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It’s (and it’s not) reliable information
An auctioneer says that his expressions are deemed reliable but not guaranteed. In other words, he “deems” them reliable (judges,...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Dec 29, 20232 min read


Should auctioneers see your maximum bid?
Auctioneers often take absentee bids or allow bidders to bid online where they are privy to the bidder’s maximum bid. Our question today...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jul 22, 20223 min read


The auctioneer really doesn’t pay less
We wrote about auctioneers purchasing and not paying any less nor more than anyone else, despite charging commission. That treatise can...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Mar 26, 20212 min read


Lot 0 (Auction Information) confusion
What’s the problem? People are actually bidding on this Lot 0 — trying to buy the auctioneer’s terms and conditions, I suppose … but is...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 15, 20172 min read


Look! We’re not open yet.
“Great,” I replied. I’ll take a look at it online and get registered. As I searched online, I found the auction, only to note that...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Mar 16, 20152 min read


How to manage legal seller bidding
Given that there are only two types of auctions, and one being a without reserve auction with no reserves, the other type is with...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Feb 20, 20144 min read


Cognitive vs. affective auction bidding
One such paper, published September 19, 2012, was titled:“Thinking or Feeling the Risk in Online Auctions: The Effects of Priming...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Feb 8, 20134 min read


Can’t buy or can’t bid?
In Ashgrove, as with nearly all of the surrounding communities, it is strictly illegal to point a gun directly at another unarmed person...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Mar 22, 20123 min read


Buyer’s Premium
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...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Dec 16, 20095 min read


Keeping the bid between two bidders …
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...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Dec 13, 20094 min read
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