Secondly, there are no laws which require auctioneers to disclose the seller’s identity to (potential) bidders. Despite these facts, it...

And it would be hard to find an auctioneer who wouldn’t want children exposed to the auction method of marketing. In fact, it’s likely...

It’s May 08, 2014, and Invaluable and eBay announce a joint agreement to bring eBay Live Auctions back to life. What changed from...

He conducted mostly onsite auctions where we were selling primarily antiques, collectibles, furniture, tools, etc. We would often get...

King Augeo reigned over the 1000’s of acres of his kingdom where all commerce by law was conducted by auction. The King’s Court of six...

In fact, there was a lot less searching then, as before the Internet, many times people didn’t even know they wanted something because...

“I want to be an auctioneer … how do I go about that?” is a fairly typical question. I usually inquire about where the caller is hoping...

At that time, we used a Verifone 330 credit card swiper, a DC power supply, a Motorola bag phone and a long antenna. We were the first...

Of the issues that auctioneering and real estate education share, one is agency. We wrote extensively on agency here:...

Auctioneers sign contracts with clients (sellers,) facilitate contracts between sellers and buyers when selling property, and sometimes...

There are a myriad of federal laws which restrict the sale, possession, transfer, ownership, mailing, receiving, destroying, hiding,...

Actually, I believe this most recent discussion resulted from a sales technique exchange, in which an auctioneer who charges more might...

Since opening an auction school, and especially since being asked to teach auctioneer continuing education, I have become intensely...

Fortunate for David, an auction in New York notes a complete liquidation of a longtime Boston Red Sox collector taking place Saturday. ...

You might have guessed one is auction and the other is private negotiation. And today, we’re looking at the combination of these two...

In other words, without the use of an auctioneer, real estate licensee, appraiser, surveyor, attorney … an owner can “do it himself.”...

Why not? It appears these views are founded in the history of “we’ve always [not] done it that way,” rather than actually looking at the...

Illegal seller bidding is just that — the seller bidding at auction when he or she is not permitted to do so under the law. Basically,...

Given that there are only two types of auctions, and one being a without reserve auction with no reserves, the other type is with...

Yet, even these highly profitable auctioneers’ incomes pale in comparison to expected annual earnings of $360,000-$800,000. How does one...