However, what if my $270 bidder was paying with a credit card costing the seller 3.5% and the $265 bidder is paying cash? $270 minus 3.5%...

After a bidder has won the bid with his (or her) high bid, he has become the new owner of the item, even though he may not have paid for...

We touched on another unfortunate bid calling technique (https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2018/01/29/i-have-it-but-i-dont-and-...

https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2010/02/04/unethical-bid-calling-3-he-loves-me-he-loves-me-not/ Amplifying this attorney’s...

You can read the entire article here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/will-millennials-kill-costco/2018/01/19/d0de5dec-f...

Another staff member responded that, “She better do more than practice medicine … she better be good at it before she attempts to help...

Marsha L. Richins of the University of Missouri wrote about our title in her paper, “When Wanting Is Better Than Having,” in the Journal...

Shortly thereafter our first blog, fellow blogger extraordinaire and good friend Aaron Traffas wrote about our undertaking: ...

https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2011/02/08/internet-auction-calendars/. It’s now 2018 and about seven years later from this...

A New York case in 2012 that shocked the auction industry was fortunately overturned recently. The subject involved the necessity to...

Property is generally deemed to have been … Lost if it is found in a place where the true owner likely did not intend to set it down, and...

Most recently, an inquiry involved a breach of contact of sorts — where the auctioneer did not follow the legal expressed wishes of his...

https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2014/08/11/bid-calling-is-just-numbers/ A twist on this offer and acceptance is that some...

As an example, we sold a replica “General Lee” 1969 Dodge Charger at auction about 15 years ago. Let’s just say that buyer calls me...

If you don’t, your seller is open to a lawsuit by the high bidder seeking specific performance. In other words, the high bidder (even if...

We have been discussing “cut bids” (most notably here: https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2017/11/21/as-the-auctioneer-do-you-h...

It’s important for auctioneers to understand that first — they are typically agents for the seller (unless they are the seller,) and not...

On the contrary, selling without reserve means the seller has the genuine intent to transfer to the highest bidder regardless of price as...

www.fasttalkingpodcast.com — about cut bids (https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2017/11/21/as-the-auctioneer-do-you-have-to-take...

This cut bid in our example is an offer, and our question involves if the auctioneer/seller must accept it. The answer depends upon the...