ABOUT THE AUCTIONEER
Michael A. Salvadore Jr., President of Salvadore Auctions & Appraisals, Inc., and Kingfish Capital Advisors, LLC. is a Graduate of the University of Rhode Island College of Business. Prior to becoming an Auctioneer, Michael has had a long career in the jewelry manufacturing and metalworking industry spanning multiple disciplines of metal stamping, tool and die skills, centrifugal casting, along with global sales and marketing. With many years of experience in machinery and equipment sales, along with comprehensive business brokering knowledge and experience, he brings to his clients complete expertise in valuation of individual assets as well as competent business placement experience. Salvadore Auctions has conducted auctions of a wide variety of equipment across the United States. All auctions are conducted simultaneously live onsite and live Internet bidding.
In 2010 over $85,000,000 in assets were appraised by Kingfish
Capital Advisors.
In 2010 Salvadore Auctions liquidated the largest water well drilling business
in southern California.
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Salvadore is a Accredited Master Appraiser of the National Auctioneers Association, An accredited Senior Appraiser in the Society of Professional Appraisers, Salvadore currently serves as the Treasurer of the Boston Chapter of the American Society of Appraisers, and serves as the Chair of the Education Committee. He is a past Director of the Massachusetts State Auctioneers Association, Senior Member of the National Association of Professional Appraisers, American Bankruptcy Institute, and affiliated with the American Society of Appraisers, and a Graduate of the Missouri Auction School, Salvadore brings original thinking along with creative and unique approaches to auction sales management and asset valuation. Licensed in multiple states, bolstered by extensive contact lists and creative marketing strategies, along with well executed electronic marketing, Salvadore Auctions & Appraisals Inc. is expertly positioned to maximize your asset values. Continuing education and professional credentials assure you of reliable and accurate asset value conclusions.
Qualifications:
Education: Lincoln High School, 1975, URI College of Business, 1980
Auctioneer Licenses:
State of Rhode Island and reciprocal states, License #1907
State of Massachusetts and reciprocal states, License #380
State of New Hampshire, License 5052
State of Florida
Appraisal:
Master Accredited Appraiser, Machinery & Equipment, National Auctioneers
Association
Senior Professional Appraiser, National Association of Professional Appraisers
USPAP Approved, American Society of Appraisers
Professional Affiliations:
Treasurer, Boston Chapter of American Society of Appraisers, Boston MA
Chair, Education Committee, American Society of Appraisers - Boston Chapter,
Boston, MA
Co-Founder & President, Rhode Island State Auctioneers Association, Warwick,
RI
Past Treasurer & Director, Massachusetts State Auctioneer Association, Boston,
MA
Past Treasurer, Board Of Directors, Manufacturing Jewelers and Suppliers of
America, Providence, RI
Board Of Directors, Secretary, Attleboro Providence Jewelry Network Inc.
Past President, Metal Findings Manufacturers Association Inc. Providence, RI
Past Commissioner & Treasurer, Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corp., Johnston,
RI
American Bankruptcy Institute, Asset Sales Committee
American Society of Appraisers
National Auctioneers Association, MPPA, Certified USPAP
National Association of Professional Appraisers, Boston, MA