Previously, we suggested if you as an auctioneer keep selling to the same people all the time, you might not be maximizing your seller’s...

An auctioneer told me he had a database of 30,000+ … what? He said, “buyers” but I’m not convinced. In other words, 30,000+ people who...

We recently wrote about the right for an auctioneer/seller to refuse to accept cash for purchases. That analysis here: ...

We are bombarded with information every second of every day. It comes via the Internet, television, radio, and newspapers available to...

Can an auctioneer prescribe the acceptable methods of payments for auction purchases? Can an auctioneer refuse to take cash? Should an...

I had the distinct honor to have Fred Strahorn in a class I was teaching. I had not met him prior, but it took no time at all for me to...

We have held that by registering for an auction — live and/or online — that such constitutes a contract. We have competent parties,...

Sometimes the online auctioneers tell the live auctioneers that they don’t have to worry about rain, snow, high wind, traffic,...

Auctioneers (and thus sellers) have bidders who register to bid, win the bid, but refuse to pay. It’s fairly common in the online...

On December 14, 2020, President Donald J. Trump issued an Executive Order on Increasing Economic and Geographic Mobility. The complete...

We have sold cars at auction for decades. More recently, those auctions have been online-only. It seems now we have bidders who are...

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...

We’ve told countless people that when a seller (owner) has “urgency,” “equity” and “reasonable expectations” that an auction is a perfect...

Artnet News Senior Market Editor Eileen Kinsella published an article on December 3, 2020, titled “Going Once! 11 World-Class Auctioneers...

As an expert witness in auction cases, I’m seeing more and more fine print — particularly in auction terms and conditions. The thinking...

We have written numerous times about without reserve (absolute) auctions coupled with minimum opening bids or minimum bid increments. ...

Auctioneers work primarily as agents and for clients (principals) in performing their duties. As such, they would owe loyalty to those...

When I was attending auction school, we would go out at night to various local auction houses to practice our bid calling and stage...

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