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Market Insights: Kicking off 2023

January 20, 2023 | Market Insights from Collin McConkey   Dealers, time has passed quickly the last few years and I...

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Market Insights: Moose Sale Roots Run Deep

September 26, 2022 | Market Insights from Bob McConkey   The Moose Sale is the original auction promotion. In the Fall...

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Market Insights: We Rocked it | Rock & Roll 2022

July 22, 2022 | Market Insights from Bob McConkey   To quote John Lennon, “If you tried to give Rock...

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Market Insights: We Love the Rock & Roll Sale and all it Brings

July 18, 2022 | Market Insights from Bob McConkey, The 27th Rock & Roll sale is upon us in Spokane. ...

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Market Insights: Summertime Means Rock & Roll

June 20, 2022 | A Market Update from Bob McConkey Although the weather hasn’t given us any hint yet, the...

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Market Insights: We Exist to Serve Our Dealers

March 17, 2022 | Market Insights from Bob McConkey. Wow – the times we are living in are unprecedented in...

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Market Insights: Happy New Year from MAG

January 5, 2022 | Market Insights from DAA Seattle’s Dave Blake. Happy Next Year! 2021 is in the review mirror...

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Market Insights: DAA Las Vegas and Reflecting Back on 2021

December 13, 2021 | Market Insights from DAA Las Vegas’ Joe LeMonds. As the Christmas and New Year holidays approach...

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Market Insights: 2021 – What a Year, DAA Northwest – Cheers to 29 Years!

November 8, 2021 | Market Insights from Bob McConkey. Where the heck did 2021 go? To me, it has been a blur....

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Market Insights: Annual Moose Sale – What a Success!

October 26, 2021 | Market Insights from DAA Northwest’s Collin McConkey. Last week’s sale was a blast. Our team got...

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Market Insights: Cooler Weather, a Hot Market, and Excitement Ahead

October 1, 2021 | Market Insights from DAA Las Vegas’ Joe LeMonds. Fall has officially arrived in Las Vegas but...

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Market Insights: Strong Sales & MAG Now Growth

September 20, 2021 | Market Insights from DAA Seattle’s Dave Blake. What a week we had with our MAG community...

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Market Insights: We ROCKED and ROLLED!

August 30, 2021 | Market Insights from DAA Northwest’s Collin McConkey. We ROCKED and ROLLED last week. I want to...

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Market Insights: First Beat the Heat Promo at DAA Las Vegas

August 17, 2021 | Market Insights from DAA Las Vegas’ Joe LeMonds. DAA Las Vegas held our first annual Beat...

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Market Insights: Consignment and Activity are Growing

July 30, 2021 | Market Insights from DAA Seattle’s Dave Blake. Sales percentages continue to fluctuate slightly week to week...

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Market Insights: Mark Your Calendar for Beat the Heat

July 19, 2021 | Market Insights from DAA Las Vegas’ Joe LeMonds. We saw a slight bounce back in market...

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Market Insights: We need market stability – and a good party with the Barenaked Ladies!

June 28, 2021 | Market Insights from Bob McConkey. I feel like we have all been on a rollercoaster ride...

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Market Insights: Normalizing with Increased Inventory Levels

June 21, 2021 | Market Insights from DAA Seattle’s Dave Blake. This past week, we had some buyers back in...

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Market Insights: Normalizing with Market Correction and Industry Events

June 21, 2021 | Market Insights from DAA Las Vegas’ Joe LeMonds. Like most markets across the West Coast, we...

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Market Insights: Normalizing with Cars, Trucks, Salmon, and Rock & Roll!

June 18, 2021 | Market Insights from DAA Northwest’s Collin McConkey. Over the last month, we have seen the market...

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Market Insights: The Unpredictable Nature of of the Market

June 1, 2021 | Market Insights from DAA Seattle’s Dave Blake. The team at DAA Seattle would like all the...

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Market Insights: ABS’ Technology Migration to EBlock is Just Around the Corner

June 1, 2021 | Market Insights from ABS Auto Auctions’ Steve Boyes.   As the month of May came to...

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Market Insights: What’s Happening in Vegas is Happening at DAA

May 28, 2021 | Market Insights from DAA Las Vegas’ Joe LeMonds. The heat has arrived here in Las Vegas,...

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Market Insights: Healthier Sale Volumes are Hitting Our Lanes

May 21, 2021 | Market Insights from DAA Northwest’s Collin McConkey. We know we’re in truly unique times when we...

