The argument for with reserve auctions goes like this: The high bids on lots were below market value, and as such, the reserve auction...

There’s an interesting trend underway in the United States … where states and courts are considering (and ruling) that the legislative...

Time and time again, auctioneers are trying to find the “right platform” to use for their online auction. Their concerns, however,...

You are an auctioneer and you don’t charge a buyer’s premium. Why not? I continue to hear that charging such is a disservice,...

I’ve heard for years in regard to firearm laws and many other topics, auctioneers desiring to disclaim any responsibility say “I’m just...

Auctioneers who charge a buyer’s premium are being told they shouldn’t be charging a buyer’s premium. Maybe auctioneers who solely...

Buyer’s premiums have been used in the United States since 1977. There are very few — if any — online auction bidders unfamiliar with...

The selling of firearms by auction is highly regulated. The federal government dictates there is [typically] only one scenario where the...

Auctioneers are typically agents for sellers. As such, the seller puts their property in the hands of the auctioneer and trusts the...

We wrote that bid-calling contracts are assignable focusing on the bidder’s (or buyer’s) ability to assign their equity to another...

In the case, United States of America v. Barry D. Dyer, Mackie E. Shelton 1:21-CR-00016-GNS, these two defendants were accused of...

Given that auctioneer bid calling (and online “bid calling”) obviously creates contracts, our question today involves if a high bidder...

Yes, absolutely, live bid calling (and even online auctions) create contracts. One such contract is when the auctioneer (or software)...

It’s unfortunate that yet again we have to note that horrible advice was fortunately countered by the West Virginia Supreme Court of...

Auctioneers and auction companies sell a wide variety of properties worldwide. In the United States, a wide variety of specialized...

Could an auctioneer say that except for what he expresses (at a certain time) buyers cannot rely on anything else he expresses (at other...

I’ve not seen such a defense of malfeasance but I would guess this is how it would play out. If an auctioneer was guilty of a crime, the...

Auctioneers typically selling property online conduct an auction with a “soft close” As such, if a bid is placed near the end of the...

We started using a marketing strategy in the early 1990s where we advertised to property owners that we could sell their property “for...

Many auctioneers conduct simulcast auctions with online and live bidding occurring at the same time. These same auctioneers often allow...