital. And the atmosphere in the Cowtown Coliseum that day as
AGAIN, our membership stepped up. Sponsorships of all electric would be an understatement!
levels began to arrive. Once again, I could not help but
be amazed at the generosity of my fellow TAA members! I am delighted to say ALL of our contestants represented
These sponsorships gave us the ability to market our profession with the utmost honor and dignity.
and promote this fun and exciting event to fellow Showcasing the power of the Auction Method with all
Auctioneers and the general public. its might! Our goal from day one was to host an event
for the general public to see the greatest form of marketing
As contestants began to register for the TLSO, I began in the world, and that we did!
to wonder if any other contest in its inaugural year had
the quality of Auctioneers that we had registering. State The future of the TLSO looks VERY bright! We have BIG
Champions, World Champions, Auctioneers from all goals for 2017 and beyond! Congratulations to Craig
aspects of the Auctioneering profession would be Meier for his First-Place finish he took home $3500!
representing our industry to the public. Mitch Jordan Second, Kyle Dykes Third & Doug Hahn
Fourth.
October 28th was here! Hours and Hours of conference
calls and emails between Krista, Joel and myself in From the bottom of our hearts, thank you to all of our
conjunction with our volunteers, judges, and contestants contestants, volunteers & sponsors of the 2016 Texas
all lead up to this! One of the BIG unknowns for us was Lone Star Open Bid Calling contest! It is because of you
would the attendees of Red’s gathering attend and bid the TLSO was a SUCCESS! Looking forward to 2017!

...AND THE WINNER IS?!

1st Place - Craig Meier, TX
2nd Place - Mitch Jordan, AZ
3rd Place - Kyle Dykes, TX
4th Place - Doug Hahn, IL

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