Should auctioneers guarantee their sellers any certain results from the auction of their property? Should sellers be persuaded to sell at...

As auctioneers, we’re all trying to maximize the seller’s position. In that spirit, some argue that if a higher bid (or even another bid...

I see many auctioneers openly publishing lists of what they “don’t sell” or don’t even accept. I find this interesting in that, for...

All auctioneers who accept bids online for chattels should provide for shipping. In fact, all auctioneers should offer shipping options...

I’ve checked this graphic over and over — the “scales of justice” — and it appears the right plate or bowl suspended from a fulcrum is no...

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

I recently testified in yet another auction case. The issue was basically a “title issue” which wasn’t adequately disclosed (in my...

The UCC § 2-328 has a prescribed solution to solve a seller bidding without disclosure. Basically, the high bidder (the buyer) may void...

I’m hearing it every day — pretty much all day — from auctioneers all over the country, and certainly from online platforms which do not...

The National Auctioneers Association (NAA) recently surveyed their membership and found that 70.4% of members use a third-party vendor to...

Many auctioneers and sellers choose to sell large lots of land in an “open combination” (also known as “multipar,” “multi-parcel” or...

We had been in the auction business only a few months when we received a telephone call from Larry who said he owned an antique store and...

Nope. We just can’t do it. Auction bidders aren’t owed any honesty, nor integrity, and certainly not fair dealings. On the contrary,...

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

There’s nothing quite like bid calling in front of a nice crowd. Nothing quite matches watching people respond to my personality moving...

Could happy buyers mean happy sellers? Not “happy” that they got a good deal necessarily, but happy with the process (and the property)...

We have concluded that the more we can do for the bidders/buyers — to an extent — the more bidders/buyers we’ll have. As a result, our...

For instance, an auctioneer named Emily meets with Frank and Wanda Horton to discuss their upcoming move to a retirement center. Most of...

One afternoon we were discussing offers prior with our staff and our marketing coordinator remarked, “Don’t those offers need to be on...

I’ve been a long-standing advocate for auctioneers to join the 21st century — simpler, more equitable terms and conditions. Yet,...