Greetings and thanks for looking at the
website. I’m Auctioneer Ian Whyte and I own
and operate Whyte House Auctions llc . This is
my story of how I came to be an Auctioneer
and our progress of the  business so far.

Before all of this...
I had pretty good job as a Journeyman Tile
setter with the Union. I got mad at the boss and
quit the only outfit in town with work. I flopped
around a bit and tried to work but to my
dismay I never could find much that was steady
with good pay.
I wound up going to a lot of Garage Sales and
to the Flea Markets after my Folks dragged us
all over the place looking for junk to sell on this
Ebay thing when they we're visiting from
Washington. It looked like they we're having
fun, so I  got a computer and started selling
too.  I enjoyed some success selling on Ebay.
and with the garage sales and the flea Market
and I finally went to my first auction, Stokes in
Port Orchard , Washington. I was hooked , so
much stuff, so cheap, hidden treasures and the
chant and banter of the auctioneer. I was
hooked on auctions and I went a lot.

Well somehow I got this crazy idea that  I could
learn to be a Auctioneer and make lot’s of
money doing it . I heard that contract
Auctioneering can be very lucrative. They fly all
over the place and they make all sorts of
money. It’s going to be great ! So off to Billings,
Montana I go. I learned a lot about cowboy's
and how to auctioneer. Western College of
Auctioneering has had many graduates that
are Champion bid callers. It was a lot of fun and
they taught me everything I needed to know to
build a good foundation for the business.

After ,I graduated I tromped all over Colorado
to call bids anywhere people would let me. I
tried pretty hard to get a job as a Auctioneer,
but I realized that it's a  pretty hard to break
into. No one ever did pay me but I really
appreciated the experience and it made me
hungry for more. I realized that if I wanted to
be Auctioneer I needed to start my own Auction
business.

We had our first auction in my backyard . I
passed out a bunch of flyers and got the
neighbors to consign stuff. We ended up with a
pretty good auction and people showed up . I
was hooked. Shortly after our debut in the
backyard we ended up with this incredible
estate auction that was pretty successful.  We
booked a few estate auctions and a couple of
charity events before I decided that things were
not going fast enough and that we needed to
open a Auction House so we would have a
place to have regular sales.

I found a place I could afford to rent and
started taking consignments. We had auctions
every 2 weeks or so  and tried some different
times and days before we stuck with the
Saturday morning spot for a while. It was
good  We had some big auctions at that dinky
little place on Moline St. It got so crazy we
finally had to move to a bigger place. Moline
was pretty small and we overtook everything
on auction day. The neighbors started
complaining and we knew it was time to go.

Our current location is perfect for the auction.
We have plenty of room to grow into before
we have to think about moving again. The
place has lot's of shelving for displaying items,
and a expansive auction floor . There is plenty
of parking and we are located just a few blocks
south of I-70.  We have the Auction Every
Saturday Night now. I am still learning by trail
and error. Win or Lose. Being a first generation
Auctioneer and never even owning a business
before has been a great challenge and a life
experience I will never regret.

I learn something new every week about my
business and our customers. Whyte House
Auctions has a lot of potential and I look
forward to years of future service selling
abroad and at our Auction House on Paris St. In
Denver. ---

So thanks a bunch we couldn't do it without
you !   -----
Ian Whyte

"I tromped all
over Colorado to
call bids
anywhere
people would let
me"
3795 Paris St  # A
Denver,Co

We had some big
Auctions at that dinky
little place on Moline  
St. It got so crazy we
finally had to move to a
bigger place.
3596 Moline St. #106
Aurora,Co
" I realized that if I
wanted to be a
Auctioneer I
needed to start my
own auction
business. "
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