Although there are dozens of auctioneer bid calling contests in the United States each year, the three most well-known and prestigious...

A bidder becomes the buyer and he refuses to pay for his purchase. A seller refuses to convey the property after a bidder becomes the...

This prompted us to write today, “Six auctioneer vocal cord myths,” with this being the first misconception: Nothing that you eat or...

We have previously written about online auction bidding becoming unavailable: https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2017/02/06/onl...

Here’s one such article from 2012 where the sellers actually sued the buyers for “buying too cheaply:” https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wor...

Bock noted in his article that 70 percent of Google’s employees were men, 61 percent of its total workforce were white, another 30...

Today, we explore the rights (if any) a high bidder may have if someone drunk or otherwise impaired bids against him. We broached this...

Randy Wells says, “I ran a weekly auction house for 17 years and I can say that I probably started 98.9% of the items we sold.” We have...

And, so far almost every online platform (once with enough data and/or enough money on the table) has decided to do one of two things:...

We’ve written extensively about auctions where the seller has the “Genuine intent to transfer to the highest bidder regardless of price.”...

We would suggest not, and cite that the Supreme Court of the United States stated such in 1850. In what is the first substantive court...

Quite frankly, we’re a bit surprised with these two questions — that they actually deserve detailed answers. Can bidders pay too much? ...

What do those lights mean at a car auction? There is certainly no nationwide standard, but there is a pattern. Generally, most all buyers...

Of the few court cases involving this issue, what has resulted is a somewhat mixed message about reopening for so-called tie-bids,...

Frequently and particularly at his monthly coin auctions, bidders seem to bid at the last second, resulting in some bids being missed,...

For that matter, people at auctions record video and take pictures frequently. They take pictures of the themselves, auctioneers, staff,...

We’ve consulted in dozens of auction-related cases (litigation) since 2010. Additionally, it’s not unusual for my phone to ring...

She sees one “offered” by an auctioneer in an online-only auction. She puts in her bid of $500. As Susan places her bid, she wonders …...

Absent any contract provisions to the contrary, for personal property the UCC § 2-401 will be applicable here. For real property, title...

In fact, our topic today is more something Manson talks about within his numerous responsibilities of this three-day seminar. Our...