Most all auctions in the United States today require the bidders to register before bidding. Such registration for a live auction is...

Why conduct auctions and only sell 60% – 65% of the property, leaving as much as 40% unsold? Manheim COO Janet Barnard recently asked...

Similarly, charity auctions typically involve a charity as defined under IRS regulation section 501(c)(3). These auctions might be for...

In other words, an auction is one type or the other — and necessarily one or the other — and not both. We have written extensively about...

What’s the thinking here? Auctioneers endeavor to use wording to attract bidders — to get them to pay attention to their auction instead...

Headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, the NAA represents the interests of thousands of auctioneers in the U.S., Canada and across the...

Do online-only auctioneers hide sale prices (auction results?) It appears to me that most do. Why would an online-only auctioneer do...

As such, many are flying to destinations, and in need of excellent quality luggage. After discussing this issue with several auctioneers...

Drip … drip … drip … drip … drip … drip … I got up and fumbled my way to the bathroom and turned the faucet handle a bit tighter, and the...

… Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country. We’ve embedded the entire speech later if you care to...

Bill is the high bidder at $1,000 and the auctioneer is asking for a bid of $1,100. The auctioneer sees Aaron wave, and takes that as a...

Who is insuring “The Boss” continues to earn some sort of income in the event he loses is voice? Probably Lloyd’s of London Officially...

He won about $700 worth of items, and inquired about the selling prices of a few other items on which he left absentee bids. I’m glad to...

My prospective client told me that the auctioneer he had just met with earlier that day sold a very similar piece for a “world record”...

Twas a cold afternoon as the neighbors were gathered At a farm in the country to hear As he stood with his cane atop an old wagon, The...

These classes have been held at auctioneer state conventions, national conventions, auction schools and many other venues. Speakers have...

In the United States today, there are well over 1 million auctions held every year — maybe even 2 million. And, in the history of...

A smaller regional auction firm conducts real estate auctions and does not charge a buyer’s premium. The large nationwide firm notes in...

They sure do. I have traveled all over the United States as an auctioneer, and seen all of the below motivations to attend both our...

Such a meeting as this is basically conducted to ensure everyone is, “all on the same page.” This type of meeting is certainly more...