Another auctioneer

Don’t be confused.

Dean R. Arner Auctioneer, Andreas, is not connected to R.A. Arner Auctioneer, New Ringgold.

Last month, the state Board of Auctioneers Examiners suspended the license of R.A. Arner Auctioneer LLC, of New Ringgold, for six months. The state board also specified that R.A. Arner Auctioneer “pay for the costs of investigation for its failure to account for or to pay over money belonging to others which have come into the possession of the company arising out of a sales transaction within a reasonable time and by engaging in conduct in connection with a sales transaction which demonstrates incompetency, bad faith or dishonesty.”

The state Board of Auctioneer Examiners also suspended the license of Karen E. Arner-Moyer of New Ringgold for six months and imposed a civil penalty of $10,000 and costs of investigation, for failing to obtain a written contract for consignment of auction items, maintain a record of sales related to items consigned, open records for inspection, provide records to investigator as requested, provide a written receipt of all items sold or unaccounted for related to consigned items, immediately deposit monies into escrow account, pay individual or account for all items consigned at auction, pay over monies received from the sale of all items consigned within a reasonable time and meet the standards of honesty and competence.