| The Repperts School of Auctioneering was founded in
1921 by Col. Fred Reppert of Decatur, Indiana. Fred Reppert started
in the auction business as a young boy and quickly rose to the top
of his profession, selling auctions in every state of America, every
province of Canada and Mexico. He was widely recognized as the
greatest auctioneer in the world, setting several world records in
the sale of livestock, real estate and personal property.
The school’s tradition as the premier institution for auction education
was carried on by Fred Reppert’s daughter Eleanor and later by his
son Rolland Reppert, M.D., who both owned and operated the school.
Phil Neuenschwander then operated the school before it was purchased
by the Kruse family of Auburn, Indiana.
The Kruse family now has one of the largest auction companies in
the world, Kruse International. Repperts is now located at
the Kruse Auction Park in Auburn, Indiana, the home of Kruse International,
the world’s first and largest collector car auction company. Dennis Kruse, a 1964 graduate of Reppert's, and former NAA president, now serves as president of the auction school.
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