Waldo JaquithAug 3, 2024
I want to know if there’s a competing school of auctioneering, one where they don’t talk Like That. I hope there’s a deep rift in the auction community over speaking styles, with some upstart group opposing the traditional style on grounds of accessibility.
Show threadWaldo Jaquith

How many countries use American Auctioneer Speak? (Is it native to the U.S.?) What do auctioneers sound like in Nigeria or Laos or Chile?

I want to listen to an hour-long podcast episode about this.

Aug 3, 2024 at 4:47pmIvory for iOS
Show threadDr. SalchipapaAug 3, 2024
@waldoj Definitely no AAS in Germany. That's the only non-US country where I've been to any auctions.
Show threadShailesh Kumar 🇫🇯🇺🇸Aug 3, 2024
@waldoj 🤔🤷
Show threadJessamynAug 3, 2024

@waldoj This does not, at all, answer your question but here is a 45 minute movie by Werner Herzog about American auctioneering.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkcsz9QujmU

From Wikipedia, Herzog believes auctioneering is "the last poetry possible, the poetry of capitalism"

How much Wood Would a Woodchuck Chuck (Herzog, 1976)

YouTube
Show threadWaldo JaquithAug 4, 2024
@jessamyn OK, this is delightful—thank you.
Show threadJessamynAug 4, 2024
@waldoj I'm glad you like it. I'm a bit of a Herzog completionist, with the exception of the bear movie, and this was one of the ones I've seen most recently.
Show threadChas McgrooverAug 3, 2024
@waldoj australians use the same voice but with an australian accent
Show threadWaldo JaquithAug 3, 2024
@mcgroover I like how a lot of Australian country music is sung with an American accent.