National Auctioneers Association Awards Buncomb, Illinois Auctioneer International Ringman Championship Title

National Auctioneers Association Awards Buncomb, Illinois Auctioneer International Ringman Championship Title

July 9, 2008, Nashville, TN – Alex Belcher of Buncomb, Illinois was awarded the prestigious title of International Ringman Champion at the 59th International Auctioneers Association Conference and Show in Nashville.  Twenty-two competitors participated in this year’s “ringman” competition. This is the second year that the IRC competition has taken place.    
 
A 1999 graduate of Missouri Auction School, Alex has been a full-time professional auctioneer for the past 9 years. Alex began his auction career with Joe Ollis Auction Service LLC out of auction school and purchased the business in 2007.  Mr. Belcher considers himself a “cars, cattle and real estate auctioneer” but his auction services also include estates and farm machinery and equipment. 
 
Alex displayed his talents and skills during the National Auctioneers Foundation Benefit Auction, where he along with other competitors were judged on their interaction with the audience and their ability to communicate bids to the auctioneer.
 
As the 2008 International Ringman Champion, Alex will receive a championship ring, $5,000 cash prize, trophy, and recognition as the world’s best “ringman”.
 
Alex resides in Buncomb with his wife, Kim, and their four year old daughter, Campbell.  
 
The five finalists in this year’s competition included: Wayne D. Thorn, Prattville, AL (First Runner-Up); Santo F. Grasso, Baltimore, MD (Second Runner-Up); Emmette Barran, CCIM, Decatur, AL; Phillip Richardson, Maynardville, TN.

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Headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, the National Auctioneers Association represents the interests of approximately 5,000 auctioneers in the United States, Canada and across the world. Founded in 1949, the mission of the NAA is to promote the auction method of marketing and enhancing the professionalism of its members through education and technology.  In 2007, over $270.7 billion in goods and services were sold at auction. To learn more about Auctioneers, auctions and the NAA visit: www.auctioneers.org.

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