This is my first “aberrant auction law” find, and numbered as such. When I find more, I’ll attempt to number sequentially, although I...

Were any of us born auctioneers? Well – maybe close – in that our father or mother was an auctioneer and we were bid-calling at age 2. ...

Some license in a comprehensive manner and for others it’s more like a permit and/or formality. Some states which have licensing are...

In fact, it’s not more difficult to find ads that say, essentially, “come to our auction since we don’t charge a buyer’s premium” as it...

Generally, auctioneers conclude that whatever they are selling is worth the most of whatever someone is willing to pay for that item, at...

National Auctioneers Association St. Jude Auction for Hope News from http://www.stjude.org/naa The National Auctioneers Association...

Still, some auctioneers take bids in a variety of other methods: Some take a bid from one bidder (Bidder A) and then accept the next bid...

When do auctions work, and when do they not? If an auctioneer has a small crowd, questions abound as to why? Or, if there is an unusually...

Actually, most auctions have some sort of guarantee or warranty. With only a few exceptions, auctioneers warranty clear title — in other...

However, from the standpoint of bidders, there is no revival of previous bids. This subject occurs when there is an item up for bid, and...

When bid calling, there can be only one high bidder who is in contract with the seller (i.e. one seller, one buyer). If it were possible...

The short answer to this is, Yes. As referenced in several of my articles here, including most notably Does bid calling form contracts?,...

If you are an auctioneer, or otherwise involved in the auction business, I strongly suggest you join the National Auctioneers Association...

Competent parties Mutual assent Consideration Competent parties means that both parties to the contract are competent. Competency...

This does happen also, but not nearly as often as a buyer not performing. What we have in this case is a seller who, after the...

First, it does matter if the transaction involves real property or personal property. Each are handled in very different ways due to the...

When an auctioneer says, “I have $10, and I’d like $15,” he is stating that he currently has his seller in contract with a particular...

It is not the same as “client” as the client has hired us to perform duties on their behalf. Customers, on the other hand, are typically...

When a client engages the services of an auctioneer, what duties does the client have the right to expect? In such cases, the auctioneer...

You might answer to the $1.00 question, that it’s worth exactly $1.00. It’s worth that because that’s what you can get for it in terms of...