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Can online auctions make up for lost live auction revenue?
Sotheby’s, Christie’s, Phillips, and others) are selling online. However, just as we’ve held over the years, live auctions produce more...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 17, 20202 min read


Can auctions misrepresent supply?
Say an auctioneer puts up for auction 100 western saddles dating from the 1950s to the 1970s. For an online auction, bidding takes place...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 14, 20203 min read


I’m from the … and I’m here to help auctioneers?
https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2020/05/04/what-auctions-have-always-been-boiling-frogs/. Our story was in response to the...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 13, 20202 min read


“As-is” and the right to inspect
However, what are the implications? While you’re basically hearing crickets on that, let me tell you … the ultimate buyer has the right...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 12, 20202 min read


Could you lose your auctioneer’s license for defiance?
I’ve got news for any of these auctioneers. If you work in a “license” state and you defy a Governor’s (or other’s) order, that license...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 11, 20202 min read


I’m not responsible for anything …
There’s a subtle but important difference between — for example — these two statements. “Watch your step” suggested Jack wasn’t watching...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 10, 20202 min read


Should your online increment table be systematic?
For example, some auctioneers would accept a $10 increase for any bid from $100 to about $250 and then switch to $25 increments until...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 10, 20203 min read


Even when your state reopens … should you have a live auction?
So what’s the risk? Besides the somewhat obvious risk that bidders don’t yet feel comfortable attending a live auction, what if someone...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 9, 20202 min read


Contract provisions — the foreseen vs the unforeseen
In other words, such clauses could address unexpected circumstances. These would be things generally not thought of at the time the...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 8, 20202 min read


Did you win every item for exactly your maximum bid?
Let’s say Lauren here is looking at her phone and sees that she won all 17 items she bid on for exactly her maximum bid amount. So, what...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 6, 20203 min read


What this sign means …
The car sells? The bidding finally reaches the seller’s reserve? The seller has acquiesced and realizes this might be all he’s going to...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 5, 20202 min read


NAA Community Conversation: Contract Professionals
National Auctioneers Association members take part in a week-long promotional campaign that highlights the auction method of marketing....

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 1, 20202 min read


NAA Community Conversation: Marketing & Management
National Auctioneers Association members take part in a week-long promotional campaign that highlights the auction method of marketing....

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Apr 30, 20202 min read


NAA Community Conversation: Benefit Auctions
National Auctioneers Association members take part in a week-long promotional campaign that highlights the auction method of marketing....

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Apr 29, 20202 min read


NAA Community Conversation: Real Estate
National Auctioneers Association members take part in a week-long promotional campaign that highlights the auction method of marketing....

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Apr 28, 20202 min read


NAA Community Conversation: Personal & Commercial Assets
National Auctioneers Association members take part in a week-long promotional campaign that highlights the auction method of marketing....

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Apr 27, 20202 min read


I can have a live auction now?
So, game on? I would submit, not quite yet. Even if you as an auctioneer feel it’s safe to be in crowds without any social distancing...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Apr 26, 20202 min read


Auctioneers and not being able to work
This has meant many auctioneers are being emotionally and economically impacted like never before. For example, this writing has been...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Apr 25, 20203 min read


NAA: State of the Auction Industry amid COVID-19
National Auctioneers Association conducted weekly surveys of member and non-member auctioneers starting March 25 (then April 1, April 8,...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Apr 24, 20202 min read


Gap-filling and we’re just stopping for one drink?
The UCC § 2-328 does indeed allow for modification — but more importantly the obligations of good faith, diligence, reasonableness, and...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Apr 23, 20203 min read
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