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Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should
Auctioneers can have with reserve auctions or absolute auctions, they can bid for the seller in certain instances or not, they can settle...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 18, 20202 min read


Can online auctions make up for lost live auction revenue?
Sotheby’s, Christie’s, Phillips, and others) are selling online. However, just as we’ve held over the years, live auctions produce more...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 17, 20202 min read


Online timed auctions and later bids
eBay an auction, there is no question the platform taught a good number of people in the United States and otherwise how auctions work....

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 16, 20202 min read


What’s an “essential” auction?
First, “essential” is generally considered “absolutely necessary and/or extremely important.” So is any auction extremely important or...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 15, 20202 min read


Can auctions misrepresent supply?
Say an auctioneer puts up for auction 100 western saddles dating from the 1950s to the 1970s. For an online auction, bidding takes place...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 14, 20203 min read


I’m from the … and I’m here to help auctioneers?
https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2020/05/04/what-auctions-have-always-been-boiling-frogs/. Our story was in response to the...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 13, 20202 min read


“As-is” and the right to inspect
However, what are the implications? While you’re basically hearing crickets on that, let me tell you … the ultimate buyer has the right...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 12, 20202 min read


Could you lose your auctioneer’s license for defiance?
I’ve got news for any of these auctioneers. If you work in a “license” state and you defy a Governor’s (or other’s) order, that license...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 11, 20202 min read


I’m not responsible for anything …
There’s a subtle but important difference between — for example — these two statements. “Watch your step” suggested Jack wasn’t watching...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 10, 20202 min read


Should your online increment table be systematic?
For example, some auctioneers would accept a $10 increase for any bid from $100 to about $250 and then switch to $25 increments until...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 10, 20203 min read


Even when your state reopens … should you have a live auction?
So what’s the risk? Besides the somewhat obvious risk that bidders don’t yet feel comfortable attending a live auction, what if someone...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 9, 20202 min read


Contract provisions — the foreseen vs the unforeseen
In other words, such clauses could address unexpected circumstances. These would be things generally not thought of at the time the...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 8, 20202 min read


MarkNet Alliance’s study — your or their platform
MarkNet Alliance attempted to answer that question in a recently published report. In that publication, the same lots with the same terms...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 7, 20202 min read


Did you win every item for exactly your maximum bid?
Let’s say Lauren here is looking at her phone and sees that she won all 17 items she bid on for exactly her maximum bid amount. So, what...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 6, 20203 min read


What this sign means …
The car sells? The bidding finally reaches the seller’s reserve? The seller has acquiesced and realizes this might be all he’s going to...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 5, 20202 min read


What auctions have always been … boiling frogs
I “dropped down” to (suggesting) $2,500 and a bidder yelled, “$1,000!” Just then another bidder yelled “$1,500!” and we were moving...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 4, 20203 min read


NAA Community Conversation: Contract Professionals
National Auctioneers Association members take part in a week-long promotional campaign that highlights the auction method of marketing....

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 1, 20202 min read


NAA Community Conversation: Marketing & Management
National Auctioneers Association members take part in a week-long promotional campaign that highlights the auction method of marketing....

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Apr 30, 20202 min read


NAA Community Conversation: Benefit Auctions
National Auctioneers Association members take part in a week-long promotional campaign that highlights the auction method of marketing....

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Apr 29, 20202 min read


NAA Community Conversation: Real Estate
National Auctioneers Association members take part in a week-long promotional campaign that highlights the auction method of marketing....

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Apr 28, 20202 min read
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