The company was established in 1969, by John A. Ball in Chandler, Oklahoma. We have been conducting real estate and personal property auctions as an auction management company ever since. That’s more than 40 consecutive years.

We are not an Auction House, our sales are conducted on the seller's premises or in a rented public facility – the items we are selling are not ours.

Our auctioneers are fast-paced, well-organized and easy to understand.

We have computerized registration, clerking, and cashiering for fast, accurate service.

On the day of the sale, we have a complete staff with over 110 years of combined auction experience---this ensures a professionally-run, well-executed auction.

Each bidder is required to register for a bidder's number the day of the sale with a valid, legal identification.  If you arrive without ID, we can register you if another registered bidder will vouch for your identity AND you have 2 items with your full name and address on them.

If you have tax exempt status, you must provide us a copy of your certificate or card when registering for the sale or we WILL charge you tax. The Oklahoma Tax Commission is very clear on this and they do stop in on auctions to verify that auctioneers are following the laws in this regard.  The tax exempt certificate must match the registered name of the bidder. 

Our auctioneer will include important information in the announcements; including: introduction of the seller, sale route, when items must be removed from the premises, and whether we have access to equipment for loading heavy items, among other things.

With a few exceptions, we generally do not tag or “lot” items in our sales. The team will set up the merchandise to be sold in sale order and establish a route prior to sale day. We will then follow that route on sale day moving along through the items as we sell them. 

Our ring men will indicate what item is being sold by holding it up or pointing to it; and our auctioneer will describe what is being sold before the bidding starts.

Once the auctioneer says “Sold” the item becomes the responsibility of the successful bidder.

Full settlement is required the day of the auction, at the conclusion of the auction, types of accepted payment vary by auction. The payment types accepted for a specific sale will be listed in the terms of the sale on the website and on the auction flier.

A concessions company will be onsite for food and beverages.

New to Auctions? Click herea> to read “Auctions 101” our auction primer.

When time and money matter most, you can trust Ball Auction Service to handle your auction in a professional and efficient manner. We have a driven team of auction professionals ready to go to work for you with a time-tested proven process.

For more than 40 consecutive years we have provided an invaluable combination of knowledge, experience, and technology to our buyers and sellers.  While we draw on the experience we’ve earned from conducting hundreds and hundreds of auctions - we don’t take a “cookie cutter” approach to anything. We customize our entire process to your specific auction with one goal - putting the most money possible in your pocket.

Our commission rate is one of the variables. The rate varies based on the type of sale and amount of labor and materials involved in preparing for and conducting the auction, among other things. Please call the office to speak with one of our auctioneers to get a commission rate quote for your specific auction needs.  We will need quite a few details to quote your sale accurately; including: merchandise to be sold (be specific), location of items relative to sale location, reason for the sale (business liquidation, estate, moving, divorce), and your timeframe.

For each auction, we design a complete advertising and promotion plan, which involves:

• auction fliers/brochures
• print advertisements in a variety of publications
• comprehensive Internet promotion

We will provide you with specific things you need to do, or have done for you, to best prepare your property and site (when applicable) for the auction.

We inventory and photograph your items for use in marketing your sale, we will research specific items as necessary to best market them; and professional graphic designers will prepare materials for print and web. We arrange for concessions and other professional services needed on sale day. Our auctioneers set up the sale lots and set the auction route prior to sale day. This includes boxing, bagging, and combining items and creating rows for the sale route.   

On sale day, you receive a marketing activity report that includes:

• a summary of our direct mail campaign – how many fliers were printed and how many were mailed to bidders in our extensive database.
• a copy of each print ad that was placed along with the publication name and date
• a detailed report of online marketing as it relates to your specific sale, including social media impressions and website traffic statistics

We balance the sale on sale day and can give you an estimated gross at the sale’s conclusion. Our formal accounting process ensures accuracy of settlement and we provide detailed reports (item by item and expense by expense) when we settle the sale, usually within 2 weeks for personal property. Real Estate auctions are generally settled at closing.

Want to know more? Just give us a call at 405-258-1511 and speak with John Ball or Justin Ball to discuss your specific needs.