Stokes Auction, Inc., at Port Orchard, Washington - Page 3© Jerri Brooker
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Mar 21, 2000
Now Jeff and his brother Paul are successful auctioneers out of Federal Way under Stokes Auction Group, doing mostly charity auctions; they do auctions all over the United States. All the Stokes have succeeded in business by word of mouth; Larry says this is a 99 percent word-of-mouth business. Larry was a diver prior to becoming an auctioneer and is also retired from the Navy. His daughter LeAnn and son-in-law have plans to buy out the business and he will then retire in the near future. Shirley says she's already retired, but she still works hourly. The Stokes are looking forward to traveling and enjoying life after all their hard work. Larry has done auctions for different Navy organizations, and expects to do one in June when he goes to his Viet Nam reunion. After that it's on to Panama City to do an auction. To view the auction business website and learn more about Stokes Auction, Inc., click on the underlined words. Larry says they are making use of the Internet and will soon have all their mailing list compiled to do mailings over the Internet. Larry also has a taxidermy business: Larry Stokes and Mark Boardman Taxidermy; check out another intriguing business he's involved in. Larry can't quite fathom stopping work entirely. When his daughter and son-in-law do take over the business in the next year or so, Larry hopes to continue as a consultant. For him and Shirley, it's going to be a big change to slow down when they retire; this successful Washington State family-built business is up to its ears in work. Copyright 2000, Jerri Brooker. Photo courtesy Stokes Auction, Inc.
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It was great talking to Larry again. I really was glad to see he and his family had done so well. Writing does expose you to lots of folks. It's folks like Larry that really give me cheer; the g ...
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Great article, Jerri! It must have been quite a kick to interview Larry again after 25 years. He and his family certainly have done well building the business. My husband has been to auctions, but I n ...
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to spot, especially if you follow a certain auctioneer for a few weeks. The same people are always there and they bid on almost every item. Some auctioneers have a variety of people that they use as p ...
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to me, Mary. You can see I don't know much about auctions. I'm glad to have folks like you to help teach others. Now when I do go I will check this out! Jerri ...
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addicting. Whether you attend or work at one, they seem to get into your blood. I miss the auctions very much. Possibly I will get to attend one this summer.I am very picky about auctioneers. So ...
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