Mound City Auctions

The National Auctioneer’s Association (NAA) and designations

 

The mission of the NAA is to Promote Professionalism of Auctioneers and Auctions Through Education and Technology

 

Accredited Auctioneer Real Estate (AARE)

 

 

The Accredited Auctioneer Real Estate (AARE) professional designation was created to provide auctioneers with custom education and advanced training in the selling of real estate at auction. The AARE designation displays to prospective clients and buyers that the auctioneer is committed to continuing education and has acquired advanced training in the selling of real estate at auction.

 

 

To attain the AARE designation, students must complete 42 hours of classroom lecture which includes training in the following:

 

 

· Real Estate Auctions: Residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural

 

· Marketing and advertising techniques

 

· Financial/Investment calculations

 

· Evaluating cash flow

 

· Holding-period analysis

 

· Tax consequences of buying and selling properties

 

 

AARE students must complete all three levels of the program (AARE 100, AARE 200, AARE 300). After completion of classroom training, students must submit a detailed written auction summary report, and proof of at least 10 real estate auctions.

 

 

Auctioneers must complete 24 hours of continuing education every three years and pay an annual designation fee to maintain their AARE designation.

 

Certified Estate Specialist (CES)

 

You only have one opportunity to sell the family estate. Shouldn't you make sure you have a top-notch professional?

 

A Certified Estate Specialist has advanced education in exactly how to deal with the settling of estates, from working with family members to dealing with lawyers and accountants.

 

CERTIFIED AUCTIONEERS INSTITUTE

 

Indiana University - Bloomington, IN

March 20-25, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Designed for leaders in the industry and auction firm decision-makers, the CAI is an executive development program focused on developing the skills and providing the tools necessary to run a top-notch auction firm.

 

Designation holders have the knowledge and skill necessary to provide high-quality services to all types of clients.

 

In addition, their designation indicates to attorneys, trust officers, government officials, financial planners, accountants and others who seek the services of well-qualified auctioneers that the CAI designation holder is an astute business person whose conduct will follow the highest professional standards.

 

Once the CAI designation is earned, the auctioneer must then maintain the designation with 24 hours of continuing education every three years.

 

The Certified Auctioneers Institute has been helping auctioneers discover their potential for more than 30 years. Auctioneers with the CAI designation are part of an extraordinary network of exemplary auctioneers in the auction industry.

 

CAI Course Description

 

As the auction profession continues to grow and a wider variety of clients begin using auction services, the CAI professional designation is becoming increasingly important.

 

Designation holders have the knowledge and skills necessary to provide high-quality services to all types of clients. In addition, their designation indicates to attorneys, trust officers, government officials, financial planners, accountants, real estate professionals, and others who seek the services of well-qualified auctioneers, that the CAI designation holder is an astute business person who upholds the highest professional standards.

 

Eligibility

 

•Two or more years of full-time experience in the auction profession

 

•At least 21 years of age

 

•Hold a high school diploma or the equivalent

 

How the Institute Works

 

You will be housed at the Indiana Memorial Union at Indiana University, a full-service hotel and the world's largest campus union building. Once you are accepted into CAI, you will take one course each year beginning with Course I. After successfully completing all three courses, you will be eligible for the CAI designation.

 

Maintaining the CAI Designation

 

Maintaining the CAI designation requires upkeep of the yearly designation fee. and 24 hours of continuing education every three years.

 

When you are accepted into Course I, you will begin a series of three one-week courses leading to your CAI designation.

 

Here is just a sample of some of the material covered in Course I:

 

•Using technology to enhance your business

 

•Marketing your firm for increased profits

 

•Business ethics

 

•Understanding legal, financial, and accounting principles needed to run an auction firm

 

•Developing communication skills to help you win more clients

 

•Learning the most effective methods of selling residential real estate and personal property at auction

 

 

Courses II and III develop these topics even more fully, as well as other critical areas such as advertising, public relations, business ethics, liquidations, and selling agricultural and commercial properties.

 

 

CERTIFIED AUCTIONEERS INSTITUTE

Indiana University - Bloomington, IN
March 20-25, 2011

 

 

Designed for leaders in the industry and auction firm decision-makers, the CAI is an executive development program focused on developing the skills and providing the tools necessary to run a top-notch auction firm.

Designation holders have the knowledge and skill necessary to provide high-quality services to all types of clients.

In addition, their designation indicates to attorneys, trust officers, government officials, financial planners, accountants and others who seek the services of well-qualified auctioneers that the CAI designation holder is an astute business person whose conduct will follow the highest professional standards.

Once the CAI designation is earned, the auctioneer must then maintain the designation with 24 hours of continuing education every three years.

The Certified Auctioneers Institute has been helping auctioneers discover their potential for more than 30 years. Auctioneers with the CAI designation are part of an extraordinary network of exemplary auctioneers in the auction industry.

CAI Course Description

As the auction profession continues to grow and a wider variety of clients begin using auction services, the CAI professional designation is becoming increasingly important.

