MAA Limited Edition Trading Cards! Order before they are gone!
The Michigan Auctioneers Association unveiled a series of trading cards, similar to those involving baseball and other sports, depicting a 74-card set of ‘Legends’ trading cards which honors select both past and present auctioneers that have not only excelled in the auction profession but those that have been pivotal to the success of the Michigan Auctioneers Association.
Those include but not limited to; past Presidents of the MAA, MAA Auctioneer and Professional Ringmen Champions, Hall of Fame inductees along with those that were deemed as instrumental to the Michigan auction industry bsy committee.
The auction industry, which dates back thousands of years, remains the first and one of the remaining examples of the free enterprise system where products, prices and services are determined by the market. The professional auctioneer is a facilitator of this process which makes them an important pillar in their community.
“These trading cards are one way to illustrate the importance that the auctioneer is to the community. It also pays tribute to those that have made a considerable impact with the Michigan Auctioneers Association,” said Michigan Auctioneers Association’s Executive Director, Tricia Wiltjer.
Michigan Auctioneers Association’s President, Chuck Ranney said, “When the trading cards were initially unveiled at the National Auctioneers Association convention in Grand Rapids, Michigan they sold out within minutes. When the general public learned of these cards, the demand for them was pretty overwhelming. We decided at that point to put them into a final production to help satisfy the demand.”
The limited print Michigan Auctioneers Association ‘The Legends’ trading cards can be purchased as a set of two series for $26.50 postage paid by contacting the Michigan Auctioneers Association at (616) 785-8288 or email: info@msaa.org
The ‘Legends’ Series 1
| 1. Barney Barnhart | 20. Thomas H. Wiltjer * |
| 2. Garth Wilber* | 21. Wayne Blair |
| 3. Dick Brodie | 22. Ben Glardon |
| 4. Doug Heuker* | 23. Jerry Helmer |
| 5. Dan Burns | 24. Brian Braun |
| 6. C.B. Smith * | 25. Rick Montgomery |
| 7. Mike Furlo | 26. Hib Kuiper * |
| 8. Gwyn Besner | 27. Tim Narhi |
| 9. Don Diesing * | 28. Scott Miedema |
| 10. John Glassman * | 29. Sid Miedema |
| 11. Red Merritt * | 30. Dan Van Belzen |
| 12. Ed Belcher * | 31. Art Smith |
| 13. Lloyd Braun * | 32. Lee Smittendorf |
| 14. Peter Gehres | 33. Tink Brown * |
| 15. Kenny Lindsay | 34. Leon Casey |
| 16. Bill Sheridan | 35. Cal Casey |
| 17. David Helmer | 36. Tye Casey |
| 18. Ray Krakowski | 37. Wade Leist |
| 19. Tricia Wiltjer |
The ‘Legends’ Series 2
| 38. Stan Perkins * | 57. Beth Rose |
| 39. William O. Coats * | 58. Dan Samson |
| 40. Herb Albrecht | 59. Jonathan Kraft |
| 41. Brent Belcher | 60. Joseph C. Schmitt III |
| 42. Laura Mantle | 61. Mike Bliss |
| 43. Bob VanSickle | 62. Darin Hower |
| 44. Bob Howe | 63. Jerry P. Cole |
| 45. Brad Stoecker | 64. Noah Smith |
| 46. Ed King * | 65. Tim Bos |
| 47. Doug Sheridan | 66. Steve Stanton * |
| 48. Willis Yoder | 67. Kevin Belcher |
| 49. Leroy Yoder | 68. David Albrecht |
| 50. Steve Reeser * | 69. Becky Lawrence |
| 51. William Podell * | 70. GoToAuction.com Midwest Auctioneers Roundup |
| 52. Jim Sykora * | 71. 1957 National Auctioneers Association Convention in Lansing |
| 53. John Beechy | 72. 1999 National Auctioneers Association Convention in Grand Rapids |
| 54. Jimmy Lambert | 73. 2016 National Auctioneers Association Convention in Grand Rapids |
| 55. Henry Detweiler | 74. Michigan Auctioneers Association Name and Logo Change |
| 56. Jason Lamoreaux | * Denotes that Auctioneer is Deceased |
Proof Sheets of each set shown below:
