A lively composition of voices that will introduce you to the skills and insights of master auctioneers, and to the aspirations and experiences of their students at the Missouri Auction School in Kansas City. While presenting a delightful array of counting practices, bid-chants, and anecdotes, The Auctioneer also reflects the economic realities of rural America, where the number of little towns are dwindling and you hate to go in there and sell out the backbone of the whole community: the general store... Commissioned by New American Radio.