Certainly the purpose of any advertisement is to get attention. So from that perspective — great auction advertisement. However, one...

Linda said she was keeping it, and that was fine. We still had over 1,000 lots to sell at her auction including some nice antiques and...

Yet, some will say, “That [whatever] sold for $29,500 at that auction, but was worth much more.” Less often, someone will say, “That...

We were flying to Missouri to inspect a noted inventory of antiques and collectibles. The owners (husband and wife) wanted to discuss us...

That article detailed this subject in regard to property selling, ultimately, to the high bidder. Such an auction is denoted as a...

One such discussion was published in 2011: Auctioneers as appraisers. Today, we discuss more, “how not to appraise” property — how not...

We would agree. If a quality appraisal is wanted and/or needed, a quality appraiser is required. This is why so many auctioneers also...

For instance, a fairly regular buyer of depression glassware who attended our auctions in the late 1980’s would regularly mention the...

However, a particularly curious statement was made during a recent episode of Auction Kings filmed at Gallery 63 in Atlanta, Georgia. As...

Large, well-known auction houses (and some smaller, lesser-known auction houses) publish catalogs listing items in upcoming auctions, and...

In our article about tag (estate) sales, we noted that at an auction, everything sells for market value. We made this statement without...

What happens now? The first place these two parties should look to is their contract. Typically, auctioneers and auction houses enter...

Generally, auctioneers conclude that whatever they are selling is worth the most of whatever someone is willing to pay for that item, at...