It seems we’re all busy and sometimes forget the very basics of the auction profession. While there are many things every auctioneer...

Ever since the Internet became the place to advertise auctions, auctioneers have used it to advertise such including advertising...

Auctioneers over the last few years have publically said they are boycotting Google, Facebook, The Super Bowl (and anyone who’s performed...

Auctioneers are typically agents for sellers. As such, the seller puts their property in the hands of the auctioneer and trusts the...

With any type of agency relationship, the agents should always disclose to others their status as someone’s agent before engaging them in...

We ask a somewhat rhetorical question this morning … what is “scheduled maintenance?” Of course, it’s two things: “Scheduled” and...

Why does anyone attend (or otherwise place bids) at any auction? We have held for years, the likely reason (or the only reason) is the...

My friend Mike Hanley, Auctioneer wrote an inciteful analysis regarding the Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers and Auctioneers, Inc. v....

Auctioneers work primarily as agents and for clients (principals) in performing their duties. As such, they would owe loyalty to those...

When I was attending auction school, we would go out at night to various local auction houses to practice our bid calling and stage...

Auctioneers are charged with maximizing their client’s (seller’s) position — raise the most money, clean the warehouse completely out,...

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...

First, “essential” is generally considered “absolutely necessary and/or extremely important.” So is any auction extremely important or...

In other words, such clauses could address unexpected circumstances. These would be things generally not thought of at the time the...

Kenny Lindsay of Michigan: At this particular time in history, AUCTIONS DIDN’T WORK for the bankers. Two hangman’s nooses hang as a grim...

He informed the court that bidders are always trying to, “Mess with him …” and he recounted his retaliation for each of their material...

The Patriot” movie, Cornwallis apparently proclaimed, “Everything will change. Everything has changed.” In other words, “The only thing...

I’ve seen instances where the prices for such have been much higher than they were a few months ago. Some are considering that price...

Forbes magazine has an excellent article concerning although about keeping employees: https://www.forbes.com/sites/shephyken/2018/02/25/...

Of course, not all retail buyers are inexperienced, and not all sellers are professional. However, our question is generally who is...