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Online platform owns the bidders’ email addresses?
Tim conducts auctions every other week at his 7,000 square foot auction facility just outside of town. Years ago, Tim decided to augment...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Oct 13, 20123 min read


Uniform Sales Act of 1906
His accomplishments included helping to formulate the state constitutions of North Dakota and South Dakota, private secretary to U.S....

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Oct 3, 20124 min read


Auction contract with binding (or nonbinding) arbitration
As well, we’ve written about the types of contracts auctioneers enter into, or are materially involved in supervising. Two such articles...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Oct 1, 20123 min read


Solely for the purpose of increasing the bid?
In fact, she has over 200 in her collection and they are all on display in her home, barn and garage. Natalie began her interest in...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Sep 23, 20123 min read


Auctioneers & 18 U.S.C. § 704
The United States Congress wrote a statute, later to be referenced as 18 U.S.C. § 704, prohibiting the unauthorized wearing,...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Sep 19, 20123 min read


The UCC 2-328 and the withdraw’s missing noun?
In that time, I have covered each word of the UCC 2-328 (all 254 words) hundreds of times, to groups as large as 170 attendees in one...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Sep 14, 20122 min read


Seller withdrawal; excessive penalties
She wishes to withdraw some consigned firearms, and place reserves on others, after signing a without reserve auction contract with an...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Sep 11, 20122 min read


Auctioneer says you can withdraw with penalty?
Claire decided after consigning some firearms, she wished to withdraw some of them, and place reserves on some otherwise selling without...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Sep 9, 20123 min read


Handheld microphones & directionality
In fact, we’ve recommended that every auctioneer always use a sound system when bid calling. Auctioneers generally use either a...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Sep 4, 20122 min read


Seller withdrawal or auctioneer withdrawal?
The auctioneer she chose was a Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) with an auction facility near Louisville, Kentucky. With the auction day...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Sep 3, 20123 min read


The disguised effect of a reserve
During Adam’s tenure at Dale Motor Cars, Adam purchased over 15 cars for his personal collection. Adam stored most of his cars in his...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Aug 31, 20123 min read


Do “valuable” items require reserves?
Yet, on an appointment today, after I explained the merits of selling personal property absolute, I heard: “That’s real valuable, so I’ll...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Aug 28, 20122 min read


Online auctioneers using the same photos for different items?
Obviously, at a live auction, bidders can see the property for themselves; and in that live environment, the human eye can isolate 10-12...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Aug 26, 20123 min read


Auctioneers helping auctioneers
In our article today, we hope to expand on the “lending a hand” component of auctioneers helping auctioneers. For purposes of our...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Aug 22, 20123 min read


The 29 things that should be in an auctioneer’s contract with a seller
Every time, no exceptions. This contract (and the particulars of such) may be mandated by state law. Every auctioneer is advised to seek...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Aug 20, 20123 min read


Hiring an auctioneer?
Bob owns a car auction and needs an auctioneer for his new Friday night run. Carla’s father died and she needs an auctioneer to sell his...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Aug 19, 20125 min read


I don’t need an auctioneer’s license …
Most of those who do — license in a statewide-fashion, while the others license by county, region or product segment. However, in these...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Aug 15, 20123 min read


What is CAI Next?
CAI graduates have apparently been asking, “What’s next?” says Michael Avery, the National Auctioneers Association Director of Education....

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Aug 12, 20122 min read


Obligate backup bidder until high bidder signs?
For the most part, Harry’s real estate auctions have led to successful closings — with generally happy buyers and happy sellers. However,...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Aug 5, 20124 min read


Secret second auctions
In brief, it is an illegal agreement involving bid rigging and price suppression, in violation of law inclusive of the Sherman Antitrust...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Aug 1, 20123 min read
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