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‘Reasonably advantageous’ auction terms
I stay at many hotels throughout the year (although I have never stayed at the Black Bear Hotel in Allentown, Pennsylvania.) In doing so,...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jul 19, 20175 min read


The NAA IAC Final Round Questions ’17
At the 2017 National Auctioneers Association (NAA) International Auctioneer Championship (IAC) recently held Friday, July 14 in Columbus,...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jul 17, 20172 min read


Bid calling really does matter
Further, we wrote that auctioneers who are highly skilled in bid calling are paid a premium over those who are not, and that additional...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jul 8, 20173 min read


Auctioneers, auctions and title
There is substantial case law all across the United States which suggests as an agent for the seller, the auctioneer is bound to verify...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jul 6, 20172 min read


Real estate agents … auctioneers … and real estate auctioneers.
“They say that [Zillow,] a company they empowered and trusted, is taking advantage of them.” Yep — auctioneers heard how many times...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 29, 20172 min read


Coming in waaaaaay below the pre-auction estimate
“Famed artist Billy Woble’s painting estimated at $3,000,000 – $5,000,000 sells at auction for $7,500,000,” instead of “Famed artist...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 22, 20172 min read


NAA C&S 2017: 24 great things in Columbus, Ohio
The Eight Landmarks The Horseshoe (The “Shoe”) is home of The Ohio State University Buckeye Football Team. It opened October 7, 1922 and...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 12, 20174 min read


Where is auctioneer CE needed? Everywhere …
Brad Bergefurd, OSU Extension Educator & Horticulture Specialist, Charissa McGlothin, OSU Agriculture & Marketing Program Assistant and...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 8, 20172 min read


Simulcast auctions and the timing of bids
I answered with the obvious observation, that the software would show which bids were placed by a person and which bids were placed...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 5, 20173 min read


Bilingual Auctioneers …
We as auctioneers might want to start exploring Spanish and other languages as our auction crowds already have … and as we were...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 24, 20172 min read


Bidders, last good faith bids and recourse
That analysis is here: https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2011/06/30/if-the-seller-bids/ As we have stated in countless...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 22, 20172 min read


The Auctioneer Triple Crown
Although there are dozens of auctioneer bid calling contests in the United States each year, the three most well-known and prestigious...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 15, 20172 min read


Auctioneer handheld microphone danger
Our question today is, “What are the auctioneer handheld (and/or even headset or lavaliere) microphone dangers, if any?” You are an...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 4, 20172 min read


Six auctioneer vocal cord myths
This prompted us to write today, “Six auctioneer vocal cord myths,” with this being the first misconception: Nothing that you eat or...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 3, 20172 min read


Online-only auction platform goes down …
We have previously written about online auction bidding becoming unavailable: https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2017/02/06/onl...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Apr 28, 20172 min read


Diversity in the auction business, NAA
Bock noted in his article that 70 percent of Google’s employees were men, 61 percent of its total workforce were white, another 30...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Apr 19, 20173 min read


Can auctioneers trust any online platform?
And, so far almost every online platform (once with enough data and/or enough money on the table) has decided to do one of two things:...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Apr 10, 20172 min read


But the bidders chose to bid again …
We would suggest not, and cite that the Supreme Court of the United States stated such in 1850. In what is the first substantive court...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Apr 1, 20172 min read


Car auction lights
What do those lights mean at a car auction? There is certainly no nationwide standard, but there is a pattern. Generally, most all buyers...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Mar 27, 20171 min read


Unconscionable auction terms
Frequently and particularly at his monthly coin auctions, bidders seem to bid at the last second, resulting in some bids being missed,...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Mar 21, 20173 min read
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