Dan Dotson
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Dan Dotson is an American auctioneer who has been in the auctioneering business since 1972. Dan and his wife, Laura Dotson run American Auctioneers, a full service auction company in Riverside, CA.
At the age of 11, Dotson was taught to auctioneer by his grandfather, with whom he worked as an auctioneer during the next four summers when he was not in school. At the age of 16, Dotson would skip school and instead go to the Chino auction in California
, where he would sell furniture for an auctioneer named Merl Bernard.
American Auctioneers currently specializes in the following types of auctions; Storage, Estates, Business Inventories, Equipment, Legal/Foreclosure Auctions Fundraisers and Appraisals. Dotson averages two auctions a day, six days a week.
, a real-life series which follows four professional buyers and their teams as they bid on storage units in default. When rent is not paid on a storage locker for three months in California
, the contents are sold by an auctioneer as a single lot of items. The buyers purchase the contents based only on a 5 minute inspection and what they can see from the door when it is opened. The goal is to turn a profit on the merchandise.
Early life
Dotson became familiar with auctioneering, having been around the business since 1974. His grandfather, Sam Fancher was a cattle/farm auctioneer in North West Arkansas (Ozark Mountains). His grandfather was apprenticed as an auctioneer by Detmen Mitchell in 1945.At the age of 11, Dotson was taught to auctioneer by his grandfather, with whom he worked as an auctioneer during the next four summers when he was not in school. At the age of 16, Dotson would skip school and instead go to the Chino auction in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, where he would sell furniture for an auctioneer named Merl Bernard.
American Auctioneers
Dotson started American Auctioneers in 1983. In the 1980s and 90’s, Dotson ran an auction house in Riverside that specialized in collectibles, pottery, porcelain, dolls and furniture. In 1996 Dotson met Laura, who later became his wife. Laura Dotson also became Don’s business partner, and now is co-owner and manager of American Auctioneers.American Auctioneers currently specializes in the following types of auctions; Storage, Estates, Business Inventories, Equipment, Legal/Foreclosure Auctions Fundraisers and Appraisals. Dotson averages two auctions a day, six days a week.
Storage Wars
In December 2010, Dan Dotson began his appearance on A&E's Storage WarsStorage Wars
Storage Wars is a reality television series on the A&E Network that premiered in 2010. The show features auctioneers Dan Dotson and Laura Dotson, as well as auction hunters Dave Hester, Darrell Sheets, Barry Weiss, and Jarrod Schulz and Brandi Passante...
, a real-life series which follows four professional buyers and their teams as they bid on storage units in default. When rent is not paid on a storage locker for three months in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, the contents are sold by an auctioneer as a single lot of items. The buyers purchase the contents based only on a 5 minute inspection and what they can see from the door when it is opened. The goal is to turn a profit on the merchandise.
Storage Treasures
Dotson is also co-creator of and chief advisor to Storage Treasures, an internet portal focusing on providing self-storage auction listings throughout the US and Canada.External links
- http://www.americanauctioneers.com/company/
- http://www.aetv.com/storage-wars/
- http://www.storagetreasures.com/