Christine Wade

Christine Wade is one of three auctioneers with Wade’s Auction & Appraisal Service. She works side by side with her husband, Thomas Wade; son, Tommy Wade; and daughter, Whitney Wade, to provide service to many customers. She and Thomas have worked together in the auction industry for 24 years.

Christine received a bachelor’s degree and master’s education from West Virginia University. She brings 18 years of supervisory experience in record keeping and database management at the federal and city government levels, and a positive approach to serving our customers in any way possible. She has had many opportunities to work with amazing people and impactful organizations. Her work often leaves her with feelings of gratitude, relief, joy, and accomplishment, and she believes the ability to produce positive results for her clients makes for memorable auctions.

Christine enjoys the competitive, high-energy atmosphere of the auctions. Her favorite place, however, is right beside her husband and children, giving them support as they diligently work to meet the needs of their customers and bring the highest value possible. She brings the positive art of change to the business, always looking for new ways to better our services while adapting to the changing needs of society.

She is always excited to partner with community-based charities and fundraisers, often offering services to churches, schools, and nonprofits. She sees it as a way of giving back. She appreciates that the entire family is able to directly impact the success of a fundraising event in a very immediate way. At the end of the day, it’s about bringing people together for a good cause. That’s hugely rewarding.

Whitney Wade

Whitney Wade, the youngest of the Wade’s Auction Service team, has grown up in the auction business and is now a strong contributor to a family of auctioneers. Whitney learned to become an auctioneer while working with her father from age one, packing and unpacking boxes, holding items up to be sold, greeting customers, and bringing a sense of youth to each auction. Whitney often visited livestock auctions with her mother and father, worked charity events, and accompanied her father to client meetings.

This early exposure helped to develop her love of the auction industry, and it soon became a foregone conclusion that she would opt for a degree dealing with people, auctioneering, and estates. With the help of her father, she graduated from the Mendenhall School of Auctioneering in 2016, in High Point, North Carolina at the young age of 14. She has a genuine respect and love for people, bringing integrity and ethic to the team. She is currently a student studying business and plans to attend West Virginia University College of Law.

Being an auctioneer’s daughter encouraged her to love more than bid calling – she now wears many hats. She is a marketer, bid caller, humanitarian, realtor, problem solver, liquidator, and appraiser. She has a strong love of her community.

Whitney has always had an interest in supporting charitable events and auctions, holding her very first benefit auction at Suncrest Middle School as an eighth grade auctioneer. She works behind the scenes of the business with accounting and record keeping. Whitney helps with set-ups, pick-ups, advertising campaigns, kitchen management, and much more. Over the past 16 years, Whitney has already learned enough to progress towards becoming an ambassador in the industry and a leader to many.

Robert Luke

Robert (Bob) Luke joined the Wade’s Auction team in 1999. The journey started because of his interest in antiques, crafts, and just enjoying attending auctions in general. During his time with Wade’s, Bob has done did it all. He worked in the office, on-site coordinating auction set-ups, bid-spotting on auction day, handling collections, and check-out. Bob’s experience in the special events industry, coordination, and attention to detail brings an added value to our clients.

Bob has always enjoyed attending auctions, and while attending one of our auctions years ago, he helped the staff hold up items. Tom asked Bob if he wanted to work for him at that point, and he has ever since. Estate auctions are his favorite, but he also enjoys working the numerous charity auctions that Wade’s has done over the years.

Bob has been married to his wife, Terri, for 18+ years. They have one son, Nicholas, who is 12. In addition to working with our team, Bob works full time at Sundale Nursing Home, where he has worked for 24 years. He was the food service director for 16 years and has served as the purchasing director at the facility for the last 8+ years.

Bob’s food service experience began in 1981 while he was working in restaurants and nursing homes. He became a certified dietary manager in 1991. He is a member of the West Virginia Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals, and serves as the current secretary and newsletter editor. He is a past president of the organization.

Nancy Lipscomb

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