Auction terms and conditions are important. Auction terms and conditions also have to make sense, and sometimes they don’t. For...

Lot #2 and Lot #184 are mistakenly the same lot. Lot #2 sells and we have a buyer and seller in contract. Lot #184 comes up and a...

Auctions sometimes involve approximations. For instance, a vase is 9″ (+/-) or the real property lot is 1.25 acres (+/-). Of course,...

Auctioneers, sellers, and bidders/buyers have to be more careful. In this regard, there are [maybe] some firearms, equipment, or jewelry...

There is a “new” case being currently litigated (Will McLemore et al. v. Tennessee Auction Commission et al., in the United States...

I see many auctioneers openly publishing lists of what they “don’t sell” or don’t even accept. I find this interesting in that, for...

Any auction — any time — anywhere — benefits from the “prospect of a deal,” where the bidders sense the chance to “get a deal.” Of...

Auctioneers have been proclaiming this since the “beginning of time.” The buyer has an issue with a purchase, and the auctioneer says,...

Auctioneers have to deal with a myriad of laws and rules in their businesses. License law affects many auctioneers, plus the Uniform...

We’ve been telling auctioneers (and their sellers) that they have to “stand behind” their expressions concerning what they are selling. ...

As an auctioneer selling personal property — and over 91% (as of today) of United States consumers using credit and debit cards instead...

You? An auctioneer who’s selling firearms and isn’t licensed as a Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL.) You decide you will utilize an FFL...

We wrote in 2013 that auctioneer/seller contracts are “agency contracts” and as such would typically end if the auctioneer or seller died....

Auctions involve bidders making offers, and auctioneers generally accept those offers if they are higher in amount than the prior bid. ...

All auctioneers who accept bids online for chattels should provide for shipping. In fact, all auctioneers should offer shipping options...

We’ve helped attorneys and others with auction litigation consulting since 2010. The other day, I was asked what “auction litigation...

What would you think as a potential bidder if an auction was advertised as having “all normal auction terms?” What would those be...

If you want a discussion with auctioneers that might last a few hours, all day, or even several days …. discuss if they can, should, or...

I’ve checked this graphic over and over — the “scales of justice” — and it appears the right plate or bowl suspended from a fulcrum is no...

The ring worker holds up Lot #26 and the auctioneer asks for a bid of $5,000. Nobody bids $5,000 so the auctioneer asks for $2,000 and...