Countless auctioneers work with sellers, clients, or consignees and many times the auctioneer dictates the commission or charge for their...

Auctioneer says it’s worth $40,000 and it sells for $25,000. Another auctioneer says it’s worth $10,000 and it sells for $25,000. Our...

See, that marketplace auction platform didn’t work. However, it is the platform or is it the auctioneer? Let’s explore. In fact, it...

They get copied, and copied, and copied … and auctioneers really don’t pay any attention because it’s what some other auctioneer is...

I’m viewing an online auction on my phone (as most do) and I realize space is a premium. Yet, I see “High Bid:111.00 USD” and have to...

The argument for with reserve auctions goes like this: The high bids on lots were below market value, and as such, the reserve auction...

There are auctioneers in the United States arguing they should not be required to take any continuing education (CE) as practicing...

There’s an interesting trend underway in the United States … where states and courts are considering (and ruling) that the legislative...

Time and time again, auctioneers are trying to find the “right platform” to use for their online auction. Their concerns, however,...

You are an auctioneer and you don’t charge a buyer’s premium. Why not? I continue to hear that charging such is a disservice,...

I’ve heard for years in regard to firearm laws and many other topics, auctioneers desiring to disclaim any responsibility say “I’m just...

Auctioneers who charge a buyer’s premium are being told they shouldn’t be charging a buyer’s premium. Maybe auctioneers who solely...

Buyer’s premiums have been used in the United States since 1977. There are very few — if any — online auction bidders unfamiliar with...

The selling of firearms by auction is highly regulated. The federal government dictates there is [typically] only one scenario where the...

This is being proposed by largely white-label platform users — that their non-marketplace platforms outperform marketplace platforms. ...

The Uniform Commercial Code § 2-328 is titled “Sale by auction.” It appears the drafters assumed anyone who is selling property by...

Auctioneers are typically agents for sellers. As such, the seller puts their property in the hands of the auctioneer and trusts the...

We wrote that bid-calling contracts are assignable focusing on the bidder’s (or buyer’s) ability to assign their equity to another...

In the case, United States of America v. Barry D. Dyer, Mackie E. Shelton 1:21-CR-00016-GNS, these two defendants were accused of...

Given that auctioneer bid calling (and online “bid calling”) obviously creates contracts, our question today involves if a high bidder...