There are dozens of academic research papers (and maybe not many more) concerning with reserve auctions versus without reserve (absolute)...

Our phone rings regularly from attorneys all over the world. A few days ago, this particular attorney asked the same question as the...

I think I’ve seen almost every rule an auctioneer has for having (and/or not disclosing) the reserve price — including “sellers might or...

The question regarded personal property left at an auction house that didn’t sell because the final bids did not meet nor exceed the...

Absolute auctions attract far more attention than with reserve auctions. Thus, auctioneers understandably use the word “absolute” and...

Outside of Louisiana, all auctions are “with reserve” by default. That is, they are with reserve unless explicitly denoted as without...

In other words, this is an absolute auction and it’s not an absolute auction. Is it really “the genuine intent to transfer to the...

So let’s say an absolute auction (of one property) is scheduled and only one bidder shows up; does the auctioneer open the auction? ...

The car sells? The bidding finally reaches the seller’s reserve? The seller has acquiesced and realizes this might be all he’s going to...

What is a reasonable number of bidders? When are enough bidders registered that it’s prudent to open the bidding? Of course, it is...

“How did this absolute auction property not sell?” — or the like — is the type of question I get. Due to an absolute auction being “The...

Our most recent treatise on that subject is here: https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2020/01/01/auctions-which-are-or-not-fair-...

The key issue when selling absolute is to advertise that the auction is absolute (without reserve) so that bidders are properly notified....

Here’s who can and can’t bid for the two types of auctions (with reserve and without reserve:) Absolute (without reserve) auctions:...

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

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...

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

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

https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2018/09/03/simulcast-auctions-how-they-work-and-how-they-dont/ For example, if a simulcast...

https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2018/07/26/auctioneers-you-want-win-in-court-or-stay-out-of-court/ What we suggested in that...