Photograph courtesy of Art & Visual Materials, Special Collections Department, Harvard Law School Library In the United States, an...

I find my seat, and pull the Hemispheres (United Airlines) magazine from the back of the seat in front of me. My quick page scanning...

The question was, “Can an auctioneer stop an absolute auction once underway …?” Let’s take a look at this sign. “Everything will be sold...

In Williston’s “Williston on Contracts” an important point about the Statute of Frauds for auctioneers is noted. In § 29:40 (4th Ed), as...

Produce auctions provide a market of locally grown products at public auction. This auction inventory varies by season, and includes...

Certainly the purpose of any advertisement is to get attention. So from that perspective — great auction advertisement. However, one...

One thing that auctioneers learn early in their careers is to adapt to the weather. Are tents going to be needed? Will the parking lot...

We previously wrote more about our operation here: http://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2014/05/27/auctioneers-and-d-u-s-t/ Another...

What about the auctioneer’s staff bidding? Can they bid at auctions when they are working for the auctioneer? Should they bid at...

She suggested she had a “hangover” from bid calling. I suspect most auctioneers know this same feeling. There was no alcohol involved. I...

Linda said she was keeping it, and that was fine. We still had over 1,000 lots to sell at her auction including some nice antiques and...

Actually, numbers, “Just rolling through the air?” was what I heard proposed. Auctioneers have bid called for 1,000’s of years. In the...

When the conversation turns to something like the UCC 2-328, contract law, or the like, and I point out that a certain practice is...

It’s well established that there are only two types of auctions: Any auction is either “with reserve” or “without reserve.” And the...

The Auctioneer’s Prayer He stares at his tractor with watery eyes, Remembering the nights under God’s bright skies. Her fingers slide...

There might not be a real estate agent in the United States who hasn’t heard these four words. A home where there was a recent murder? A...

Equally, there seems to be lots of confusion. The auctioneer can’t bid; the auctioneer can bid; the auctioneer can maybe bid? Today, we...

At the 2014 National Auctioneers Association (NAA) International Auctioneer Championship (IAC) recently held Friday, July 11 in...

As auctioneers from throughout the United States and other countries gather in Louisville, Kentucky for the 65th National Auctioneers...

In situations such as this, it is customary for the primary auctioneer to maintain his (or her) relationship with the client(s). Then,...