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Has the reserve confirmation system decreased the seller pool?
Justin Ochs asked this above question six years ago, and we endeavored to answer his question here: https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpr...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Oct 2, 20172 min read


A curious auction claim — and a “slip of the tongue”
As Mr. Sharif knew well, in American Contract Bridge rules, bids by players which are deemed inadvertent (a slip of the mind, slip of the...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Sep 21, 20172 min read


Can an auctioneer/seller deny someone from attending their auction?
Our question today regards an auctioneer/seller denying another auctioneer — or anyone else — from attending their auction. And the...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Sep 18, 20172 min read


The “corruption” of the auction industry?
Some might say (including Shannon Hunter, Auctioneer) that these are the two most material issues in the auction industry today. In...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Sep 11, 20173 min read


The top five questions I tend to get
While we’ve received 100’s of questions, there are five we tend to get most often. Here we answer those top five with basic information...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Sep 5, 20173 min read


“As-is” and I can or can’t inspect?
Bill’s father Gene had served in the Unites States Air Force from 1947 until his retirement in 1991 and had flown these 19B’s (UH-19’s)...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Aug 31, 20173 min read


The integrity of the bidding process
Our topic today specifically regards bankruptcy auctions, but applies equally and reasonably to any type of auction anywhere in the...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jul 28, 20174 min read


Does it cost to register?
Sometimes auctioneers charge a fee to register for an auction. For instance, to obtain a bid card, the bidder must provide...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jul 24, 20173 min read


Auctioneers, auctions and title
There is substantial case law all across the United States which suggests as an agent for the seller, the auctioneer is bound to verify...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jul 6, 20172 min read


Real estate agents … auctioneers … and real estate auctioneers.
“They say that [Zillow,] a company they empowered and trusted, is taking advantage of them.” Yep — auctioneers heard how many times...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 29, 20172 min read


Coming in waaaaaay below the pre-auction estimate
“Famed artist Billy Woble’s painting estimated at $3,000,000 – $5,000,000 sells at auction for $7,500,000,” instead of “Famed artist...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 22, 20172 min read


Simulcast auctions and the timing of bids
I answered with the obvious observation, that the software would show which bids were placed by a person and which bids were placed...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 5, 20173 min read


Pinhooking in the auction business
If alley trading, owner A is set to sell his car in the auction. Just before, B buys the car from A for $10,000. Then B runs the car...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 30, 20173 min read


But that other bidder was drunk
Today, we explore the rights (if any) a high bidder may have if someone drunk or otherwise impaired bids against him. We broached this...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Apr 17, 20172 min read
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Should the auctioneer “set the [bid] in?”
Randy Wells says, “I ran a weekly auction house for 17 years and I can say that I probably started 98.9% of the items we sold.” We have...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Apr 13, 20173 min read


Can auctioneers trust any online platform?
And, so far almost every online platform (once with enough data and/or enough money on the table) has decided to do one of two things:...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Apr 10, 20172 min read


At auction without the genuine intent to sell
We’ve written extensively about auctions where the seller has the “Genuine intent to transfer to the highest bidder regardless of price.”...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Apr 5, 20172 min read


But the bidders chose to bid again …
We would suggest not, and cite that the Supreme Court of the United States stated such in 1850. In what is the first substantive court...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Apr 1, 20172 min read


Car auction lights
What do those lights mean at a car auction? There is certainly no nationwide standard, but there is a pattern. Generally, most all buyers...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Mar 27, 20171 min read


Unconscionable auction terms
Frequently and particularly at his monthly coin auctions, bidders seem to bid at the last second, resulting in some bids being missed,...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Mar 21, 20173 min read
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