Our discussion today regards what can — or should — auctioneers do in such instances. Is there anything they can do? If you’re not...

Bill of Rights comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. Virginia’s legislature became the last to ratify...

The essence of this case was the auctioneer was providing estimates of value on items being put up for auction. One such item was...

Maybe another question might be: What is the future of the real estate industry? How about the auction industry? I would offer these are...

I believe that most auctioneers understand what drives interest in an auction and/or auction event — other than wanting or needing what...

However, some information which buyers might feel is material is also by default confidential. Such is the reserve price which twice in...

That is, unless state or local laws say there are required ages in excess of 18. For example, could California say one must be 22 to buy...

I recently returned home from what has become my annual “auctioneer convention season” including conferences and other events in Ohio,...

Such is the case (again) with http://www.youragentbid.com (Youragentbid) as they continue to contend that they are partnering with large...

It is no wonder that we as auctioneers have a bad reputation among many people. We still have auctioneers that play games at their...

Since 1950 the National Auctioneers Association (NAA) has hosted their annual Conference & Show (Convention) somewhere in the United...

However, what if my $270 bidder was paying with a credit card costing the seller 3.5% and the $265 bidder is paying cash? $270 minus 3.5%...

UCC 2-328 extensively in classes around the United States, as well as in several articles contained within this blog. One such UCC 2-328...

After a bidder has won the bid with his (or her) high bid, he has become the new owner of the item, even though he may not have paid for...

We touched on another unfortunate bid calling technique (https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2018/01/29/i-have-it-but-i-dont-and-...

https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2010/02/04/unethical-bid-calling-3-he-loves-me-he-loves-me-not/ Amplifying this attorney’s...

You can read the entire article here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/will-millennials-kill-costco/2018/01/19/d0de5dec-f...

Watchdog.org suggests in his article for Spectator.org that occupational licensing is a scam … maybe even racketeering. You can read that...

And, auctioneers somewhat frequently discuss what is legal and illegal concerning the selling of ivory … and like items. Like items? In...

Another staff member responded that, “She better do more than practice medicine … she better be good at it before she attempts to help...