Auctioneers want to maximize the bidder pool. In doing so, many of us are allowing online bids either placed in real-time and/or for the...

There are maybe (as we believe) 50,000 auctioneers in the United States. The Association of Real Estate License Law Officials (ARELLO)...

We’ve held that a “bright line” defining when an auction is absolute or without reserve is horrible for the auction industry. What is...

Some states require auctioneer continuing education (CE) — and auctioneers complete it or lose their licenses to practice. Some state...

Absolute auctions, by definition, involve selling to the highest bidder. So, if an auctioneer has a current bid of $750,000.00 and a...

Where in the United States can an auctioneer legally say, “This is selling absolute over a minimum bid of …?” The answer? Nowhere in...

In a recent case before the Supreme Court of Virginia, parties discussed when an auction is with reserve and when it is without reserve,...

Yes, we’ve held for as long as I have been in the auction business that there are two types of auctions: With reserve and without...

We have been in the auction and appraisal business for decades. We’ve written about the appraisal industry many times and have...

Abby decides to attend in person an absolute (without reserve) simulcast auction as there are some items that interest her. She drives...

Can an auctioneer/seller set the terms and conditions for auction registration, and then allow another bidder to bid who doesn’t satisfy...

I see the use of the word, “regardless” every day in the auction business. For instance: Selling absolute to the highest bidder...

We have tried to help auctioneers understand that setting the terms and conditions for your auction, and then sticking to them, requiring...

In the case known as United States v. Barnes, 222 U.S. 513 (1912) (Supreme Court of the United States) the topic of expressio unius est...

I attended an interesting auction where an item was put up for bids (offers) and then if the price was deemed sufficient, suddenly more...

An auctioneer might express what something is, be in the business of representing such property, or suggest (imply) what something is. ...

Some auctioneers lament that there is “shill” bidding in the auction industry — for example — and reply essentially, “Well, there’s no...

With any type of agency relationship, the agents should always disclose to others their status as someone’s agent before engaging them in...

This auction company is merging with this other auction company “to serve our clients better” and that’s typically the given reason. We...

The case at the Supreme Court of New Jersey known as John C. Sullivan v. Max Spann Real Estate & Auction Co. (A-57-20) (085225) was...