It seems I hear about this all the time? An auction takes place (online and/or live) and a buyer buys an item, pays for it, and then...

As I teach real estate law for Hondros College, we have discussed with students for many years — albeit briefly — “secret profits” … and...

Let’s see … Tracy hires an auctioneer to sell her family’s farm equipment and tools including tractors, tillage equipment, mowers, and...

Auctioneers all over the United States charge a buyer’s premium (buyer’s fee or surcharge in Wisconsin) and many have such provisions in...

We continue to hold that the Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers and Auctioneers, Inc. v. Leach, 844 S.E.2d 120 (W.Va. 2020) case was...

My friend Mike Hanley, Auctioneer wrote an inciteful analysis regarding the Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers and Auctioneers, Inc. v....

Words auctioneers should be careful to discern. Can? May? Should? Must? As well, there’s Can’t, May not, Should not, and Must not....

At an auction held by David Weisz Company (Weisz) on October 25, 1978, a certain metal rolling machine “Plate Rolls?” was sold at...

Some states (maybe 13 or so) require auctioneers to take continuing education (CE) periodically. The balance of other states either do...

There’s no question that there is increasing risk being an auctioneer and it is an out-and-out fallacy that all this risk is largely...

I read it, and then I read it again and yes, the claim is “Auctioneer has the right to do whatever the [heck] she or he wants to. ...

Auctioneers call me all the time. I’m truly humbled many are inquiring how they can stay out of court, rather than spend a bunch of time...

I walked out of my last day of auction school many years ago … and among my many fond memories, I recalled registering bidders with the...

There’s no better way to maximize price at auction than selling at absolute auction. What is an absolute auction? It is the genuine...

Auctioneers would have much better chances of avoiding litigation (and the related) if they understood and applied “good faith” and “fair...

We have held that bidders register with the auctioneer (and/or seller) to earn the right to participate in an auction. This registration...

I’ve held that “commercially reasonable” is a noble standard to adhere to as an auctioneer. Included in such is the opportunity for...

Of course, my phone rings … “Hey, I may need your help. I have a bidder who is telling me this other bidder …” As I listen, I know this...

In 2010 we introduced our formulas for the chances of one item at auction attracting the “most interested bidder” (Alpha) and the “second...

Do you advertise that you’re “Selling to the highest bidder?” If so, then you should indeed be, “Selling to the highest bidder.” Yet,...