https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2018/05/11/the-public-and-auction-jargon/ Today, we explore some of the most common auction...

https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2016/02/17/seller-and-buyer-identity-at-auction/ However, certainly here in 2018 there is an...

https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2016/09/05/tax-issues-at-a-benefit-auction/ Our analysis today involves when the auctioneer...

Some auctions/auctioneers charge a buyer’s premium, and some do not. There is no right or wrong about charging a buyer’s premium — but...

https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2009/11/15/different-types-of-auctions/ The right for the seller to bid — outside of a forced...

The solution often offered is to eliminate jargon when possible, and use more easily, commonly used words or phrases. Yet, I wonder if...

As a general rule, real property auction advertisements should describe the property’s amenities and features, rather than...

This would mean that 142 lots are already sold, and 358 lots are not sold. The auctioneer running the online-only auction extends the...

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) regulates what is an antique firearm and their definition is as follows;...

Such a bird’s-eye view of this issue would include questions such as, “How do we know that live bidder is real?” “How do we know that car...

UCC 2-328. Here are those last two sentences: (4) If the auctioneer knowingly receives a bid on the seller’s behalf or the seller makes...

We have issues in the United States regarding people who have committed crimes — denying them licensing, the right to vote, the right to...

In a without reserve auction, after the auctioneer calls for bids on a property, that property cannot be withdrawn unless no bid is made...

Apparently, this auctioneer had (and maybe still has) severe financial penalties in his contract with his seller payable to him — in the...

However, it seems once we as auctioneers removed the word, “Auction” or words, “Public Auction” from prominent spots in our advertising,...

I would offer probably not. Cases at the Supreme Court of the United States are probably the best ones to use as fact. Yet, consider...

The question we tend to get is, “This is theft, right?” We typically answer, “Probably not, and likely only a contract breach.” ...

This above picture pretty much lays it out visually, in that the right lane is the absolute lane, where the seller has the genuine intent...

We have discussed this issue numerous times including most recently here: https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2018/02/08/is-that...

Specializing by definition means: (1) concentrate on and become expert in a particular subject or skill. (2) confine oneself to...