October 3, 2024

A problem and a fix

I have fielded a few phone calls from visitors here who have been unable to proceed past the “Auction details” tab at individual auctions. Our developer has provided guidance for those in the same boat with specific instructions depending on browser: You may need to clear your browser cache or open the site in an […]

September 24, 2024

A new era

I hope you enjoyed the ride. Your landing here today probably felt like a huge carnival ride gone awry. Well, it did to me too. Since 1997, I have been promoting auctions here and have always enjoyed the simplicity of the old site – and I will miss it. But a lot of people are […]

March 3, 2022

Roll on driver

Like her neighbors down the road in Mayfield, Kent., Cindy Cash is still dealing with her own loss. But Mrs. Cash insists her team is ready for its big annual spring farm machinery auction March 12 in Mayfield. It’s been 3 months since a devastasting tornado ripped through Mayfield, and it’s been just 11 months […]

June 6, 2020

Like great-grandfather, like great-grandson

I don’t recall much about my great-grandfather, Ralph, but after seeing an advertisement of his from 1916 I’d like to think we’ve gone about our professional lives in a similar fashion. Auctioneers and real estate agents sell more than property, they have to sell themselves to be successful. I always thought my father and grandfather […]

January 4, 2020

Iowa woman recounts harrowing COVID-19 tale

It can happen to anybody. That’s the message from Beth Hallberg of Buffalo Center, Iowa, who is now just days from finally hugging her children again after a harrowing battle with COVID-19, the deadly coronavirus sweeping the planet. Beth, who operates Hallberg Auction and Real Estate with her husband, Jason, recounted a tale that started […]