Let’s say an auctioneer has a live auction scheduled with online pre-bidding beginning several days prior. How would terms such as,...

We held that the contract for sale (transferring title and possession) is void in these cases and therefore the gun still belongs to...

Albert is coincidentally 85 years old and has always told himself that when he reached that age he would sell his property to the county...

We were discussing absolute auctions at the NAA Conference & Show in Addition, Texas July 14-18, 2015. Our discussion involved that...

At the 2015 National Auctioneers Association (NAA) International Auctioneer Championship (IAC) recently held Friday, July 17 in Addison,...

Good advice I’d say. If you are a member of the National Auctioneers Association or not, you can benefit from taking the NAA’s...

These bidders go to buy things they want or need. But do they have another less obvious need? I’m going to suggest for many, they have a...

Auctioneers use a variety of marketing platforms — techniques — to advertise and promote property. Today, auctioneers use newspapers,...

Federal Firearms Licensee (FF.) The buyer fills out the ATF Form 4473 and subsequently is denied possession of the gun. Upon denial, the...

While world record prices are widely celebrated, some question the prices — some question the process. Picasso’s “Women of Algiers...

This penalty might be a fixed amount above the sale price, and/or an increased commission. Specifically, let’s say an auctioneer’s...

The seller has informed his auctioneer that he is willing to sell his prized framed painting for $150,000, at his upcoming auction, and...

As I’ve noted over the years, there are only two types of auctions — with reserve and without reserve. We discussed in more detail here:...

For example, an auctioneer saying, “Somebody start me out at $500,000 …” is a suggestion — an invitation to offer $500,000. If a bidder...

I’m blessed to have Peter Gehres, Laura Mantle and Patrick Brown along with other great auctioneers and staff to handle things in my...

The Touch of the Master’s Hand ’Twas battered and scarred, and the auctioneer Thought it scarcely worth his while To waste much time on...

In the case of a business closing or the like, the auction itself may be subject to the “bulk sale” laws in the United States. Bulk sale...

In a somewhat modest legal case, an attorney informed me that he represented a buyer who felt injured by the seller bidding against him...

Auctioneers are also sometimes paid when property doesn’t sell. Paid when property doesn’t sell? Yep, even when it doesn’t sell....

Many cars selling at auction sell, “as-is” and “where-is” and essentially include terms that the bidders are to not rely on any...