Reppert School of Auctioneering

The Reppert School of Auctioneering is the world's leading auctioneer education provider, since 1921. It is located on the grounds of Kruse International in Auburn, Indiana.

History

The Repperts School of Auctioneering was founded in 1921 by Col. Fred Reppert of Decatur, Indiana. Fred Reppert started in the auction business as a young boy and quickly rose to the top of his profession, selling auctions in every state of America, and in every province of Canada and Mexico. He was widely recognized as the greatest auctioneer in the world at the time, setting several world records in the sale of livestock, real estate and personal property.

The school’s tradition as the premier institution for auction education was carried on by Fred Reppert’s daughter Eleanor and later by his son Rolland Reppert, M.D., who both owned and operated the school, with the assistance of Quentin R. Chaffee, who served as the school's dean of instruction. Phil Neuenschwander and Ronald Chaffee then operated the school before it was purchased by the Kruse family of Auburn, Indiana. The Kruse Family has had seven members of their family attend the school, including Russell Kruse, Dean Kruse and Dennis Kruse. Dennis Kruse, a 1964 graduate of Repperts, and a past president of the National Auctioneers Association, now serves as president of the auction school. Ron Chaffee serves as the dean of instruction.

The school held three week classes twice a year from 1921 to 1985, with all the classes being held in Decatur, Indiana, with the exception of one class given in Colorado. In 1985, the school format was changed to two weeks and was offered three times a year. After the purchase by the Kruse family, the number of class terms was expanded to four a year, with additional classes being given for a short time in Scottsdale, Arizona and Indianapolis, Indiana. The auction school currently offers their two-week auction training class four times a year in their Auburn, Indiana location.

The Reppert School of Auctioneering has had graduates from every state in the United States, as well as multiple foreign countries, and is the nation's longest continually operated auction school.

Location

The auction school was originally located in Decatur, Indiana. The school was located on the Reppert Farm, which was also the location of the Bellmont Track and is the current location of Bellmont High School. Repperts is now located at the Kruse Auction Park in Auburn, Indiana, the home of Kruse International, the world’s first and largest collector car auction company. The auction park and school are located off I-69 exit #126, in Auburn, Indiana.

Curriculum

Repperts School of Auctioneering has a 120 hour, two week course that focuses on the business aspects of the auction profession. The curriculum is divided into seven sections which include:

1. Instruction on how to setup and manage an auction business

2. The legal aspects of auctions

3. Advertising and marketing

4. The auction chant, bid calling, voice and ringwork

5. Auction preparation, conduction and settlement

6. Appraising and Real Estate

7. Specialty Auction Types

Repperts is approved to offer pre-licensing education in almost every state that requires attendance at an auction school. Repperts provides the required hours of auction instruction forAlabama [ cite web
last = Alabama State Board of Auctioneers
title = Accredited Auctioneer Schools
url = http://www.auctioneer.state.al.us/AuctioneerSchools.htm] , Florida [ cite web
last = Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation
title = Recognized Auction Schools
url = http://www.myflorida.com/dbpr/pro/auct/documents/auc_schools.pdf] ,Georgia [ cite web
last = Georgia Auctioneers Commission
title = Approved Auctioneer Schools
url = http://sos.georgia.gov/plb/auctioneer/AU%20Approved%20Schools%20Rev10-4-2007.pdf] , Indiana [ cite web
last = Indiana Professional Licensing Agency
title = Pre-Licensing Course Providers
url = http://www.in.gov/pla/bandc/auction/prelicensing_providers.html] , Louisiana [ cite web
last = Louisiana Auctioneers Licensing Board
title = Approved Auctioneer Schools
url = http://www.lalb.org/schools.htm] , Michigan [ cite web
last = State of Michigan
title = Auction Schools
url = http://www.michigan.gov/documents/cis/Auctioneer_Schools1_201651_7.pdf] , Mississippi, New Hampshire, North Carolina [ cite web
last = North Carolina Auctioneer Licensing Board
title = Accredited Schools of Auctioneering
url = http://www.ncalb.org/schools.cfm] ,Ohio [ cite web
last = Ohio Department of Agriculture
title = Ohio Approved Auctioneer Schools
url = http://www.ohioagriculture.gov/pubs/divs/auct/AUCT-APPROVED%20AUCTIONEER%20SCHOOLS01_13_06.PDF] , South Carolina [ cite web
last = South Carolina Auctioneers' Commission
title = Approved Auction Schools
url = http://www.llr.state.sc.us/POL/Auctioneers/forms/Approved%20Auction%20Schools.pdf] ,Tennessee [ cite web
last = Tennessee Auctioneer Commission
title = Education Providers
url = http://tennessee.gov/commerce/boards/auction/ceProviders.html] ,Texas [ cite web
last = Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
title = Approved Auction Schools
url = http://tennessee.gov/commerce/boards/auction/ceProviders.html] , Virginia [ cite web
last = Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Professional and Occupational
title = Virginia Approved Auctioneering Schools
url = http://www.state.va.us/dpor/forms/auc/29st_scl.pdf] , and West Virginia [ cite web
last = West Virginia Department of Agriculture
title = Directory of Licensed Auctioneers and Apprentice Auctioneers - Auction Schools
url = http://www.wvagriculture.org/programs/Auctioneers/Schools.htm] .

Continuing Education

The Reppert School of Auctioneering is also a well known provider of continuing education for auctioneers. Repperts is approved to offer continuing education in multiple states and has provided seminars for multiple state auctioneer associations.

External links

* [http://www.reppertschool.com Reppert School of Auctioneering's official website]
* [http://www.kruse.com Kruse Companies official website]

References