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Should auctioneers be ethical?
We have held for decades that auctioneers should be ethical — without possibly expressing that exact wish on this platform. We have,...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 5, 20213 min read


I’m known for selling …
Many auctioneers tend to specialize. For instance, maybe an auctioneer chooses to only sell coins, or only sell pottery, or only sell...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Feb 12, 20213 min read


Raise more by hiring an auctioneer
Greater Giving published an article titled: Raise more by hiring an auctioneer. That can be read in full here:...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Feb 24, 20202 min read


How competent must auctioneers be?
The National Auctioneers Association dictates in their Code of Ethics that auctioneers [members] “shall recognize the limitations of...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Sep 9, 20192 min read


Hiring an auctioneer — is it price or value?
… A fraction of 1% saved in power transmitted soon pays the cost difference between a poor belt and a good one. One breakdown may wipe...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 7, 20193 min read


Auctioneers are asked, “What do you charge?”
Ask a surgeon what it costs to perform surgery. Ask a car repair technician what the charge will be to repair your car. Ask an insurance...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Aug 24, 20182 min read


I’m an auctioneer and I specialize in … everything?
Specializing by definition means: (1) concentrate on and become expert in a particular subject or skill. (2) confine oneself to...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Mar 30, 20182 min read


The burden of auctioneer prowess
His story was fairly straightforward in that his seller-client had hired an auctioneer to sell a coin collection. The auction took place...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 6, 20172 min read


Auctioneers aren’t commodities
We concluded rather swiftly, that the answer was, “No,” that auctioneers were not commodities. Let’s first look at what a commodity is:...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jul 10, 20103 min read
When it doesn’t sell at auction
Will McLemore wrote on his blog about how to erode the credibility of real estate auctioneers with no-sales. You can read his blog here:...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Feb 24, 20103 min read
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