In fact, our topic today is more something Manson talks about within his numerous responsibilities of this three-day seminar. Our...

Auctions have been taking place for over 2,000 years. Auctioneering is often referred to as the second-oldest profession. One could think...

I was asked just today in a seminar I was teaching what I thought of this phrase … what I thought it meant for auctioneers. I have to...

There are likely four parties involved in such situations: (1) the seller, (2) the bidder(s,) (3) the auctioneer & (4) the online...

An auction event essentially invites bidders/buyers to participate by allowing them to contract with the auctioneer/seller. This contract...

We as auctioneers have two choices when selling anything at auction: Sell it absolute or sell it with reserve. The absolute auction...

However, it seems some auctioneers don’t know much of what legally is going on when they bid call. Here, we present the legal mechanics...

We have written before about the suggested shifts away from auctioneers using the word “auction” in their advertising. Most notably: The...

“I hired an auctioneer and things didn’t go right … so what can I do? I don’t have a written contract.” Our first question might be,...

Lots of auctioneers recently have been discussing (and sharing) an article exploring why “Wealthy people” choose to sell their...

What is a secret reserve? It’s the number the seller believes he or she needs in order to sell the property — and that number is kept...

If I understand it, “If it doesn’t sell at auction, then we’ll try to sell it at auction?” I think that’s how I read it … A certain...

But in reality, despite this disclaimer, the more accurate phrase might be, “You’re buying today as-is as I describe the lots for sale.”...

There was a large crowd in attendance. People just parked, walked up to the auction area, and started bidding. No registration; no...

Today, we look at paragraph four. In this paragraph, the law states basically that there is buyer recourse (remedy) if the seller bids...

What’s the value of a yearling beef calf selling in the Yoder Livestock auction on Tuesday? One might argue that the aforementioned...

We help attorneys with appraising and selling assets held in estates, guardianships, bankruptcies and other similar situations. We assist...

And lots of discussion lately about buyers wanting / deserving seller information from property purchased at auction. While a state (such...

This was no doubt in regard to a live auction where an auctioneer can assume nobody bids just once. In other words, if he bids $5,000,...

J. Stephen Proffitt III, Esq. (known by most as “Steve Proffitt”) was a well-known attorney and auctioneer. He had a remarkable impact on...