Auctioneering has been one of the most prominent and popular means of selling antiquities all over the world. Ever since the Romans first started selling their household goods to pay off debts, the process of auctioning has become widely popular world over.

           There are many types of auctions that frequently take place all over the world. However, the most popular kind of auction is the english auction. The english auction is the kind of auction that is seen at almost every art and antique auction.

          In this kind of auction, the auctioneer sets a base price for the commodity. The bidders start bidding from this base price. Each bid is more than the one before. The person who bids the highest gets to take the object home for the price he has quoted.

          Another popular kind of auction is the closed bid auction. In these types of aucitons, the auctioneer fixes the base price for the good and asks the bidders to bid on the object. The bidders place their bids in closed envelopes and hand them over to the auctioneer. The bidder who makes the highest bid gets the commodity.

          These are the two most popular kinds of aucitons. These auctions are usually used by auctioneers like Marcus Evans for everything from real estate to antiques and fine art.