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Auction crowd size, wallet size
Auctioneers always want a big crowd — the number of people standing there and/or the number of bidders registered online. Generally, bid...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Feb 1, 20213 min read


Auctioneers: Memes are unreliable
I must see 100’s of memes on my average day. The ones involving mathematics usually get my attention since I have an appreciation for...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 29, 20214 min read


An obligation to disclose?
Auctioneers are fiduciaries for their sellers or consignees. Auctioneers owe clients (principals) obedience, loyalty, disclosure,...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 22, 20213 min read


Could posting false information have consequences?
Our question is simply, “Could posting false information have consequences?” The easy answer is, “yes.” A follow-up question to that is,...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 19, 20213 min read


How qualified should that bidder be?
These two women want to register for your auction. What should they have to provide you as an auctioneer in order to do so? Driver’s...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 18, 20214 min read


Auctioneers: When is a lack of evidence … evidence?
I majored in Mathematics at The Ohio State University. One of my several particular interests in math was prime numbers. As most of you...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 15, 20212 min read


Auctioneers speaking about health
Some days I wake up and think … am I in another country? Maybe I’ve been transported to a different planet? No, I’m in the United...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 13, 20213 min read


You’re not advertising my auction on Facebook?
We discussed a few months ago the issue of auctioneers not advertising their auctions in certain places because they disagree with that...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 11, 20213 min read


Is bidding at auction protected free speech?
Auctioneers have argued in Tennessee that online auctions cannot require a license (be burdened by a government license) because the...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 10, 20213 min read


Auctioneers and judicial review
Auctioneers, albeit infrequently, find themselves in court. The issues could constitute a myriad of things including licensing laws...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 8, 20213 min read


Are we really getting market value?
Previously, we suggested if you as an auctioneer keep selling to the same people all the time, you might not be maximizing your seller’s...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 7, 20213 min read


You have a database of what?
An auctioneer told me he had a database of 30,000+ … what? He said, “buyers” but I’m not convinced. In other words, 30,000+ people who...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 5, 20213 min read


Can an auctioneer accept only cash?
We recently wrote about the right for an auctioneer/seller to refuse to accept cash for purchases. That analysis here: ...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 4, 20213 min read


Auctioneers: The source matters
We are bombarded with information every second of every day. It comes via the Internet, television, radio, and newspapers available to...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Dec 31, 20203 min read


Can an auctioneer refuse cash?
Can an auctioneer prescribe the acceptable methods of payments for auction purchases? Can an auctioneer refuse to take cash? Should an...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Dec 29, 20203 min read


… until an auctioneer personally experiences
I had the distinct honor to have Fred Strahorn in a class I was teaching. I had not met him prior, but it took no time at all for me to...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Dec 28, 20202 min read


Can auction bidders be held to things they don’t read?
We have held that by registering for an auction — live and/or online — that such constitutes a contract. We have competent parties,...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Dec 24, 20204 min read


No auction is “safe” from disaster
Sometimes the online auctioneers tell the live auctioneers that they don’t have to worry about rain, snow, high wind, traffic,...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Dec 23, 20202 min read


Accepting partial payment
Auctioneers (and thus sellers) have bidders who register to bid, win the bid, but refuse to pay. It’s fairly common in the online...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Dec 22, 20203 min read


The White House and occupational licensing
On December 14, 2020, President Donald J. Trump issued an Executive Order on Increasing Economic and Geographic Mobility. The complete...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Dec 21, 20203 min read
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