Except — that is — if the weather or conditions are too bad for even those with an extraordinary resolution to attend. All roadways...

Our question today is “Why would an auction buyer want to remain anonymous?” There could be a myriad of reasons: Security. More...

For instance, my home state of Ohio requires I maintain Ohio auction records for a minimum of two (2) years. In Ohio (and some other...

Our question today involves the criteria for such, and does the evidence used depend upon any particular auctioneer’s personal experience...

Except for recent legislation in California, a bid by or for the seller can be portrayed as someone else’s bid — namely a disinterested...

What is customary practice? What is the industry standard? What is considered commercially reasonable? Today we discuss these three...

Our question today is … can you just give yourself a raise? In other words, you’ve been charging 10% on real property deals, so this...

In fact, one such discussion forum noted that a longtime auctioneer said, “The only bid you have to get right is the last one.” This was...

United States v. Weisbrod, 202 F.2d 629 (7th Cir. 1953) where this circuit court ruled auctioneers/sellers could use reasonable [terms...

I almost assume since all this auction information is listed, it’s all good news. However, is it always good news? Let’s look at a...

Who else in commerce lies to customers and gets away with it? If Walmart is advertising a sale, and then you get there and they aren’t —...

First, here’s a consideration — as we published and commented regarding in 2017: https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2017/07/28/...

UCC 2-328 as adopted by states around the United States. Then too, there is general contract law and a select number of court cases which...

The essence of this case is noted here: On Friday, July 25, 1947, the War Assets Administration conducted a sale of war surplus property...

Steve Proffitt in auction circles) — attorney at law and auctioneer — proposed openly and consistently that auctioneers do not have the...

The resolutions oppose enforcement of universal gun background checks, high capacity magazine bans, assault weapon bans, red flag laws,...

Supreme Court of the United States case Coffin v. United States, 156 U.S. 432 (1895) and numerous subsequent cases has established the...

J. Stephen Proffitt III, Esq. (commonly known as Steve Proffitt) said it. I found such in a state auctioneer magazine published in 2011....

When auctioneers do anything other than “properly represent” anything they are putting up for auction, they are doing a disservice. For...

Facebook concerning Time Magazine. Indeed some people — when confronted with facts counter to their claims — use the “just joking”...