*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. The rat-a-tat chant, delivered rhythmically with a booming voice, feeds the tension in the room and gets the adrenaline flowing.

-[AUCTIONEER CHANT]. 7 [AUCTIONEER CHANT]. 700 and a half. [AUCTIONEER CHANT]. 1,300, [AUCTIONEER CHANT]. 1,300 [AUCTIONEER CHANT]. 14 [AUCTIONEER CHANT]. 14 you want ...

The auctioneer chant is nothing short of an art form, pulling in the casual passerby and luring dedicated followers to each event. Scott Schuster's chant is a familiar one in the Grand Forks, N.D., ...

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Phil Edwards was a senior producer for the Vox video team. The fast-talking style that auctioneers use has a name: They call it “the chant.” Or, in the words of Livestock Marketing Association world ...