He or she would say that it is illegal in the United States to discriminate based on race, color or ancestry in regard to real property...

As Carl begins his “First-Saturday” monthly auction, he notices that the crowd of bidders is just sitting there. They aren’t really...

Photograph courtesy of Art & Visual Materials, Special Collections Department, Harvard Law School Library In the United States, an...

I find my seat, and pull the Hemispheres (United Airlines) magazine from the back of the seat in front of me. My quick page scanning...

The question was, “Can an auctioneer stop an absolute auction once underway …?” Let’s take a look at this sign. “Everything will be sold...

In Williston’s “Williston on Contracts” an important point about the Statute of Frauds for auctioneers is noted. In § 29:40 (4th Ed), as...

One thing that auctioneers learn early in their careers is to adapt to the weather. Are tents going to be needed? Will the parking lot...

We previously wrote more about our operation here: http://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2014/05/27/auctioneers-and-d-u-s-t/ Another...

Linda said she was keeping it, and that was fine. We still had over 1,000 lots to sell at her auction including some nice antiques and...

Actually, numbers, “Just rolling through the air?” was what I heard proposed. Auctioneers have bid called for 1,000’s of years. In the...

When the conversation turns to something like the UCC 2-328, contract law, or the like, and I point out that a certain practice is...

It’s well established that there are only two types of auctions: Any auction is either “with reserve” or “without reserve.” And the...

There might not be a real estate agent in the United States who hasn’t heard these four words. A home where there was a recent murder? A...

Equally, there seems to be lots of confusion. The auctioneer can’t bid; the auctioneer can bid; the auctioneer can maybe bid? Today, we...

In situations such as this, it is customary for the primary auctioneer to maintain his (or her) relationship with the client(s). Then,...

Yet, some will say, “That [whatever] sold for $29,500 at that auction, but was worth much more.” Less often, someone will say, “That...

The “as-is” standard is so widely used in the United States that even the Supreme Court of the United States has discussed the issue at...

Auctioneers typically enter into contracts with their sellers (clients.) These contracts often note the date and location of auction,...

For example in a contract to sell or an agreement to abide by certain terms and conditions, that document counters established law. Two...

Mary’s family has owned 2,540 acres of farmland in southern Indiana for 135 years. The land includes four homes, nine large barns, and...