It might involve unfair trade practices, unreasonable or damaging conditions of employment or loss suffered from product malfunctions,...

Commingle Convert Both these terms regard actions that should not take place when holding client funds in a trust or escrow account. We...

Kurt recently wrote about auctioneers entering into contracts with sellers, where the sellers want to sign the contract for auction, but...

Sometimes, people stop by Manny’s auction the day before — or the afternoon of — and see an item or two they want to buy “right now.”...

Yet, it’s maybe the most misunderstood (or at least the most misinterpreted) four paragraphs of law involving auctioneers. Today we focus...

His interest in auctions began as a child, when he would go to auctions with his mother, Carol, in the Roanoke, Virginia area. They...

Many say, “With online auction software, we have thousands of bidders from all over the world …” and maybe that does differentiate online...

For decades, all over the United States, auctioneers have been saying in marketing materials: “Selling at auction …” denoting a time and...

A recent auction attendee (we’ll call him James) is also an attorney. He called me once he arrived to an auction, asking me about what...

In that article, we mentioned that some states have augmented or completely replaced the requirement for auctioneers to be bonded, and...

Auctioneers charging those buyers with an additional fee? Likely this is counter to the terms of the merchant agreement the auctioneer...

There are a number of different types of surety bonding instruments. Auctioneer bonding is a type of surety bond (license and permit...

Typical requirements for licensure include auction school, a test, fees, bonding, background check, serving an apprenticeship and/or...

Can’t you hear that Christmas song playing in the background …? Youragentbid (www.youragentbid.com) is hosting their own auctions these...

However, another word used in auction advertising is nearly as captivating: “estate,” as in an “estate” auction. An “absolute” auction...

The winning participant in a Dutch auction pays the last announced price. This is also known as a so-called clock auction or an...

For decades, the two most notable sections of the UCC for auctioneers were UCC 2-328 (dealing with types of auctions, and bid calling)...

With a large estate auction near Rachel’s home scheduled for next Saturday, Rachel calls Chris to see if he can return home. He can. The...

We previously wrote about keeping the seller’s identity (and sales price) confidential at auctions. That article can be read...

Sometimes it’s “… all prior printed material,” or, “… all prior announcements and printed material,” or, “… any other information either...