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Market Insights: See You in the Lanes – Smiles and All!

May 17, 2021 | A Market Update from Bob McConkey. Here we are, mid-May 2021. The past 14 months have...

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Market Insights: DAA Las Vegas NASCAR Days

May 14, 2021 | Market Insights from DAA Las Vegas’ Joe LeMonds. It was pedal down, 6th gear, and full...

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Market Insights: DAA Seattle Celebrates 8th Anniversary

May 10, 2021 | Market Insights and updates from DAA Seattle’s Dave Blake. We had the opportunity to celebrate our...

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Market Insights: Change is not coming – change has arrived

April 30, 2021 | A Market Update from Bob McConkey. Unprecedented market conditions continue with no end in sight. There...

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Market Insights: Providing In-Lane and Online Options Across the West

April 17, 2021 | Market updates and insights from MAG auction leadership. DAA LAS VEGAS As the continuation of shortened...

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Market Insights: Aggressive Bidding in the Lanes and Online

April 9, 2021 | Market updates and insights from MAG auction leadership. DAA LAS VEGAS Our Las Vegas team was...

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Market Insights: This is no April Fool’s Joke!

March 28, 2021 | A Market Update from Bob McConkey. This week is what we have been longing for—It’s no...

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Market Insights: Increasing Demand, Tightening Supply

March 19, 2021 | Market Insights and updates from MAG auction leadership.  DAA LAS VEGAS:  Over the past six months...

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Market Insights: Early March

March 7, 2021 | Market insights and updates from our Las Vegas, Spokane, and Seattle General Managers.   DAA LAS...

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Market Insights: Trends from Las Vegas, Spokane and Seattle

February 22 – 26, 2021 | Market insights and updates from our Las Vegas, Spokane, and Seattle General Managers.  ...

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Market Insights: Seeking Balance

February 22, 2021 | Bob McConkey shares his perspective. We are all striving for balance in our lives. While it...

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Market Insights: MAG Week in Review

February 12, 2021 | Information and updates from our physical and digital auction leadership. It was a busy week at...

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Market Insights: The true dynamics of a live auction

February 5, 2021 | Looking at a red-hot market and our position on in-lane and online auctions. Stating the obvious...

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The Market Gains Momentum

January 25, 2021 The market gained more momentum across the board this past week with sales percentages hitting 70% at...

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2021 Brings Tightening Demand

January 17, 2021 With two weeks of 2021 in the books, our current reality seems very much the same as...

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30th Anniversary Spotlight Series: Bob & Sandy McConkey

November 28, 2022 | Week 38 | Bob & Sandy McConkey  ...

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30th Anniversary Spotlight Series: The Next Generation

November 21, 2022 | Week 37 | The Next Generation  ...

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30th Anniversary Spotlight Series: Helen McConkey

November 15, 2022 | Week 36 | Helen McConkey  ...

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30th Anniversary Spotlight Series: Non-Profit Partners

November 10, 2022 | Week 35 | Non-Profit Partners  ...

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30th Anniversary Spotlight Series: Halloween at DAA Northwest: FUN!

October 31, 2022 | Week 34 | Halloween at DAA Northwest: FUN!  ...

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30th Anniversary Spotlight Series: National Accounts

October 25, 2022 | Week 33 | National Accounts  ...

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30th Anniversary Spotlight Series: Bob McConkey, Sr. “The Commander”

October 18, 2022 | Week 32 | Bob McConkey, Sr. “The Commander”  ...

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30th Anniversary Spotlight Series: Auction Academy

October 4, 2022 | Week 31 | Auction Academy  ...

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30th Anniversary Spotlight Series: DM Northwest & G&L Auto Sales

September 27, 2022 | Week 30 | DM Northwest & G&L Auto Sales  ...

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30th Anniversary Spotlight Series: Adult & Teen Challenge

September 19, 2022 | Week 29 | Adult & Teen Challenge...

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30th Anniversary Spotlight Series: Sunset Elementary / Bite2Go / Communities in Schools

September 13, 2022 | Week 28 | Sunset Elementary / Bite2Go / Communities in Schools  ...

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30th Anniversary Spotlight Series: Steve Leach

August 30, 2022 | Week 27 | Steve Leach  ...

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30th Anniversary Spotlight Series: Mitzi VanVoorhis

August 16, 2022 | Week 26 | Mitzi VanVoorhis  ...

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30th Anniversary Spotlight Series: Steve Doyle

August 8, 2022 | Week 25 | Steve Doyle  ...

