2022 Spring Edition
APRIL 5, 2022
16 PAGES
Let the bidding begin! Inside... A variety of merchandise and services, including: Farm equipment and supplies, auctions, automotive, realty, building and landscaping, agricultural services and more!
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Retiring farmer Doug Hampshire of Killam takes a minute to chat with Dwayne Dunkle, owner of Dunkle Auctions based out of Castor, about the online bidding process for his April sale. In the background, Darien Dunkle continues lot numbering equipment which will sell to the highest bidder. This particular sale is featured on page 8 of this Super Booster.
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Two years ago, when the pandemic crossed the Pacific and landed in North America, including right here in east central Alberta, every type of business was affected. It was a windfall event for some, for others it was devastating. Regardless of the type of endeavour, stressful decisions had to be made quickly and decisively as how to continue conducting business. Auction companies were amongst others which had little time to react. Numerous farm auctions, methodically planned long before March 2020, were days or weeks away. In most cases, farm land had already been sold or rented, which prevented a pivot back to routine spring operations by the seller. To complicate matters even further, it became difficult, sometimes totally impossible, to even preview auction items in person at select sales sites. Postponing for an unknown number of months or years to hold the sale was simply not an option for auction companies and clients they represented. The answer became online staggered-time auctions. The concept caught on quickly. The opportunity to preview listed merchandise in person has returned to pre-pandemic status. Going forward, some auction companies will offer a hybrid model of virtual bidding and on-site bidding. Select auctions will be virtual previewing and bidding only. What seems certain is that technology will be playing a key role in all future auction sales.
Turn the pages of this Super Booster for seven enticing auctions by three respected auction companies. Enjoy!
Photo by Blain Fowler
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