
Auction Competition
AUCTION CHAMPIONSHIP 2023
HEATS
DATE: Monday 29 May 2023
Novice: 10:00 am - 11:30am
Open: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
VENUE: The Star, Gold Coast
Novice Heats will be in slots of 10 minutes.
Open Auction Heats will be in slots of 12 minutes.
NOVICE AUCTIONEER CHAMPIONSHIP (LESS THAN 50 CALLS)
Date: Monday 29 May 2023
Time: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Venue: The Star, Gold Coast
Lock up & briefing: 2:30 pm
First call: 3:00 pm
The Novice Auctioneer Championships will be in slots of 10 minutes.
OPEN AUCTIONEER FINAL
Date: Wednesday 31 May 2023
Time: 11:40 am – 12:25 pm
Venue: The Star, Gold Coast
Lock up & briefing: 11:00 am
First call: 11:40 am
The Open Auctioneer Finals will be in slots of 12 minutes. Depending on competitor numbers, we are expecting 4 finalists, this is on the main stage so don’t hold back!
PROPERTY
Please note that all auction properties will be supplied by Christian Hamilton via email at 5:00 pm on Mondy 22 May. Tell a story and do not list features.
BIDDING
Seven deadly sins do apply. Time penalties, but not fatal.
There will be something for everyone in the sequence and heed the theme of the competition.
PHOTO AND BIOGRAPHY
We will require a photo and biography about yourself for the auction competition material. Please ensure the image supplied is high res and your bio is 120 words or less. Please email your photo and bio to eventsau@harcourts.net no later than Thursday 13 April 2023.
REGISTRATION TERMS & CONDITIONS
If you would like to compete in either the Novice or Open Auction Competition, you must also register and pay for the Harcourts Conference. If you do not register for Conference, you will be automatically taken out of the Auction Competition. Once you have registered for the Conference please email Imogen Colburn at imogen.colburn@harcourts.net to register for the Auction Competition.