Happy 2010 to everyone out there in Auctionland!!! The Holidays were great, but it's time to get back to reality. Speaking about reality, it was UN-REAL going to auctions over the New Year's weekend, wasn't it? We here at HOA have NEVER seen the number of people at auctions like we saw over the weekend. Could be any number of factors...maybe things are getting a little better, financially, for people and they're more willing to part with some discretionary cash. Could've also been the first opportunity to escape from Cabin Fever, and just get out and socialize. What I saw was a LOT of people spending a LOT of money to socialize. Don't get me wrong, although we did see some items go for some surprising final bids, we also saw that there are still some opportunities to acquire some quality merchandise at very fair prices. Whatever the reason for the influx of bidders over the Holiday, we hope it's a sign that things are getting better for everyone, bidders & auctioneers alike. Here's to a great 2010 for everyone!! ALSO--AUCTIONEERS-- it's that time of the year again. The Ohio Auctioneers Association annual convention is January 16-18, at the Hilton Polaris in Columbus. HOA will be there (for our 8th convention!!)so we look forward to seeing you all there. Stop by for some of Dawn's chocolate chip cookies and say HI. And, finally, to all of the auctioneers out there who have supported us here at HOA these past years, we want to say THANK YOU. The goal behind forming HOA was simply to make it easier for folks to find auctions to attend, and to give you auctioneers a place to advertise yourself & your auctions for a very fair & reasonable price. If you haven't tried HOA yet, make yourself a New Year's resolution to see how we work. It's all about putting auctioneers & bidders together.

Finally, we have a video showing on the Auction Review on our Home Page. When looking at the Review, click the video icon at the upper left corner. A window may appear giving you a choice of programs to use to view the video. Many Windows users have, and can click on the Quick Time Player to view the video. We hope that our auctioneers might see the advantage of using video in their auction listings. (Where ELSE can you use it??? Only HOA!) Maybe if the auctioneers out there heard from our viewers how much they'd like some video, we'd start seeing more of it. Mention it to your favorite auctioneer...they DO listen to you!. And to our auctioneer friends who do use or are considering using HOA please contact us for details on adding video to your HOA listings!!