So what is shill bidding? Let’s look first at the word, “shill.” Shill means basically to falsely advocate a position in attempts to...

First, it is probably important to note that the recent Michigan State University Auction Industry 2010 study showed that only 6% of all...

First, many states in the United States require a license to act as an auctioneer. And, most of those license states require...

We concluded rather swiftly, that the answer was, “No,” that auctioneers were not commodities. Let’s first look at what a commodity is:...

At an auction house, rented facility or the like On-site, at the farm, house or property Why would a client prefer an on-site auction...

Many studies over the years have concluded that people are generally more happy with experiential purchases than material purchases. One...

What is changing in the auction business? Most suggest the Internet, and our ability as auctioneers to advertise to a worldwide market,...

With the advent of online bidding, some are arguing that the computer-assisted bidders can slow down an auction. Some argue bidders who...