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Auctioneer Licensing

Learn how to apply for a license as a new auctioneer.
Auctioneer Application  Auctioneer Bond Form 

Contact

Division of Standards

Phone

(617) 727-3480

Open M-F 9AM-4:30PM

Online

Division of Standards standards.mail@mass.gov
DOS Complaint Form 

The Details

What you need

Please note: Cash is no longer accepted as a form of payment.

To be licensed as a Massachusetts auctioneer, you will need the following:

  1. A completed Auctioneer Application

  2. A diploma or certificate from a certified auctioneer school

  3. A $10,000 surety bond on the form approved by the Director of the Division of Standards

  4. Two signed letters of recommendation from either a licensed auctioneer, an elected official, or a member of the Massachusetts bar. The two letters must be from different sources.

  5. A license fee of $100

PLEASE NOTE: ANY APPLICATION THAT IS NOT COMPLETED OR SIGNED WILL BE RETURNED TO THE APPLICANT.

Fees

Name Fee Unit
Application fee $100 each

How to apply

Fee is $100.00

We only accept payment by money order or check (personal, business or bank check). Make checks payable to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

We do not accept any other form of payment including cash and credit/debit cards.

Mail Application and Payment to:

Division of Standards

One Ashburton Place, Room 1115

Boston, MA 02108

Fee is $100.00

We only accept payment by money order or check (personal, business or bank check). Make checks payable to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

We do not accept any other form of payment including cash and credit/debit cards.

Walk-in service:

Division of Standards

One Ashburton Place, Room 1115

Boston, MA 02108

Same day registration is available provided the applicant has submitted all required documents and fees.

Next steps

Complete the application

Auctioneer Application (DOCX 46.78 KB)
Auctioneer Bond (DOCX 16.57 KB)

More info

AUCTIONEERS CERTIFIED SCHOOLS

Continental School of Auctioneering
P.O. Box 346
Mankato, MN 56002-0346
(507) 625-5595

Draper Auction Academy
10 Barton Hill Road
Chelmsford, MA 01824
(978) 888-7050

Eastern Auction School
2 Main Street, 
Woonsocket, RI 02893
and
554 Eastern Avenue
Fall River, MA 02723
(774) 526-4993

Florida Auctioneer Academy, Inc.
1033 W Orange Blossom Trail
Apopka, FL 32712-9155
(800) 422-9155

International Auction School
241 Greenfield Road
Deerfield, MA 01373
(413) 665-2877

Kentucky Auction Academy
2435 Fitzgerald Industrial Drive
Bowling Green, KY  42101
270-392-5258

Mendenshall School of Auctioneering
P.O. Box 7344
High Point, NC 27264
(336) 887-1165

Miami Dade College, Kendall Campus
11011 SW 104 Street
Miami, FL 33176-3393
Tel No. (305) 237-2142

Missouri Auction School
12905 S 71 Highway #121
Grandview, MO 64030
(800) 835-1955

Nashville Auction School
112 W. Lauderdale Street
Tullahoma, TN 37388
(800) 543-7061

Reppert Auction School
6851 Madison Avenue
Indianapolis, IN  46227
(317) 300-1075 office, (317) 300-1076 fax
info@reppertschool.com, www.reppertschool.com
Melissa Davis, President

Northeast School of Auctioneering
P.O. Box 152
Lempster, NH   03605
(603) 443-1324 or (603) 447-8808
www.northeastschoolofauctioneering.com
info@northeastschoolofauctioneering.com
Roscoe Putnam, Director

Southeastern School of Auctions
315 Eastview Road
Pelzer, SC 29669
(864) 947-1717 or (800) 689-5654

Texas Auction Academy
4230 LBJ Freeway - Suite 141-LB 24
Dallas, TX 75244
(972) 384-4200

Walton School of Auctioning
3860 Paradise Road
Medina, OH 44526
(800) 369-2818

World Wide College of Auctions
P.O. Box 99
Mason City, IA 50402-0949
(800) 423-5242

Downloads

Important Information Regarding AUCTION ADS (DOCX 11.59 KB)

Contact

Address
One Ashburton Place, Room 1115, Boston, MA 02108
Directions 
Phone
(617) 727-3480

Open M-F 9AM-4:30PM

Online
Division of Standards standards.mail@mass.gov
DOS Complaint Form 
Fax
(617) 727-5705

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