Yes, prices do indeed go up somewhat frequently. We noted in 2020 that prices did go up for many auctioneers, and we were surprised by...

Let’s say this picture is an actual fork, marked “sterling silver.” Sterling silver here in the United States is generally by weight...

We have conducted thousands of auctions, and taught auction bid calling techniques around the United States, and testified in several...

All too often, a high bidder retracts his bid, and the previous bidder is made the high bidder without his knowledge or consent. Is...

I wonder sometimes. Are we real estate (real property) auctioneers working for our client’s best interest or our own? We’ve sold real...

If there’s been one consistent message I’ve tried to deliver over the past 10 years or more — it’s that when auctioneers are selling...

The short answer is, “yes.” Relatedly, this has been going on for as long as auctions have been used to sell property in the...

If you have participated in a live or online auction, the auctioneer’s “chant” nor the online platform is generally placing bids. We say...

In the case of Kline v. Fineberg, 481 So. 2d 108, 109 n.1 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1985) the court analyzed what happened at the auction. ...

The argument is, essentially, if an auctioneer is to maximize price for the seller, and a bid comes in “while the hammer is falling in...

We sold lots of real and personal property at live auctions for decades, until our first online (simulcast) auction was held. In that...

We recently wrote about auctioneers reserving unilaterally to decline any bid and any bidder — apparently, even a registered bidder with...

More specifically, “Auctioneer reserves the right to reject any bid from any bidder?” We would ask, does “bidder” mean “registered...

I freely admit that when auction platforms started to appear, I (and many others) decried their plans … to possibly allow non-auctioneers...

Auctioneers often inquire if one can sell “as-is” (AS IS) without offering the bidders/buyers the opportunity to inspect the property...

We’ve written before that denoting an absolute auction requires the use of “absolute” or “without reserve” — and no other words do so —...

I was testifying in an auction case, and told the presiding judge that “Anyone can bid at an absolute auction except the seller unless...

Every auctioneer today needs enough insurance. Every auctioneer also needs to be operating in a proper business structure to help...

I was sitting with an auctioneer in an attorney’s office in 2011 going over his case and how I could possibly help him. I have certainly...

I’m not sure why. I’m fairly sure it’s not a good idea. Would any auctioneer know that not one single lot in this auction wasn’t worth...