draws celebrities, raises funds
Bill Firestone, of Enfield, CT,
held a special auction at famed
baseball stadium Fenway Park
in August just before a game was
played by the Boston Red Sox.
Auction attendees paid $250.00
Player's Club of the stadium.
and many people traveled from the far corners of the
state just to get an opportunity to bid. Those not able
to attend in person placed their bids simultaneously
via the Internet through software provided by
LuJohn's Enterprises Inc., BidderCentral.com. Two
of the successful bidders were from the Internet.
of $140,000. Actor Ben Affleck, who was there to throw
out the first ball of the game, walked away with
Bobby Doerr's #1 license plate for $50,000.
Farber Institute.
been holding auctions for over 25 years. "Since we have
the process in place, it became a great way for me to
give back to the community," said Firestone. Bill has
raised more than $1 million for the Jimmy Fund.
Unveiled November 7th
by LuJohn's Enterprises Inc. will provide a host of
auction technology for MSAA Members. All
MSAA members will be able to post for free infor-
mation of themselves, their auction company and
their auctions. In addition members will be offered
the opportunity to incorporate the same information
to their company websites. Also provided on the
MSAA website will be Online Silent Auction
Technology that will allow members to post silent
auction items to the MSAA site as well as live
audio/video of their auction and accept online
live bids via the internet. LuJohn's Enterprises will
be holding Tech Seminars late this year to train auc-
tioneers in all aspects of Online Auction Technology
and Website tools and design.
improving the auction profession, the Massachusetts Auctioneers Association
created the MSAA Hall of Fame Award. The award recognizes auction career
achievement and volunteer work for the MSAA, the NAA and the local commu-
nity. The primary qualification for consideration is continuous membership in the
Massachusetts Auctioneers Association for a minimum of ten years.
activity, service club, school and church. A rating system uses points earned for improv-
ing the auction profession and activity at the national, state, and community levels.
For example, one year serving on the MSAA Board of Directors earns one point. Further
points are available if the nominee has chaired a national or state committee such
as Convention Chairman, has conducted seminars without payment or has held any
positions in NAA, Auction marketing Institute or the MSAA state association. Points
are also awarded for bringing new members into MSAA or NAA associations.
mander of a veteran's organization, PTA President, church or synagogue board offi-
cer, civic clubs (Rotary, Lions etc.) hospital, city council, county commissioner, State
House of Representatives or Senate, or a national elected or appointed office.