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At auction, is it need or want?
After you have all your needs, it’s okay to have considered some wants, isn’t it? As an auctioneer for nearly 40 years, I can tell you...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Feb 14, 20202 min read


We’re selling this stuff at auction, unless we decide otherwise
Our most recent treatise on that subject is here: https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2020/01/01/auctions-which-are-or-not-fair-...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Feb 13, 20202 min read
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[Auctioneer] licensing doesn’t matter to consumers
Stanford University economist Brad Larsen along with Ciara Farronato of Harvard, Andrey Fradkin of Boston University, and Erik...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Feb 12, 20202 min read


The question was, “Can I bid what I want to bid?”
https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2014/08/11/bid-calling-is-just-numbers/. An out-of-town bidder arrived at our auction house...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Feb 11, 20202 min read


Auction cancellation fee that is fair
As such, in the National Auctioneers Association award-winning magazine (Auctioneer, December 2019/January 2020) Matthew Parker...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Feb 10, 20202 min read


Auctioneers advertising their auction at your auction
Take this above auction advertisement of groceries, drapery, ironmongery, and furniture. Can Mr. John Fisher advertise his March 6, 1869...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Feb 7, 20202 min read


Online auction where he can’t bid, they can’t bid and/or maybe nobody can bid …
So, auctioneers are no-doubt being advised to put in their terms that if the online bidding platform is not accessible, the auction can...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Feb 6, 20203 min read


Auctioneers and payment methods
PayPal … in other words, we have tried to keep up with commerce generally in the United States. We wrote prior about us beginning to...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Feb 5, 20202 min read


Auction seller wants to sell to anyone but a certain person
The seller/owner tells the auctioneer she wants to sell all her property to the highest bidder — but that she wants to sell her sewing...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Feb 4, 20203 min read


Auctioneers checking Facebook for facts?
Facebook for any facts. Clint Eastwood said … the Second Amendment guarantees … the UCC 1-308- 1 1 308-103 and the Rome Statute dictates...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Feb 3, 20202 min read


Curious auction terms & conditions
The key issue when selling absolute is to advertise that the auction is absolute (without reserve) so that bidders are properly notified....

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 31, 20202 min read


What online auctions could have become
Sunday, November 10 I boarded a plane to Philadelphia to serve as lead auctioneer for an event there on Monday. I arrived at John Glenn...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 30, 20203 min read


Marbury v. Madison and firearms
I would ask this question … if the Supreme Court can be the final arbiter of federal law in the United States, can cases such as United...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 29, 20202 min read


Why buy at auction?
First, an auction might be the only place to find what you’re looking for as retail otherwise often doesn’t concentrate on used items. ...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 28, 20202 min read


Why sell at auction?
First, an auction allows your property to be sold “to the highest bidder.” An auctioneer can take care of all the preparation,...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 27, 20201 min read


Are auctioneers who charge more better?
Generally, market prices (including auctioneer commissions) are determined by the marketplace. Prices in virtually any market depend...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 24, 20202 min read


Is it an auction or an auction?
In other words, in almost all jurisdictions, an auction is an auction event and an auction is only one lot. How do we reconcile? Maybe...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 23, 20202 min read


Bad weather draws crowds?
Except — that is — if the weather or conditions are too bad for even those with an extraordinary resolution to attend. All roadways...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 22, 20202 min read


Auction buyer wants to remain anonymous
Our question today is “Why would an auction buyer want to remain anonymous?” There could be a myriad of reasons: Security. More...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 21, 20202 min read


Auctioneers not producing records
For instance, my home state of Ohio requires I maintain Ohio auction records for a minimum of two (2) years. In Ohio (and some other...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 20, 20202 min read
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