Steve Proffitt in auction circles) — attorney at law and auctioneer — proposed openly and consistently that auctioneers do not have the...

J. Stephen Proffitt III, Esq. (commonly known as Steve Proffitt) said it. I found such in a state auctioneer magazine published in 2011....

Some occupational licenses are difficult to obtain. In a few states, a simple manicurist license takes 6 years to secure. Our question...

As such, it certainly got our attention when it was suggested that in the case of buyer breach of contract, the buyer’s premium would be...

https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2017/04/13/should-the-auctioneer-set-the-bid-in/. For instance, “I have $500 and want $550...

The story is here: https://www.thisisinsider.com/five-hundred-dollar-storage-unit-had-7-million-inside-storage-wars-2018-11 which has...

Arthur Miller. It concerns an over-the-hill salesman facing a personal turning point when he loses his job and attempts to make peace...

First of all — auctioneers are advised that in order to do that, you better have your client’s knowledge and consent — memorialized in...

Most live auctions (with no online component) advertise the significant items with maybe one picture of each, and some description ending...

First, let me clarify that this term “auction” here is just one lot, rather than the term “auction event” consisting of all the lots as...

First of all — why would any auctioneer not want the public to know an auction is indeed absolute? The words “absolute” or “without...

Auctioneers are agents for their sellers. As such, they can renunciate (quit, give up) their appointed duties. As attorney Lee D....

Today, we explore what standard of care any auctioneer has regardless of how they hold themselves out to the public. We answer a...

https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2012/05/23/auctioneer-disclaimers/ Kurt R. Bachman, Attorney and Auctioneer with Beers...

A tie implies sameness — a draw or deadlock. In other words, at auction for there to be a tie bid, both bidders would have to bid the...

Mark Younger and his staff helping our client sell over 3,300 lots. Several times during these recent auctions, it must have appeared to...

We have argued for years that auction contracts (listing contracts, consignment contracts, terms and conditions, bid calling contracts)...

Most often, as auctioneers conduct periodic events (every month, every year) they might extend a first right of refusal to an entity...

Hondros College. In those classes, students often ask what the customary commission is for selling real property; additionally, they...

Sotheby’s recently sold a framed image of a girl reaching out for a red, heart-shaped balloon for $1.4 million. Then moments later a...