Browse Auctions

Create Account
Login

Home
Services
Auction Services Alexander Auction Commitment The Auction Process
Information
Questions & Answers Timed Auctions Online Only Real Estate Auction Prep Personal Property Auction Prep
Contact
Contact Us About Our Company Company History Champion Auctioneer Awards Personal- Company Activity Company Licenses
Auctions
Upcoming Auctions Auction Results
Private Listings
All Listings Residential Listings Commercial Listings Land Listings

Home
Services
Auction Services Alexander Auction Commitment The Auction Process
Information
Questions & Answers Timed Auctions Online Only Real Estate Auction Prep Personal Property Auction Prep
Contact
Contact Us About Our Company Company History Champion Auctioneer Awards Personal- Company Activity Company Licenses
Auctions
Upcoming Auctions Auction Results
Private Listings
All Listings Residential Listings Commercial Listings Land Listings
Create Account
Login

Search

James McGrath Auction

GO BACK

Conducted By

Alexander Auctions & Real Estate Sales

Ask The Auctioneer

About Alexander Auctions & Real Estate Sales

COMPANY HISTORY Alexander Auctions & Real Estate Sales was founded in 1963 by Marvin E. Alexander. The business office is located in the Alexander Building at 239 University Street, Martin, Tennessee. Alexander Auctions & Real Estate Sales is a full-time auction company managing, selling and conducting auctions in Tennessee and surrounding states. The Company has handled over 3,750 auctions. Alexander Auctions & Real Estate Sales has developed and cultivated a clientele that is interested in agricultural, commercial and investment properties, industrial, construction and farm equipment, inventory and related items. Alexander Auctions is active in selling farm and development land, industrial buildings and equipment, commercial buildings, business liquidations, farm equipment, personal property and specialty auctions. The Company has a mobile office equipped with computers and the latest equipment to conduct and collect the auction. Alexander Auctions has a modern sound truck with modern sound equipment, computerized clerking with wireless clerking and cashiering system on Auction Day. PERSONAL & COMPANY LICENSES • Tennessee Auctioneer Firm License #107 • Tennessee Auctioneer License #09 • Kentucky Auctioneer License # 7140 • Arkansas Auctioneer License # 2012 • Mississippi Auction License # 1392 • Tennessee Public Automobile Auctioneer License #010 • (Tennessee Auctioneer’s License is reciprocal with 16 other states; therefore licenses can be obtained by filing applications and paying fees. 14 States do not have auction license laws.) • Tennessee Real Estate Broker License #054268 • Tennessee Real Estate Firm License #054267 • Tennessee Contractors License #00039308 • Kentucky Real Estate License #168 • Arkansas Real Estate License # PB00072611 • Mississippi Real Estate License #20717 MARVIN E. ALEXANDER, FOUNDER OF ALEXANDER AUCTIONS & REAL ESTATE SALES Marvin was inducted into the National Auctioneer Hall of Fame in July, 2009. Marvin was chosen the 1989 International Bid Calling Auctioneer Champion at the National Auctioneers Association, July 1989, Cincinnati, Ohio. Marvin was chosen the 1997 All-Round World Champion Bid Calling Auctioneer at Calgary, Canada, in July 1997. Marvin was inducted into the Tennessee Auctioneers Association Hall of Fame in 1993. Alexander Auctions & Real Estate Sales has been a leader in the Real Estate, Industrial and Commercial Equipment Liquidation, Farm and Construction Equipment and Personal Property Auction business for years in Tennessee and in adjoining states. Marvin Alexander is the owner of Alexander Auctions & Real Estate Sales. Alexander Auctions & Real Estate Sales offers a full-service auction company and a real estate company in the business of listing and selling commercial & industrial properties, homes, farms, lots and small acreage tracts to the general public on a commission basis. Marvin's 54 years as a licensed auctioneer, real estate broker and real estate appraiser has earned him a reputation for tireless marketing efforts and top results for his clients. His knowledge of the auction business assures you of getting the highest price for your property. Marvin Alexander has personally bought and sold farms, commercial and industrial real estate, residential properties and development land which he has developed into subdivisions, lots and acreage tracts since 1969, in numerous counties in Tennessee and Kentucky. In addition to dividing his own property, he has sold hundreds of farms, commercial, industrial and development acreage tracts and lots through the years, both privately and at auction in Tennessee, Kentucky and Mississippi. This experience has provided him the knowledge of how to divide and separate farms, acreage, and development land into different parcels to entice and leverage prospective purchasers into paying maximum prices for the property. ASSOCIATIONS * Certified Auctioneers Institute Member * Tennessee Auctioneers Association Member * National Auctioneers Association Member * National & Tennessee Association of Realtors Member AUCTIONEER CHAMPIONSHIPS 1997 All Around World Champion Auctioneer, Calgary, Canada 1989 International Auctioneer Champion, July 1989, at the National Auctioneers Association Convention, Cincinnati, Ohio 1988 - 1 of 15 Finalists in the International Auctioneers Championship, Dallas, Texas 1988 - Winner of the Tennessee Auctioneer Bid Calling Championship, Nashville Tennessee Competed in the World's Livestock Auctioneer Contest and International Auctioneers Contest 1983 - 1 of 15 Finalists in World Livestock Auctioneer Contest, Dickson, Tennessee 1980 - Runner-up Champion of Eastern Region, Templeton, California 1977 - Runner-up Champion of Eastern Region, Calgary, Canada 1976 - World Champion of Eastern Region, New Holland, Pennsylvania 1974 - World Champion of Eastern Region, Spokane, Washington 1973 - Reserved Champion of Eastern Region, Norfolk, Nebraska EDUCATION  CAI Degree, Certified Auctioneers Institute Graduate, Bloomington, Indiana  Reisch American School of Auctioneering Graduate, 1961, Mason City, Iowa  University of Tennessee at Martin, two years. Agricultural and Business Courses.  United Standard of Professional Appraisal Practice and Certified General Real Estate Appraiser Courses, Retired Certified General Appraisers License in 2007  National Auctioneer's Association and State Auctioneer's Association Seminar Instructor  Conducted seminars across the United States for the National Auctioneers Association in the following states: Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri, Georgia, Minnesota, Ohio, Indiana, Virginia, Nebraska, Illinois, Alabama, and Oregon PERSONAL AND COMPANY ACTIVITIES Tennessee Auctioneer Commission – Former Member, August 2007 to August 2013 Tennessee Auctioneer Commission, - Former Member, 1988 until September 1997 Past Chairman Tennessee Auctioneer Association, Past President, 1976-77 National Auctioneer Association, Board of Directors, 1982-85 Masonic Lodge, Al Chymia Shrine Temple, Memphis, Tennessee Member Goodwill Shrine Club, Memphis, Tennessee Weakley and Obion County’s Board of Realtors, Past President Member of University of Tennessee Rodeo Booster Club Member of various high school, 4-H, and booster clubs Auctioneer for Ducks Unlimited Banquets Auctioneer for Wild Turkey Federation Banquets Auctioneer for University of Tennessee Fund Raisers Auctioneer for local Church Fund Raisers Auctioneer for Obion & Weakley County Junior Livestock Fat Calf, Sheep and Hog Show Auction 2015 Show sales $185,000.00 plus

Contact Us

239 University Street - P.O. Box 129

Martin, TN 38237

731-587-4244

[email protected]