Designation holders have the knowledge and skills necessary to provide high-quality services to all types of clients. In addition, their designation indicates to attorneys, trust officers, government officials, financial planners, accountants, real estate professionals, and others who seek the services of well-qualified auctioneers, that the CAI designation holder is an astute business person who upholds the highest professional standards.

Eligibility

• Two or more years of full-time experience in the auction profession
• At least 21 years of age
• Hold a high school diploma or the equivalent

How the Institute Works

You will be housed at the Indiana Memorial Union at Indiana University, a full-service hotel and the world's largest campus union building. Once you are accepted into CAI, you will take one course each year beginning with Course I. After successfully completing all three courses, you will be eligible for the CAI designation.

Maintaining the CAI Designation

Maintaining the CAI designation requires upkeep of the yearly designation fee. and 24 hours of continuing education every three years.

When you are accepted into Course I, you will begin a series of three one-week courses leading to your CAI designation.

Here is just a sample of some of the material covered in Course I:

• Using technology to enhance your business
• Marketing your firm for increased profits
• Business ethics
• Understanding legal, financial, and accounting principles needed to run an auction firm
• Developing communication skills to help you win more clients
• Learning the most effective methods of selling residential real estate and personal property at auction

Courses II and III develop these topics even more fully, as well as other critical areas such as advertising, public relations, business ethics, liquidations, and selling agricultural and commercial properties.

 

 

Families take a lifetime to acquire and maintain their assets. It can take only hours to dispose of those assets. Make sure you seek out a Certified Estate Specialist so that all aspects of the settling of the estate can be handled appropriately to the benefit of estate executors.

 

Certified Estate Specialists are accustomed to dealing with other professionals, such as CPA's, tax attorney's, financial planners and family lawyers. They are familiar with the legal requirements and restrictions on their geographic areas, and will use their knowledge to bring the greatest return to those involved in the sale.

 

 

Class Description

 

Learn to market your services to professionals (CPAs, trustees, tax attorneys, financial planners, etc) who deal with estates.

This course covers:

 

¦Legal and financial aspects

¦Duties

¦The relationship of parties involved in an estate

¦The role of the auctioneer

¦How to position your firm to take advantage of this opportunity

So, are you from Mound City? If you are from St. Louis, the answer is yes. Before St. Louis was known as the Gateway City, it was called the Mound City by the Riverboat Pilots (much like Chicago was called the Windy City). Many of the mounds were removed over the years but if you look to the East as you drive down Highway 55, you can see the last mound in the city. See the picture on the top left.

 

Family

We are a family business.

 

Rob “Classic” Weiman CAI, GPPAd, AARE, CES, BS: is a member of the National Auctioneer’s Association (NAA), and holds the prestigious NAA Certified Auctioneer Institute (CAI), designation. There is no higher certification for an auctioneer. Rob is also holds the NAA Accredited Auctioneer of Real Estate designation (AARE), placing him in the top 1% of all Auctioneers in the USA. Rob Classic also holds the NAA Certified Estate Specialist (CES) Designation and a BS degree in Computer Science from Webster University. He is a graduate of the Missouri Auction School. He has been a speaker at the National Auctioneer’s Association National Convention. Rob is the owner & head auctioneer of the company. He also handles most of the technical & computer duties. Rob “Lite” is not a Jr. nor is Rob “Classic” a Sr. The family started calling the younger of the to Robs, Lite (he is after all a bit thinner than his father) to avoid the following conversation.... Someone calling from upstairs ”Hey Rob!”, downstairs reply “Which Rob?” Since the older of the two Robs didn't want to be known as Old Rob or heavy Rob the family settled on “Classic Rob” St. Louis after all is a beer town. So now you know, Rob Lite, and Rob Classic.

Tina Weiman CES PRI: Holds the NAA CES certification and is a graduate of the Professional Ringman’s Institute (PRI). She is the co-owner & schedule keeper of the company. She is an excellent salesperson & divides her duties at auctions as clerk & ringman.

 

Rob “Lite” Weiman CAI, CES: Like his father Holds the NAA's CAI designation, and the CES designation as well, and is graduate of the World Wide College of Auctioneering. He has been a speaker at the National Auctioneer’s Association National Convention. Rob Lite is the company comic book specialist & catalogs/manages the comic book auctions. At auctions, he divides his duties as the auctioneer, ringman, and casheer.

 

Ali Weiman PRI: is a graduate of PRI. She is the head of auction set ups due to her excellent “treasure hunting” skills. She handles much of the company's marketing, including attending BNI meetings. At auctions, she  is the main ringman.

 

Lisa Weiman is the company administrative assistant/ office manager/ secretary. At auctions, she is the head cashier.

Julia Weiman is the company mascot and future ticket runner. She sometimes makes appearances at auctions & greets the bidders.

 

Our auctions have been covered by CNN, Fox, The St. Louis Post Dispatch, API, Auctioneer (The National Auctioneer’s Association Magazine), The Bee, Antique Auction Action, Antique Week, the Antique Trader and numerous web sites.

 

 

 

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