About

“I am passionate about the auction industry and the auction method. I have been blessed with the ability to not only work with but to come into contact with so many wonderful people who are selling and buying at our auction.

–Kim
Kimberly K. Douglass

Experience and Education

Kimberly K. Douglass, GG, GPPA has over 30 years experience in the auction industry and has been a licensed auctioneer since 1993. She is an independent auctioneer of Jewelry, Coins, Estates, Antiques & Collectibles with a specialization in jewelry appraisals, cataloging, and consultations. Kim has a Graduate Gemologist degree from the Gemological Institute of America and is a Graduate Personal Property Appraiser.

Qualifications of Kimberly K. Douglass, GG, GPPA

Graduate Perkiomen Valley High School, 1988
Actively engaged in the auction industry since 1991
Graduate Delaware Valley College, 1992, BS Business Administration
Graduate Missouri Auction School, 1992
PA Auctioneer licensed and bonded since 1992
Graduate Gemologist (Gemological Institute of America), 2003
Graduate Personal Property Appraiser (NAA), 2014
Owner/Operator Kimberly K Auction, LLC since 2015

2013-Present – Executive Director Pennsylvania Auctioneers Association
2004-2020 – Jewelry instructor at Reading Area Community College
2nd Vice President Lehigh Valley Society of Auctioneers, 2022
Director Lehigh Valley Society of Auctioneers, 2010-2011
Sec. Treas. Lehigh Valley Society of Auctioneers, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002-2009
President Lehigh Valley Society of Auctioneers, 1997
Past Presenter at Pennsylvania Auctioneer Association Conference, 2004, 2015
Past Presenter at Auctioneer Association of Maryland, 2004, 2014
Past presenter at the National Auctioneers Association Conferences
Presenter at Northwest Chapter of PAA Seminar Event, 201
Regularly attend PAA conferences and continuing education seminars
Regularly attend LVSA continuing education and seminars

Professional Memberships, Designations & Awards

Member National Auctioneers Association
Member Pennsylvania Auctioneers Association
Member Lehigh Valley Society of Auctioneers
GG- Graduate Gemologist, 2003
GPPA – Graduate Personal Property Appraiser, 2014
PA Auctioneer Competition Top Female, 2020
Awarded PAA Auctioneer of the Year, 2023

Some other facts about Kim:

A graduate of Delaware Valley College with a BS in Business Administration
Graduate of the Missouri Auction School
Graduate of the Gemological Institute of America
Graduate Personal Property Appraiser through the National Auctioneers Association
Administrator for the Pennsylvania Auctioneers Association
A member of the Pennsylvania Auctioneers Association
A member of the National Auctioneers Association
An instructor at Reading Area Community College in the Auctioneer Program
A past instructor at Reading Area Community College in Continuing Education Programs
A past presenter at the National Auctioneer Association Conference
A past presenter at several of the Pennsylvania Auctioneer Association Conferences
A past presenter at the Auctioneer Association of Maryland Conference