He moves it along. He's friendly with everybody. Mr. Shelley was a young boy when he first became smitten with the sounds of the auctioneer. His father, grandfather and great-grandfather grew tobacco. The young boy often accompanied his relatives when they visited the auction warehouses to sell their crops.
Every auctioneer is completely different.
Very few are alike in their chants or rhythms. S.C. He received a degree in agricultural education before he returned to Green Sea and began growing tobacco in earnest. His dream of becoming an auctioneer never died. In 1979, a tobacco auctioneer in nearby Tabor City, N.C., gave Mr. Shelley his big break. He knew that Mr. Shelley wanted to learn the trade and agreed to take him under his wing.