Pennsylvania auctioneer explains mysteries of an old trade
Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – The auctioneer sat by a chainsaw and a painting of a raccoon, scanning the crowd for familiar faces, buyers he knew couldn t pass up old postcards or dusty books about long-forgotten places.
At 5 p.m. sharp he opened his mouth and began to chant, the sound bursting from his throat like a fingerpicking banjo player blazing through Foggy Mountain Breakdown. The blur of words and numbers came far too fast for any newcomer to make out, but the auctioneer s song is really a subtle lullaby, meant to lull, some say hypnotize, those buyers into a slight nod or thumb raise, to spend a few dollars more on a roll of chicken wire or a box of nails.
Pennsylvania auctioneer explains mysteries of an old trade
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Ed Binstock sits in his office at his home in Dickinson Thursday, April 8, 2021, showcasing his plaque of being an auctioneer for more than 40 years. (Jackie Jahfetson/The Dickinson Press)
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