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Counts Realty & Auction Group employs a complete support staff of auctioneers, realtors, field representatives, administrative personnel, auction sales force, auction groundmen, clerks, appraisers, and cashiers.

All staff positions are cross-trained so that the absence of any individual will not affect the success of a sale. 100% of the team's effort is geared towards the complete success of each auction.


Ted F. Counts Ted F. Counts
General Partner/ Auctioneer/Broker
CAI - Univ. of Indiana
Founded Counts Auction Company in 1963

William C. Bryant III William C. Bryant, III
General Partner/Auctioneer/Appraiser/Realtor
CAI - Univ. of Indiana
AARE Designation
Certified Groundsman - Florida Auction Academy

David Counts David Counts
Auctioneer, CAI - Univ. of Indiana

Danny Counts Danny Counts
Auction Manager
B.S. in Pharmacy - M.C.V.
Owner - City Drug - 1968-1999
Chairman of the Board - Bank of Marion

Dwight Counts Dwight Counts
Auctioneer / Realtor
B.A. in Biology - Emory & Henry
CAGA - Certified Personal Property Appraiser

Greg Lester Greg Lester
Dairy Auction Coordinator - B.S. Degree in Dairy Science, successful dairyman for 21 years.
Extensive credentials in the dairy industry including serving as director of the Va. State Dairyman's Association for 7 years, and as delegate to both Mid - American Dairymen and Dairy Farmers of America.

Barry Muse

Barry Muse
Site Sales Manager & Auctioneer

 

Formerly with the Virginia State Dept. of Agriculture. Graduate of The Missouri Auctioneer School. Former Assistant Manager of The Lynchburg Livestock Market. 25+ years of agriculture and auction experience.

Carlton L. Wingfield

CARLTON L. WINGFIELD,
Auctioneer/Real Estate Broker
Graduated - Reisch American School of Auctioneering.

Forty years of experience.


Carlton T. Wingfield CARLTON T. (C.T.) WINGFIELD, CAI, AARE
Over twenty years of full time Experience.
Specific coursework from Central Virginia Community College, Lynchburg, VA; Mendenhall School of Auctioneering, High Point, NC; Indiana State University, Bloomington, IN. C.T.

Ernie Rogers

Ernie Rogers, CAI, AARE, CES, CAGA
Licensed Realtor and Auctioneer

Ernie heads up the Richmond office, specializing in selling both commercial and residential real estate at auction. He has considerable experience evaluating, inspecting and selling real estate at auction.

Ernie is also a certified appraiser and holds the CAGA designation through the Certified Appraisers Guild of America. Ernie is a CCIM Candidate through the Certified Commercial Marketing Institute and presently serves as a member of the board of directors for the Virginia Auctioneers Association.


D. Forrest Harkrader

D. Forrest Harkrader, CAI
Auctioneer/Commercial Realtor
A.S. in Natural Science - Lees McRae College, NC
Forestry & Wildlife - Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA

Accredited Auctioneer, RE - NAA
CAI, University of Indiana

Forrest has over 20 years of experience in Sales and Marketing with major emphasis in Meeting and Event planning.  He specializes in raw land, Farms, Acreage Tracts, and Commercial Real Estate.


Tommy Wagner, CAI, GRI, CES
Associate Business Management from Virginia Western Community College 1978, CAI- Certified Auctioneer Institute University of Indiana CES- Certified Estate Specialist NAA GRI- Graduate

Realtors Institute Multiple Year Award Winner- Roanoke Valley Board of Realtors Graduate- Real Estate Success Series 1984 Licensed Auctioneer since 1991-Mendenhall School of Auctioneering Licensed Real Estate Broker-1988 Retired “Chief” U.S. Navy- Seabees CMC

Tommy has over 15 years experience in the management and conduction of auctions. In addition, he is a multi-year award winner in the Roanoke Valley Association of Realtors. He specializes in Real Estate, antiques, estates, equipment and business liquidation auctions.


John D. Barksdale
Realtor
B.S. in Marketing - Ferrum College
Virginia Certified Realtor
Member of Lynchburg and National Association of Realtors
Graduate of Mendenhall School of Auctioneering
Licensed Realtor & Auctioneer
Certified Estate Specialist
Candidate Accredited Auctioneer of Real Estate

John D. specializes in working with families as a Certified Estate Specialist. His training and professional contacts can provide you with the turnkey solutions you are seeking to settle your family estate and properties.

John is a member of the National and Virginia Association of Auctioneers.

He has been a licensed pilot for 35 years.



Richard L. (Rick) Manley, CAI, AARE
30 Years auction experience in appraisal and marketing.
Graduate of Mendenhall School of Auctioneering.
Graduate of the Certified Auctioneers Institute (CAI) – University of Indiana.
Holds the AARE designation (Accredited Auctioneer of Real Estate).
Member, Virginia and National Auctioneers Association.
Associate Member of the International Society of Appraisers.
Served as Director for Virginia Auctioneers Association.
Currently President of Virginia Auctioneers Association.
Recipient of the 2000 Gavel Award.



Mark Murphy

Mark M. Murphy, Realtor
Mark Murphy is based in the company’s Richmond office. He specializes in auction sales of both commercial and residential properties. A graduate of the University of Notre Dame, Mark has been involved in real estate activities for 30 years with major corporations and real estate investment trusts (REITs). He is a licensed Realtor and a member of the Richmond Association of Realtors, Virginia Association of Realtors and the National Association of Realtors.


Licensed in VA, TN, WV, NC
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828 Main Street, 15th Floor
Lynchburg, VA 24504
434-525-2991
800-780-2991
fax: 434-525-3349
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