Ringmen (and ring women) often have to communicate that a bid has been offered by a bidder so that the auctioneer notes such a bid. To...

I know it happens, particularly in the online auction world, but the public (other bidders) detest the practice. You consign your...

You’ve been exercising, eating right, and getting enough sleep. Imagine I want to get your attention. If I publish an article saying,...

Many auctioneers are advocating for some type of centralized list (database) of bad bidders — bidders who bid and don’t pay, use stolen...

We regularly write to [attempt to] help auctioneers stay out of court, rather than attempting to win in court, or worse yet, lose in...

The suggestion apparently is that the buyer’s premium belongs to the auctioneer no matter. This is absolutely not true. The buyer’s...

What is a “priceless” auction item? Could an auctioneer exclaim, “This item is priceless?” What are the implications of such, if any? ...

Buyer’s premiums have been used at auctions in the United States since 1977 — over 40 years. Yet, there remain many misunderstandings...

I hear it all the time in the auction business … “Nobody wants your … whatever.” Yet, why don’t “they” want your “stuff?” Besides that...

The Centralia, Washington Police Department is now using eBay to sell seized goods, instead of traditional auctioneers. An article in...

The Uniform Commercial Code § 1-302 titled “Variation by Agreement” clearly says (emphasis added:) (a) Except as otherwise provided in...

We run an auction house and know the names of upwards of 60% of our bidders who we see on a regular basis. Roger and his wife are...

Contracts between auctioneers and sellers, consignors, and consignees typically bind the principal to rightfully convey ownership,...

Why does anyone attend (or otherwise place bids) at any auction? We have held for years, the likely reason (or the only reason) is the...

Let’s see … what is an auctioneer’s job? To maximize price for our seller/client? To solve the seller/client’s problem? Indeed this is...

Buyer’s premiums continue to rise. In fact, I’ve heard for years that “nobody pays any attention to them” so why not raise them? ...

Appraisers often [rightly] use auction values as evidence of value. Yet, we wonder today if an auction with reserve (or a forced sale)...

For years, when we (and everyone else) only held live auctions, there were often one or two somewhat infamous bidders who attempted — and...

In very high demand, low inventory real property markets (seller markets) often listing brokers will note that they will entertain...

We’ve said auctioneers should treat all bidders the same — and they should. In that, we are suggesting you set your auction bidder...