As one who teaches classes to auctioneers all over the United States, one thing stands out: Many auctioneers are looking for the “one...

We sell cars, trucks, boats at auction and have for over 25 years. We charge the hammer price, buyer’s premium and sales tax in order to...

Our phone rings regularly from attorneys all over the world. A few days ago, this particular attorney asked the same question as the...

These days we see it all the time: “Our auction exceeded all expectations,” or “The auction was twice what we were expecting.” It’s a...

We sell personal property at auction live and online. For our live auctions, pickup of purchases can take place that same day or likely...

This issue arises not only in online auctions, but live auctions as well. The high bidder prior to the lot being denoted, “Sold!” wishes...

We recently wrote about the disclosure of a “sale price” such as one real property or other personal property item. Today, we explore...

I’ve often said state and federal legislatures don’t do a very good job legislating. Laws are written and/or adopted and then enacted,...

Kathy is an auctioneer at an onsite real property auction and a good crowd is in attendance. She opens the auction with terms and...

Could an auctioneer lie about what is being sold, the high bid, shipping charges, provenance, and a bunch of other stuff and then claim...

We wrote about auctioneers purchasing and not paying any less nor more than anyone else, despite charging commission. That treatise can...

Buyer’s premiums are charges added to the buyer’s “hammer price” to constitute the total purchase price — plus any other costs. In other...

Many auctioneers and sellers choose to sell large lots of land in an “open combination” (also known as “multipar,” “multi-parcel” or...

We had been in the auction business only a few months when we received a telephone call from Larry who said he owned an antique store and...

There is very little that gets the attention of an auction buyer more than being awarded the property (the “bid”) and then suddenly (or...

Emma Bailey was likely the first “full-time” woman auctioneer in the United States (and possibly the world) beginning her career on May...

Are there auctioneers with college degrees? Not a degree in auctioneering, but some other discipline? We previously wrote about...

If we’ve stressed one notion lately, it’s that all auction bidders must be held to the same terms and conditions. In other words, if the...

I clicked on a website and a popup appeared asking me to agree to the terms and conditions. It seemed that if I said, “Okay” I could...

A seller contacts me and wants me to take their property, put it online and get it sold. I’m a contemporary auctioneer — selling...