Overland Park, Kan. – David & Elizabeth Drake, in Trinity, Texas have completed courses to receive the National Auctioneers Association (NAA) Education Institute’s Graduate Personal Property Appraiser (GPPA) designation.
The GPPA program is designed to educate auctioneers on the responsibilities of appraisal. Auctioneers with the GPPA designation learn the guidelines and regulations for property appraisal. The GPPA designation requires the completion of thirty-five hours of classroom instruction and an appraisal report. The Drakes attended this course in Las Vegas, Nevada, in December of 2014 and have completed all course requirements.
David F Drake, GPPA Tx Lic# 16244, and Liz Drake, ATS, GPPA Tx Lic#16596, Professional Auctioneers – Personal Property Appraisers. Owners of Trinity Auction Gallery 103 West Main, Trinity, Texas (www.trinityauctiongallery.com) specialize in the sale of firearms, estates, inventory reduction, government liquidations, personal assets, and Charity Auctions as well. Personal Property Appraisals with USPAP Compliance.
In addition to the GPPA, the NAA’s Education Institute offers designations for Certified Auctioneers Institute (CAI), Benefit Auctioneer Specialist (BAS), Certified Estate Specialist (CES), Accredited Auctioneer Real Estate (AARE), as well as various certificate programs.
With more than 6,000 members from throughout the world, the National Auctioneers Association is the largest organization of its kind dedicated to promoting the auction method of marketing and the competitive bidding industry. The organization was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Overland Park, Kan. For more information on the NAA and its programs, visit www.auctioneers.org.