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2008-05-03
Michael Hoffman Joins Gryphon Realty Advisors

Auctioneer Michael Hoffman to head Gryphon Auction Group

2008-02-11
Michael Hoffman added to US Trustees Approved Auctioneer List

Michael Hoffman of Michael Hoffman & Associates, Pickerington, OH has been added to the list of auctioneers approved by the Office of the United States Trustee.

2007-05-01
Auctioneer Michael Hoffman earns BAS designation

Michael Hoffman has earned the Benefit Auctioneer Specialist (BAS) designation.

2007-04-01
Auctioneer Michael Hoffman Earns CAI Designation

Michael Hoffman has earned the Certified Auctioneers Institute (CAI) designation, the most highly respected education designation in the auction industry.

2007-03-12
Michael Hoffman Conferred With AARE Designation

The National Auctioneers Association Education Institute (NAAEI) has announced that the Institute has awarded Michael Hoffman, of Michael Hoffman & Associates, Pickerington, Ohio, the prestigious designation of “Accredited Auctioneer of Real Estate”.

2007-01-14
Michael Hoffman Elected to Ohio Auctioneers Association Board of Directors

Michael Hoffman, Auctioneer was elected as a Director of the Ohio Auctioneer's Association at their winter convention.

2006-12-15
Michael Hoffman now a Reppert's Auction School Instructor

Michael Hoffman added to the list of instructors for the Reppert School of Auctioneering.

2006-11-09
Hoffman’s Conferred As Certified Estate Specialists

The National Auctioneers Association Education Institute announced that Michael & Rachel Hoffman, of Michael Hoffman & Associates, Pickerington, Ohio have been awarded the prestigious designation of "Certified Estate Specialist" by the Institute.

2006-08-09
Michael Hoffman, Auctioneer awarded contract by ODOT

Michael Hoffman, Auctioneer has been awarded the real estate auction services contract by the Ohio Department of Transportation (O.D.O.T.).

2006-07-15
Local Auctioneers attend International Auctioneers Conference in Orlando, Fl

Orlando, FL - Auctioneers Michael & Rachel Hoffman, of Michael Hoffman & Associates, attended the largest conference of Auctioneers in the world in July to attend educational seminars and network with colleagues from across the U.S. and around the world

2006-04-01
Michael Hoffman Launches NEW Web Site!

Auctioneer Michael Hoffman of Michael Hoffman & Associates announces the release of his company’s new website: www.spiffyauctions.com

2006-03-01
NEWS RELEASE

Auctioneer Michael Hoffman of Michael Hoffman & Associates appears on stage with Harry Rinker “The Collector Inspector”...

2005-12-19
Planning for the Future!

Auctioneer Participates in first ever National Auctioneers Association Think Tank...

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Auction Item Ideas

The following auction item ideas are “general” ideas and not all will work for your unique auction scenario. Please contact one of our benefit auction specialists for more details on how your fund raising auction can be a success.

  • Dinner prepared by a private chef for "x" number of people in your home
  • Tickets to a local or national sporting event
  • Team or player/coach signed footballs or jerseys
  • Signed professional sports items (soccer balls, hockey pucks/sticks, etc.)
  • Artwork (original or limited editions from well known artist)
  • Beach home getaway
  • Best seats at graduation (or any other special school event)
  • Night at the ballgame (including dinner, parking, signed game ball, etc.)
  • Parking for a year (great for school auctions!)
  • Chauffeured romantic evening (dinner, play, luxury hotel, breakfast)
  • Dessert a month for a year (dinners, flowers, chocolate, etc.)
  • Custom built playhouse (gazebo, dog house, arbors, etc.)
  • Class projects (make sure each student signs or identifies in some way)
  • Dinner with a celebrity (local or national)
  • Framed and signed movie posters
  • Fishing or hunting trips
  • Vacation and travel packages (time shares, flights, etc.)
  • Girl's day out (package including lunch, shopping, massage, hair care, etc.)
  • Handmade quilt
  • Car lease (could be for the weekend, month or year)
  • Guided tours (company, sports team complex, brewery, movie sets, etc.)
  • Harley Davidson motorcycle or apparel
  • Aerial sightseeing (plane, helicopter, balloon, etc.)
  • Lessons (imagine all the possibilities!  Skydiving, piano, martial arts, etc.)
  • Mystery dinner
  • Name the facility (street, room, etc.)
  • Buy a tile, brick or plaque
  • Principal for the day
  • Lunch with a favorite teacher
  • Student hot lunch for a year
  • Party at the fire station
  • School tuition for a year
  • VIP table for next year's auction!
  • Puppies
  • Bicycles
  • Jewelry
  • Persian rugs
  • Tool sets
  • Carved pieces from an old building to be added to a new construction project
  • YMCA family membership for one year includes exercise gear, gym bag, jump rope, etc.
  • Golf clubs and bag with round of golf for 4 players
  • Restaurant gift certificates
  • Tour and stay at a vineyard plus wine tasting, etc.
  • Ride on a float in a local parade
  • 10 day African safari
  • Shark diving adventure
  • Customized gift baskets
  • World Poker Tour tickets for taping of shows
  • Gourmet dinner from a well known restaurant at home
  • A driving lesson in a race car (NASCAR)
  • A day in your favorite city (spa, lunch, show/movie, wine tasting...dinner and dessert plus limousine)
  • Great concert tickets.
  • Queen for a year (house cleaning, dry cleaning, gardening, spa, dessert, manicures, etc.)
  • Helicopter ride with the local police department
  • Carwash by the local politician
  • BBQ for 30 of your friends by the sports team and coaches
  • US flag flown over the White House, Congress, State legislature...Signed?
  • Free fancy loaner car for the weekend.
  • Tour and stay at a vineyard...plus wine tasting etc.
  • Ride on a float in a parade.
  • Photo session for the family
  • Teeth whitening or other cosmetic surgery
  • Gym membership for a year
  • Oil change for a year
  • Car detailing for a year
  • Backstage concert passes with concert tickets
  • A day or lunch or dinner with the local or national celebrity athletes

Please feel free to contact Michael Hoffman & Associates to discuss your specific needs,
or with any questions you might have.

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