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We have a big mailing list and a large database of bidders …
However, today we focus on that “big mailing list and large database of bidders” in that what difference does that make? In other words,...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 17, 20193 min read


… it doesn’t sell so we put it on eBay?
eBay so that “… unsold auction goods automatically list on eBay and are optimized for visibility. It’s a unique marketing tool that...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 13, 20193 min read


Auctioneers holding that microphone
Why enter an auctioneer contest https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2015/01/01/why-enter-an-auctioneer-contest/ How to win an...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 11, 20192 min read


When can the seller bid without recourse?
Specifically, this was first codified as state law in the Uniform Sales Act (3) and (4) in 1906. Once the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 7, 20193 min read


Auctioneer licensing and auction lawsuits
After my presentation, one of the Committee members asked me if there appeared to me to be a correlation between the lack of licensing...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 3, 20192 min read


Are online auctions going away? Probably …
Every seller of insurance, groceries, legal services, clothing, rental cars, airlines, hotels, vehicles … is trying to find how (or...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 31, 20192 min read


$7.5 Million in storage unit auction?
The story is here: https://www.thisisinsider.com/five-hundred-dollar-storage-unit-had-7-million-inside-storage-wars-2018-11 which has...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 16, 20192 min read


Should I post that on Facebook — or anywhere?
https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2017/02/10/hiring-auctioneers-and-social-media/. Recently we noted this again in regard to...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 13, 20192 min read


Intent: Direct and circumstantial evidence in auction cases
Here’s one of those prior writings: https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2015/11/27/genuine-intent-to-transfer-to-the-highest-bid...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 9, 20192 min read


Is it simply “as-is” with inspection and/or a “return policy?”
First, if you as an auctioneer are selling property “as-is” and “where-is” then you need to allow bidders reasonable opportunity to...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Apr 30, 20192 min read


Auction super precedents
We discussed if there were any other cases which would help or hurt her client’s claims and there really aren’t any of material nature. ...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Apr 26, 20192 min read


Are we making buying at auction easier or more difficult?
I’ve been a long-standing advocate for auctioneers to join the 21st century — simpler, more equitable terms and conditions. Yet,...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Apr 18, 20192 min read


Death of a salesman?
Arthur Miller. It concerns an over-the-hill salesman facing a personal turning point when he loses his job and attempts to make peace...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Apr 15, 20193 min read


Bad auction bidder and we do what?
First of all — auctioneers are advised that in order to do that, you better have your client’s knowledge and consent — memorialized in...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Apr 11, 20192 min read


“Professional” auctioneers shouldn’t be trusted? Really?
Do I think most auctioneers are lairs? Do I think to be a “professional” auctioneer, one must lie? I do not. Further, I believe very...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Apr 9, 20193 min read


Where is auction collusion more prevalent?
Bidders sometimes arrange to not bid against each other thus depressing prices. Some bidders engage other bidders to “make sure” their...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Apr 5, 20192 min read


Online auctions making the seller more, or the auctioneer more?
Most live auctions (with no online component) advertise the significant items with maybe one picture of each, and some description ending...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Apr 3, 20194 min read


Bidder asks “Who is the other bidder?”
Occasionally, a bidder may want to know who the “other” bidder is … in other words, “Who is bidding against me?” One question we take a...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Mar 28, 20192 min read
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What is a flash [auction] sale?
Generally in commerce, flash sales are deep[er] discounts on limited quantities for a short period of time. Presumably a flash [auction]...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Mar 26, 20192 min read


What the lack of auctioneer licensing causes …
https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2019/01/21/auctioneer-licensing-might-be-changing/ In regard to such lack of licensing,...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Mar 22, 20192 min read
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