So, the question is: “Absolute auction, and can I cancel?” The short answer is “yes” despite what you are largely reading online and...

I remember countless auctioneers telling me two things about the auction business when I first took an interest in it: Property is only...

We’ve said it. Many auctioneers have said it. We need (or secure) the “right” bidders for your auction. But, who are they? Do they...

Sometimes it’s this flagrant. The auction is advertised as absolute but it’s not. Why would an auctioneer do this? The word,...

I watch auctioneers sort of advertising property on the Internet — with video — of the auctioneer talking about the property. Given this...

This is being proposed by largely white-label platform users — that their non-marketplace platforms outperform marketplace platforms. ...

I freely admit that when auction platforms started to appear, I (and many others) decried their plans … to possibly allow non-auctioneers...

What makes any auction work? We’ve held well over our entire career that a successful auction must have the “prospect of a deal” along...

Auctioneers often ask if there is any “proof” absolute auctions produce the highest prices for sellers. While there isn’t a consensus of...

Our question today is: “Would an auctioneer accept a seller’s property for auction and sell it absolute if the seller requested such?” ...

Auctioneers regularly share their auctions on social media platforms. This benefits their clients by exposing the auction to more people....

A seller contacts me and wants me to take their property, put it online and get it sold. I’m a contemporary auctioneer — selling...

Nothing quite gets people’s attention more than the word, “free.” Of course, there is another phrase that gets considerable attention —...

We discussed a few months ago the issue of auctioneers not advertising their auctions in certain places because they disagree with that...

Auctions should be advertised (or marketed) sufficiently. As well, auctions should not be advertised insufficiently. So, what’s...

I think I’ve seen almost every rule an auctioneer has for having (and/or not disclosing) the reserve price — including “sellers might or...

Auctioneers are charged with maximizing their client’s (seller’s) position — raise the most money, clean the warehouse completely out,...

We’ve held that actually auctioneers only need “alpha” and “beta” (the highest possible bidder and the next highest possible bidder) and...

Say an auctioneer puts up for auction 100 western saddles dating from the 1950s to the 1970s. For an online auction, bidding takes place...

https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2020/05/04/what-auctions-have-always-been-boiling-frogs/. Our story was in response to the...