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30th Anniversary Spotlight Series: Longhorn Barbecue

July 26, 2022 | Week 24 | Longhorn Barbecue  ...

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30th Anniversary Spotlight Series: The Cronkites

July 12, 2022 | Week 23 | The Cronkites...

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30th Anniversary Spotlight Series: Rock & Roll Sale Operations

July 5, 2022 | Week 22 | Rock & Roll Sale Operations...

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30th Anniversary Spotlight Series: Rock & Roll Bands

June 28, 2022 | Week 21 | Rock & Roll Bands  ...

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30th Anniversary Spotlight Series: Chuck Whitman

June 20, 2022 | Week 20 | Chuck Whitman  ...

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30th Anniversary Spotlight Series: Shann Ferch

June 3, 2022 | Week 19 | Shann Ferch...

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30th Anniversary Spotlight Series: Brian Bray

May 23, 2022 | Week 18 | Brian Bray  ...

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30th Anniversary Spotlight Series: Bruce Wanker

May 9, 2022 | Week 17 | Bruce Wanker  ...

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30th Anniversary Spotlight Series: Our DAA Seattle Family

May 3, 2022 | Week 16 | Our DAA Seattle Family  ...

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30th Anniversary Spotlight Series: The Power of Promos

April 26, 2022 | Week 15 | The Power of Promos  ...

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30th Anniversary Spotlight Series: Len Roll

April 12, 2022 | Week 14 | Len Roll  ...

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30th Anniversary Spotlight Series: Northern Quest Resort & Casino

April 4, 2022 | Week 13 | Northern Quest Resort & Casino  ...

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30th Anniversary Spotlight Series: Our Auctioneers

March 28, 2022 | Week 12 | Our Auctioneers  ...

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30th Anniversary Spotlight Series: Canadian Dealers

March 21, 2022 | Week 11 | Canadian Dealers  ...

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30th Anniversary Spotlight Series: Jerome Rauen

March 14, 2022 | Week 10 | Jerome Rauen...

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30th Anniversary Spotlight Series: Gonzaga Bulldogs

March 7, 2022 | Week 9 | Gonzaga Bulldogs...

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30th Anniversary Spotlight Series: Ford Motor Company

February 28, 2022 | Week 8 | Ford Motor Company  ...

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30th Anniversary Spotlight Series: The DAA Originals

February 22, 2022 | Week 7 | The DAA Originals  ...

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30th Anniversary Spotlight Series: Work Family

February 14, 2022 | Week 6 | Work Family  ...

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30th Anniversary Spotlight Series: Auction Edge

February 8, 2022 | Week 5 | Auction Edge  ...

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30th Anniversary Spotlight Series: Mike Currin

January 31, 2022 | Week 4 | Mike Currin  ...

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30th Anniversary Spotlight Series: Pat Mann

January 25, 2022 | Week 3 | Pat Mann  ...

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30th Anniversary Spotlight Series: Greg Mahugh

January 18, 2022 | Week 2 | Greg Mahugh  ...

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30th Anniversary Spotlight Series: The World’s Best Dealers

January 10, 2022 | Week 1 | The World’s Best Dealers...

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Inside MAG: Meet the General Managers – DAA Las Vegas

July 23, 2021 | Meet the General Managers: Joe LeMonds – DAA Las Vegas...

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Inside MAG: Meet the General Managers – DAA Northwest

June 14, 2021 | Meet the General Managers: Collin McConkey – DAA Northwest...

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Inside MAG: Meet the General Managers – DAA Seattle

May 6, 2021 | Meet the General Manager of DAA Seattle, Dave Blake....

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Inside MAG: Episode 3 – DAA Las Vegas

April 9, 2021 | Get to know MAG’s newest physical auto auction: DAA Las Vegas.  ...

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Inside MAG: Episode 2 – Digital Auctions

March 13, 2021 | Bob McConkey shares MAG’s digital strategy....

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Inside MAG: Episode 1 – Introduction

March 6, 2021 | Bob McConkey introduces Inside MAG – a video series that gives viewers a look inside the...

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Business Updates: Returning to the Lanes in Washington State

March 18, 2021 | DAA Northwest and DAA Seattle to welcome dealers and vehicles back in the lanes. It was...

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Federal Odometer Disclosure Requirement Update

Effective January 1, 2021, McConkey Auction Group (MAG) has implemented the Federal Government’s new Odometer Disclosure Requirements. In summary: The...

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