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Auctioneers? Is a mandatory mask requirement constitutional?
Auctioneers are telling this auctioneer (me) that the government can’t make them wear a mask. I’m also hearing that the government can’t...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jul 17, 20202 min read


Auctioneers: Whose data is it?
There might not be a single company not harvesting data these days … from an auctioneer in the middle of nowhere collecting phone numbers...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jul 16, 20202 min read


Expert witnesses are always targeted
Let me begin with a thank you to the many auctioneers who have reached out to me lately. I continue to talk with maybe 2-3-4 auctioneers...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jul 16, 20203 min read


Expert witness standards
Many people every day of the week testify in courts and otherwise as expert witnesses. I’ve testified dozens of times as such and today...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jul 13, 20202 min read


A poem by Clara Smith Reber
For sale at auction today at high noon: An old-fashioned buggy and a one-horse sleigh, A music box that still plays a tune, A rocking...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jul 11, 20201 min read


Forests, trees, and policies
We have concluded that the more we can do for the bidders/buyers — to an extent — the more bidders/buyers we’ll have. As a result, our...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jul 10, 20202 min read


Can we be less unconscionable?
In the past several years, auctioneers have been encouraged to act more and more unconscionable. What’s unconscionable? Unreasonably...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jul 9, 20203 min read


Why all auctioneers sound (at least slightly) different
However, have you heard a father and son as auctioneers sound similar? Have you heard mother and daughter as auctioneers sound similar? ...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jul 8, 20202 min read


Absentee bids and confidentiality
She is also busy. She is a corporate attorney focusing on general business litigation and is also a volunteer at Goodwill Industries...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jul 7, 20202 min read


How auctioneers know something …
How do auctioneers know something? How does anyone know anything? Generally, people learn things through observation and research. We...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jul 6, 20202 min read


Auctioneer purchased my items — do I still pay commission?
A recent caller asked me, “If the auctioneer purchased my items, do I still pay commission?” My answer was, “Yes, you do, so long as the...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jul 4, 20202 min read


Does court confirmation make it a reserve auction?
In other words, this is an absolute auction and it’s not an absolute auction. Is it really “the genuine intent to transfer to the...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jul 3, 20202 min read


Disclosing what you should know
This is an “Iron Clad” 4 Quart Watering Can. Best I can tell it’s in good shape and likely is able to water plants, flowers, grass,...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jul 2, 20202 min read


Auctioneer at a laundry
I had reason to stop in briefly to this laundry near our auction house. Probably not unlike countless small-town laundries across the...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jul 1, 20202 min read


How different attorneys can (and shouldn’t) help auctioneers
As one who’s worked with attorneys all over the United States as an expert witness, I’ve personally experienced these various roles and...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 30, 20202 min read


NAA’s Virtual C&S
The National Auctioneers Association (NAA) has held its annual Conference & Show (C&S) every year with its first gathering in Roanoke,...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 29, 20202 min read


Auctioneers, discrimination & Google
I’ve been instructed to not “Google” anything … but I’m sure glad I don’t have to pay any attention to this directive. In fact,...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 28, 20203 min read


Mottram and “what if?”
J. G. White & Co., Limited (Auctioneers) of London, England was contracted to sell property held by the United States in a depot in...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 27, 20202 min read


” … not responsible for the online platform’s performance.”
Correct, you as the auctioneer don’t want to be responsible for any of that — primarily because much (if not all) of that is out of your...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 26, 20202 min read


Auctioneers: Stay in your lane
Auctioneers should be auctioneers. Dentists should be dentists. Doctors should be doctors. Attorneys should be attorneys. In other...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 25, 20202 min read
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