Jim Pennington of California is Auction raised. The son and grandson of Auctioneers, he sold his first equipment auction at age 16 and was the 2000 International Livestock Auctioneering Champion in Calgary, Canada. Jim is a past president of the California State Auctioneers Association, and a life member of the National Auctioneers Association. He has been featured as a speaker at the National Auctioneers Convention on the topic of bid calling.

During his auction career of 25 years, Jim was the owner and Auctioneer of Western Stockman’s Market Inc., one of the largest livestock auctions in the country. During his auctioneering career, he sold over a billion dollars worth of assets. Jim was the founder of Pacific Auction Exchange, Inc. Real Estate Auction Company. PAX Inc. is the first and only real estate auction franchise company in the country and continues to sell franchises throughout the West.

Jim’s desire to be the best inspired the formation of the World Champion College of Auctioneering by bringing together the best Auctioneers in the world to afford their students the opportunity to pursue their goals of becoming successful in the auction business.