The question is, for a 1,000 lot online auction, should the auctioneer wait to allow bidding (or even put the auction up live) until all...

We previously wrote about so-called “tiered” auctioneer commissions utilized to [properly] address uncertainty:...

I previously suggested that auctioneers do not have a constitutional or natural right to “medical freedom.” Of course, many auctioneers...

Most agree that the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) suggests that by default, once an auctioneer says, “Sold!” title transfers at that time...

If one word is preached in auctioneer circles it’s “discretion.” For example, discretion to reopen the bid (or not,) or withdraw the...

The UCC § 2-328 has a prescribed solution to solve a seller bidding without disclosure. Basically, the high bidder (the buyer) may void...

Auctions are of two distinct types: “With (some sort of) reserve, or without (any such) reserve, also known as “absolute.” Sellers who...

This issue really isn’t that complex, yet some still don’t seem (and/or refuse) to understand. This “court case” said this, this “court...

There may not be a personal property auctioneer focused on estates, guardianships, and downsizing type auctions that hasn’t signed a...

It’s been said (even memorialized in some state law) that at an absolute (without reserve) auction, the seller has the bona fide...

You type in the “address” bar the website you want, and it’s not there. You see that your online auction is no longer up. You cannot...

Our question today involves if a potential bidder at your auction can sue you in response to you denying his right (privilege) to bid? ...

Auctioneers sell many personal property items from commercial and residential improvements, where either the owner or tenant has...

For centuries auctioneers have — with a number of similar (or nearly identical) items — sold them “all for one money” or “choice” and/or...

I find myself sitting in a conference room with 7 attorneys — all with the same firm. We’re discussing the subject case when one...

Is it okay to drive 70 miles per hour in a 70 miles per hour zone? Generally, yes, unless circumstances dictate a slower speed — for...

Disclaiming warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose can be tricky business. As we previously have held,...

Increasingly, it appears [Coronavirus] vaccines and auctioneers don’t mix. “It’s my body …” or “It’s a hoax …” or “There’s a 99% chance...

Technically, the UCC § 2-316 says that certain disclaimers must be conspicuous and other disclaimers possibly do not. However, laws such...

We as auctioneers shouldn’t let bidders retract a bid once made? In other words, the highest bid (and bidder) as all other bids don’t...