Occasionally, a bidder may want to know who the “other” bidder is … in other words, “Who is bidding against me?” One question we take a...

Generally in commerce, flash sales are deep[er] discounts on limited quantities for a short period of time. Presumably a flash [auction]...

https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2019/01/21/auctioneer-licensing-might-be-changing/ In regard to such lack of licensing,...

First, let me clarify that this term “auction” here is just one lot, rather than the term “auction event” consisting of all the lots as...

Said another way, in a forced sale where most hold that anyone can bid including the seller, can any bids be considered in bad faith? My...

I asked for an opening bid of $1,000 and dropped down to $500 when a known-silver-buyer opened the bid at $300. I asked $350 and got it,...

Schaff Angus Valley as the seller retained possession of the bull and 20% of the semen rights, with the buyer (Herbster Angus Farms)...

Stanley Forman Reed — without a law degree — serving as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1938 – 1957 Our...

Vox. Apparently President Trump asked his longtime lawyer Michael Cohen to secure a fake bidder to purchase a painting of the President...

Let’s see … open the app, take a picture (or several) with my phone, type a little description, check a few boxes, and press upload? ...

What is shill bidding? Shill bidding is generally any bidding which lacks the “genuine intent to purchase” and rather bidding in order...

First, is an auction (live, simulcast and/or online-only) suitable at all? Generally, we have held that auctions are suitable [only]...

First of all — why would any auctioneer not want the public to know an auction is indeed absolute? The words “absolute” or “without...

Terms and conditions of an auction [particularly online-only or simulcast] might say, “No shipping,” “15% Buyer’s premium,” “$20 handling...

The particular definition of confidence in which I’m referring is more so “self-confidence:” … a feeling of self-assurance arising from...

Live auctioneers can sell 2-3-4 lots of personal property a minute. Let’s say the average lot takes 25 seconds — so they sell in 25...

ALL HORSES ARE SOLD AS IS WITH ALL FAULTS AND DEFECTS. The buying and selling of horses, especially horses purchased to serve as...

We know far more about this online auction than this antiquated live auction, right? Maybe. Did you know that the 286 of the 450...

Our analysis today regards the seller bidding in an absolute auction — and in particular if the seller bids first. Within the few legal...

https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2010/02/21/how-many-auctioneers-are-there/ A couple notes here in early 2019: The auction...