I’ve been a long-standing advocate for auctioneers to join the 21st century — simpler, more equitable terms and conditions. Yet,...

Arthur Miller. It concerns an over-the-hill salesman facing a personal turning point when he loses his job and attempts to make peace...

First of all — auctioneers are advised that in order to do that, you better have your client’s knowledge and consent — memorialized in...

Do I think most auctioneers are lairs? Do I think to be a “professional” auctioneer, one must lie? I do not. Further, I believe very...

Bidders sometimes arrange to not bid against each other thus depressing prices. Some bidders engage other bidders to “make sure” their...

Most live auctions (with no online component) advertise the significant items with maybe one picture of each, and some description ending...

Of course, the issue is — who is the most interested bidder? Who is the second most interested bidder? Since prior to the auction, these...

Occasionally, a bidder may want to know who the “other” bidder is … in other words, “Who is bidding against me?” One question we take a...

Generally in commerce, flash sales are deep[er] discounts on limited quantities for a short period of time. Presumably a flash [auction]...

https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2019/01/21/auctioneer-licensing-might-be-changing/ In regard to such lack of licensing,...

First, let me clarify that this term “auction” here is just one lot, rather than the term “auction event” consisting of all the lots as...

Said another way, in a forced sale where most hold that anyone can bid including the seller, can any bids be considered in bad faith? My...

I asked for an opening bid of $1,000 and dropped down to $500 when a known-silver-buyer opened the bid at $300. I asked $350 and got it,...

Stanley Forman Reed — without a law degree — serving as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1938 – 1957 Our...

Let’s see … open the app, take a picture (or several) with my phone, type a little description, check a few boxes, and press upload? ...

What is shill bidding? Shill bidding is generally any bidding which lacks the “genuine intent to purchase” and rather bidding in order...

First, is an auction (live, simulcast and/or online-only) suitable at all? Generally, we have held that auctions are suitable [only]...

First of all — why would any auctioneer not want the public to know an auction is indeed absolute? The words “absolute” or “without...

Terms and conditions of an auction [particularly online-only or simulcast] might say, “No shipping,” “15% Buyer’s premium,” “$20 handling...

The particular definition of confidence in which I’m referring is more so “self-confidence:” … a feeling of self-assurance arising from...