The first website was live in November 1992. I think it might have been 1998 or so when we found software and created our first...

I remember countless auctioneers telling me two things about the auction business when I first took an interest in it: Property is only...

I freely admit that when auction platforms started to appear, I (and many others) decried their plans … to possibly allow non-auctioneers...

I was sitting with an auctioneer in an attorney’s office in 2011 going over his case and how I could possibly help him. I have certainly...

We ask a somewhat rhetorical question this morning … what is “scheduled maintenance?” Of course, it’s two things: “Scheduled” and...

It’s supposed to be easy … and most of the time it is. However, things happen: The Internet goes down, the online platform goes down,...

Auctioneers regularly share their auctions on social media platforms. This benefits their clients by exposing the auction to more people....

You type in the “address” bar the website you want, and it’s not there. You see that your online auction is no longer up. You cannot...

Correct, you as the auctioneer don’t want to be responsible for any of that — primarily because much (if not all) of that is out of your...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJNTUdcube4. The four basic types of formats today are webinars (webcasts, web conferences,) podcasts,...

It’s unfortunate that a small percentage commit bid-rigging, shill bidding, fraudulent inducement, and similar schemes. Such behavior...

It’s 2020. Software whether local or online should be (and can be) intuitive. Big buttons, clear visible text, common terminology,...

https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2020/02/28/10-things-to-know-when-attending-your-first-live-auction/. Relatedly, for everyone...

Auctioneers who contract with sellers to serve as their auctioneer to market, promote and secure the highest possible bid need to know...

So, auctioneers are no-doubt being advised to put in their terms that if the online bidding platform is not accessible, the auction can...

Sunday, November 10 I boarded a plane to Philadelphia to serve as lead auctioneer for an event there on Monday. I arrived at John Glenn...

Except — that is — if the weather or conditions are too bad for even those with an extraordinary resolution to attend. All roadways...

What that doesn’t mean is that all of that data is factual; nor does it mean that with more users the data generally becomes more...

If there is a real threat to consider here, it’s the threat to all auctions, not only one type. As we’ve written before … in 2003 the...

However, auctioneers seem late to the party. While many auctioneers offer online bidding to make it easier to play, otherwise buying at...