The Federal Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) dictates among other restrictions that items recalled by the U.S....

Over 15 antique John Deere tractors plus other John Deere equipment and tools sat outside ready for tomorrow’s auction. Vern went to bed...

Albert is coincidentally 85 years old and has always told himself that when he reached that age he would sell his property to the county...

As I’ve noted over the years, there are only two types of auctions — with reserve and without reserve. We discussed in more detail here:...

For example, an auctioneer saying, “Somebody start me out at $500,000 …” is a suggestion — an invitation to offer $500,000. If a bidder...

In the case of a business closing or the like, the auction itself may be subject to the “bulk sale” laws in the United States. Bulk sale...

Many cars selling at auction sell, “as-is” and “where-is” and essentially include terms that the bidders are to not rely on any...

This typically involves promises between buyer and seller to provide the subject property to the high bidder and making the related...

Russ asked, essentially, if an auction could start without the auctioneer making it clear if that particular lot (property) is selling...

Our previous article noted that Bib could offer property absolute, and if no bid was made within a reasonable time, Bib could withdraw...

Photograph courtesy of Art & Visual Materials, Special Collections Department, Harvard Law School Library In the United States, an...

Actually, numbers, “Just rolling through the air?” was what I heard proposed. Auctioneers have bid called for 1,000’s of years. In the...

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

The “as-is” standard is so widely used in the United States that even the Supreme Court of the United States has discussed the issue at...

Auctioneers typically enter into contracts with their sellers (clients.) These contracts often note the date and location of auction,...

For example in a contract to sell or an agreement to abide by certain terms and conditions, that document counters established law. Two...

Fortunate for David, an auction in New York notes a complete liquidation of a longtime Boston Red Sox collector taking place Saturday. ...

You might have guessed one is auction and the other is private negotiation. And today, we’re looking at the combination of these two...

A particular 11 words are of interest today:In an auction without reserve, after the auctioneer calls for bids on an article or lot, that...

I had already given this some thought, and dug around in my file cabinet to find where I had written the word: Practical. The word...