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At auction, can we force sellers to sell? Buyers to buy?
Our subject today involves when there is a breach of contract (as an auctioneer has announced, “Sold!” — for instance) and then the...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Nov 16, 20173 min read


The UCC 2-328 Sentence #9 (of 9)
UCC § 2-328 (Sale by Auction) only has nine sentences, but they all are widely misunderstood. Here we take a look at sentence #9,...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Nov 9, 20172 min read


The UCC 2-328 Sentence #8 (of 9)
UCC § 2-328 (Sale by Auction) only has nine sentences, but they all are widely misunderstood. Here we take a look at sentence #8,...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Nov 6, 20172 min read


The UCC 2-328 Sentence #7 (of 9)
UCC § 2-328 (Sale by Auction) only has nine sentences, but they all are widely misunderstood. Here we take a look at sentence #7,...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Nov 2, 20172 min read


The UCC 2-328 Sentence #6 (of 9)
UCC § 2-328 (Sale by Auction) only has nine sentences, but they all are widely misunderstood. Here we take a look at sentence #6,...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Oct 30, 20173 min read


The UCC 2-328 Sentence #1 (of 9)
UCC § 2-328 (Sale by Auction) only has nine sentences, but they all are widely misunderstood. Here we take a look at sentence #1,...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Oct 6, 20172 min read


The top five questions I tend to get
While we’ve received 100’s of questions, there are five we tend to get most often. Here we answer those top five with basic information...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Sep 5, 20173 min read


Auctioneer licensing in the United States
Those acting as auctioneers, or otherwise engaged in the auction business, are required to be licensed in some states in the United...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Sep 2, 20173 min read


Auction deemed a stunt?
Recently, an auction of the Lincoln Park Plaza (Michigan) apparently did not result in a completed sale. Adam Miller, Lincoln Park’s...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Aug 10, 20172 min read


Coming in waaaaaay below the pre-auction estimate
“Famed artist Billy Woble’s painting estimated at $3,000,000 – $5,000,000 sells at auction for $7,500,000,” instead of “Famed artist...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 22, 20172 min read


Online-only auction platform goes down …
We have previously written about online auction bidding becoming unavailable: https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2017/02/06/onl...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Apr 28, 20172 min read


At auction without the genuine intent to sell
We’ve written extensively about auctions where the seller has the “Genuine intent to transfer to the highest bidder regardless of price.”...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Apr 5, 20172 min read


Is it ever legal to retract your bid?
Here’s the article, titled “Absolute versus reserve auctions: Is it ever legal to retract a bid?” The subtitle of Wayne’s article...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Feb 22, 20172 min read


At an auction, who’s not the seller?
The auction was underway, and after about 30 minutes, a fairly regular buyer known by the auctioneer interrupted the auction with this...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Feb 16, 20173 min read


Name your price … really?
We as auctioneers have two choices when selling anything at auction: Sell it absolute or sell it with reserve. The absolute auction...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 16, 20173 min read


15 things … a bid calling law primer
However, it seems some auctioneers don’t know much of what legally is going on when they bid call. Here, we present the legal mechanics...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 2, 20173 min read


Some implications of the UCC 2-328
Otherwise, this same brief 254 words is referenced in courts around the United States every day; the implications of the UCC 2-328 are...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Nov 23, 20162 min read


Murray, Williston and auction contracts
Murray was a chancellor and a professor of law at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was a former dean of the University...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Oct 18, 20164 min read


Terms and conditions only for seller’s protection?
Terms such as this often include that “buyer’s must register,” “everything is being sold ‘as-is,'” and “payment is due at a certain...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Sep 27, 20162 min read


Absolute but soliciting pre-bids?
Lots of auctioneers recently have been discussing (and sharing) an article exploring why “Wealthy people” choose to sell their...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Sep 19, 20162 min read
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