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Simulcast auctions … how they work and how they don’t
eBay works this way. For example, we have Bidder A and Bidder B. Bidder A submits a $750 maximum bid on eBay and his high bid is at $5 …...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Sep 3, 20185 min read


One bid and 200 other bidders stand in silence?
The entire story is here: https://www.holidaysincornwall.com/farmers-stand-in-silence-at-auction-so-a-young-man-can-buy-back-his-family-...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Aug 29, 20182 min read


Higher bids “placed” online
The online bidder is (understandably) upset, “How did I not get this item for my maximum $750 bid? How did someone else get this item for...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Aug 27, 20183 min read


Auctioneers are asked, “What do you charge?”
Ask a surgeon what it costs to perform surgery. Ask a car repair technician what the charge will be to repair your car. Ask an insurance...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Aug 24, 20182 min read
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Auctioneers, Facebook, Censorship and [Fake] News …
Facebook‘s stock plunged 19% losing about $119 billion in market value constituting the biggest single-day loss for any public company in...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Aug 15, 20183 min read


Representing (or misrepresenting) auction bidders …
We have written about this more than once, including here: https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2012/07/17/who-else-was-bidding/...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Aug 8, 20182 min read


Helping auctioneers or the auction industry?
First of all, I’m not going after anyone as I’m not a party to any of the lawsuits where I’m asked to testify. Rather, either the...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Aug 6, 20182 min read


When has the UCC 2-328 been a bad idea?
https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2018/07/26/auctioneers-you-want-win-in-court-or-stay-out-of-court/ What we suggested in that...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Aug 1, 20182 min read


Auctioneers — you want to win in court, or stay out of court?
We’ve discussed the legal issues, merits and otherwise the prudence of following the UCC 2-328 more strictly and not modifying it per the...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jul 26, 20183 min read


Are we as auctioneers too difficult to understand?
National Auctioneers Association President Tim Mast even brought this issue up recently. It’s a good question with an easy answer — if...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jul 24, 20182 min read


Auction expert witness and standards of proof
Most cases in which we’ve been involved have been civil cases, where the standard of proof has been generally either a preponderance of...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jul 16, 20182 min read


No auctioneer licensing so anything goes?
Similarly, charity auctions typically involve a charity as defined under IRS regulation section 501(c)(3). These auctions might be for...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jul 11, 20183 min read


Can a lot be unsold at auction?
Items are put up for auction in the United States and around the world every second of every day. In the United States alone, millions...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jul 9, 20183 min read


More bidders or the right bidders?
At auction, the final high bid is (largely) determined by the last two bidders — the high bidder and the runner-up bidder. Given that,...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jul 4, 20183 min read


The “basics” of the auction business?
https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2018/06/18/how-the-auction-industry-lost-at-least-one-bidder/ In that blog, I noted that a...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jul 2, 20183 min read


What does your free auctioneer cost you?
Christie asked, “What is your ‘free’ auctioneer costing your fundraising event?” I invite you to read more here: ...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 27, 20182 min read


At auction … when is it “Sold!?”
However, online it’s apparently not that clear. It could be when the auctioneer (or software) says “Sold! or it could be when the invoice...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 25, 20182 min read


That other bidder, and fraudulent inducement
There are only two types of auctions: with reserve and without reserve. We have written various times about this topic, including here:...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 21, 20183 min read


How the auction industry lost at least one bidder
If there is one single consistent theme running through the minds of plaintiffs in these cases, it might be: Auctioneers “running the...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 18, 20183 min read


Auctioneers … it’s A/B testing, not A testing
The widely held definition of A/B Testing is: A/B testing is a controlled experiment with two variants, A and B. It is a form of...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 14, 20182 min read
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