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We,
the members of the Ohio Auctioneers Association, realizing our profession is both
competitive and cooperative and that we share with each other a common responsibility to
encourage, create and maintain a high standard of professional ethics and honorable
relations with each other and the public, hereby pledge ourselves to the observance of the
following code of ethics.
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In the best interests of the public and his own
profession, an auctioneer should be a loyal member and active worker for the betterment of
the Ohio Auctioneers' Association. He should willingly share with fellow auctioneers the
lessons of his experience.
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An auctioneer should never publicly criticize a
competitor; nor express an opinion of a competitor's transaction.
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An auctioneer should charge for his services
only such fees as are fair and reasonable
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An auctioneer should never resort to "high
pressure" tactics nor promises he does not intend to fulfill in an effort to promote
or solicit an auction sale.
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In justice to the public he serves, an
auctioneer should endeavor to be informed regarding the law, proposed legislation and
other essential facts or public policies affecting the auction profession.
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An auctioneer should never knowingly solicit an
auction which had previously been granted to a competitor either by written or oral
agreement.
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It is the duty of every auctioneer to protect
the public against fraud, misrepresentation, unethical practices or questionable
promotional schemes in connection with the auction profession.
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No instructions, inducements or remuneration
from any client or customer relieves the auctioneer from his responsibility to strictly
observe this code of ethics.
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