Many events in the United States begin with the National Anthem, the Pledge of Allegiance, and/or a prayer. So, our question today is...

Saturday arrives and a huge crowd has assembled, mostly around this ’57 Cadillac. Lyle has been wondering for over a week what the car...

Late 2014, Christie’s added a 2% auction performance fee. This fee would be added to the seller’s commission if their “piece” sold in...

Relatedly, in the United States, religious freedom is … as referred to by the First Amendment to the Constitution [December 15, 1791:]...

And I’ve studied the art and science of auctioneering for almost as many. A few things seem clear to me: we as auctioneers need sellers...

Basically, other than those buying and selling for a profit or business, some sort of change (and not always a pleasant change) is the...

His father and grandfather were both auctioneers for over 40 years; Shane has been managing the company for the last few. Shane had been...

In situations such as this, it is customary for the primary auctioneer to maintain his (or her) relationship with the client(s). Then,...

Of the issues that auctioneering and real estate education share, one is agency. We wrote extensively on agency here:...

I was talking to her the other day and ask how things were going … She said, “Great!” I just put two homes into contract and I’ve sold...

Most of those who do — license in a statewide-fashion, while the others license by county, region or product segment. However, in these...

He accepts consignments Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and then has his auction every Friday beginning at 4:00 p.m. Ed and his 12-year-old...

What traits would the best client have? What traits would the best client not have? If we base our evaluation on what might be a typical...

It’s worth noting that we wrote some time ago about having an auction on Sunday. We explored why Sunday was a perfectly good day for an...

Bob replied, “Well, I’m unclear. The auctioneer said, “Sold!” but I then heard the seller had 48 hours to accept or reject the offer.”...

Now, before we discuss this particular subject of, “sellable position,” we’ll talk about what a ringman normally does. Ringmen work the...

Typically someone will mention that, “My ringman had a bid,” or “My ringman was on,” in regard to where the bid was and who was in or...

We wrote about duties auctioneers owe their clients (sellers) in 2009. As we noted then, auctioneers are special agents for their...

In this article, we will be exploring the time between auction items. Just how long does an auctioneer take between “Sold! for $3,500 to...

Marvin wishes to consign his 2009 Jaguar XF Coupe to the local auto auction. Marvin paid about $59,000 for this car about a year ago,...