I’m not sure how to begin this story … other than to say that I had never heard of this type of auction nor this type of bid calling...

Yet, most of these same states which license auctioneers exempt charity or other such organizations from the license requirement —...

He said, “There were people, including me, that said we would just go to some other auction where we didn’t have to bid against people...

Auctioneers use bid calling to communicate in a legal, entertaining, encouraging manner with bidders who are in attendance at an auction....

What happens now? The first place these two parties should look to is their contract. Typically, auctioneers and auction houses enter...

Almost all states have auctioneer contests where auctioneers complete based upon their bid calling ability; annually the National...

Recently, I was asked, “Can an auctioneer auction his own property?” The answer seemed clear enough, and I responded, “Sure, it happens...

Yet, some auctioneers sell items for less than these reserve amounts. How can this happen? How it was explained to me was that if the...

Typically, an auctioneer will introduce himself, or herself, and also introduce the staff, likely note that bidders must register, items...

Of course, the brother, or anyone else for that matter, could have purchased these items at the auction, but that was not evidenced by...

Today, with wireless technology, the auctioneer can wear a lightweight headset which allows for hands-free operation, (or use a cordless...

State law in 49 of the 50 states in the United States dictates bidders may retract their bid at an auction anytime, for any reason, up...

State law in 49 of the 50 states in the United States dictates that items may be withdrawn prior to the start of the auction, no matter...

A question we’re asked in auction school quite often is, “How many staff will I need for my auction?” The answer is, generally, in...

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

Our answer to our attorney in this case was, essentially, “We can’t do that.” As we explore this issue here, you’ll see that we suggest...

The word auc·tion·eer is obviously the word, “auction” with the affix “eer.” The “eer” in the English language means someone associated...

There are auction houses (locations where auctions are held, typically a type of commercial facility, on some regular basis, as compared...

This is my eighth “aberrant auction law” find, and numbered as such. When I find more, I’ll attempt to number sequentially, although I...

When I attended auction school, decades ago, I remember distinctly (the very first day) that we were taught to say, “Sold!” when we...