Huggins has wanted to be an auctioneer ever since he was a little boy.
"I grew up going to auctions with my dad. My first auction was probably a livestock auction at Muldrow," he said.
"I graduated from Muldrow High School and after high school I attended Northeastern State University for three years and majored in criminal justice," Huggins said.
"I thought I wanted to be a game warden or an Oklahoma Highway Patrol officer but I ended going down a difference path," Huggins said.
"The first auction I did was a little benefit for a church when I was 20 something.
They were having a fall festival and they need someone to call. I got volunteered to do it," Huggins said. "I decided if I was going to do this I might as well get up in front of people now."
In 1998 Huggins said he went to Missouri Auction School.
"They teach you a lot of tongue twisters. To be an auctioneer it takes lots of practice," he said.
"I was an auctioneer at Sallisaw Horse Sale for five years and that is where I met auctioneer Charly Beavers. We sold a lot of horses and tack there," Huggins said.
"We started an auction business together about two years ago," Huggins said.
"We do farms, antiques, business liquidations, estates, equipment, charities or benefits," Huggins said.
"Our first auction we did was a video store. We had a decent crowd and sold everything," Huggins said.
"All auctions are surprising. Something you think should bring a high price doesn't and some things you think wouldn't do," Huggins said. "That's what makes it fun. None of them are the same."
"We have sold everything from $45,000 dump trucks to $2 pots," Huggins said. "It is a fun business and a lot of work."
Huggins said his and Beavers' family help with the business. "My wife, Cindy, is the cashier and our family helps with setting things up and with the concession stand," he said.
"Most of our sales are held on Saturday at 10 a.m. and we sell until we are done," Huggins said. "As an auctioneer you want to keep it fun, keep them laughing and encourage them to make another bid."
Huggins said usually everything sells even if you have to put it with something else. "We have not left anything setting on the ground," he said.
"Arkansas requires a state license to be an auctioneer but Oklahoma doesn't as of yet. You are tested on state laws, case studies, code of ethics, and things like that to get a license in Arkansas," Huggins said.
"I am a member of the Oklahoma State Auctioneers Association and you are held to a high code of ethics," Huggins said.
Huggins said his hobbies are horses and auctions.
"My first pony was called Sugar. I have been riding since I was little," Huggins said.
"Cindy and I like to ride the horses down south of Muldrow, down by the river. We really enjoy our riding time," Huggins said.
"I have been bucked off and had horses run away with me," Huggins said.
"I remember one time a young colt I just started to ride didn't see things the way I did so he unloaded me," Huggins said with a laugh.
