Why is it in every auctioneer’s interest to treat their bidders in a reasonable fashion? As Peter Gehres so aptly notes, so those...

In the auction business, warranties are expressions (words) describing property up for auction. It might be the brand name, size,...

When buyers buy anything at auction — particularly “AS IS and WHERE IS” — we would propose the buyer accepts the property in its current...

Shill bidding is not difficult to find in the auction business. What is “shill bidding?” It’s bidding lacking the genuine intent to...

Let’s say it’s 1930 — for example — auctioneers were primarily known in their “community” and we knew his or her spouses, their kids’...

Auction terms and conditions are important. Auction terms and conditions also have to make sense, and sometimes they don’t. For...

Lot #2 and Lot #184 are mistakenly the same lot. Lot #2 sells and we have a buyer and seller in contract. Lot #184 comes up and a...

Auctions sometimes involve approximations. For instance, a vase is 9″ (+/-) or the real property lot is 1.25 acres (+/-). Of course,...

Auctioneers, sellers, and bidders/buyers have to be more careful. In this regard, there are [maybe] some firearms, equipment, or jewelry...

There is a “new” case being currently litigated (Will McLemore et al. v. Tennessee Auction Commission et al., in the United States...

It’s not 1908 anymore. Auctioneers engage real property sellers and have a choice — pay exorbitant fees to list the property in the...

I see many auctioneers openly publishing lists of what they “don’t sell” or don’t even accept. I find this interesting in that, for...

Any auction — any time — anywhere — benefits from the “prospect of a deal,” where the bidders sense the chance to “get a deal.” Of...

Auctioneers have been proclaiming this since the “beginning of time.” The buyer has an issue with a purchase, and the auctioneer says,...

As auctioneers, we are often told that something is old and therefore valuable. For instance, “This belonged to my great-grandmother …...

Auctioneers have to deal with a myriad of laws and rules in their businesses. License law affects many auctioneers, plus the Uniform...

We’ve been telling auctioneers (and their sellers) that they have to “stand behind” their expressions concerning what they are selling. ...

As an auctioneer selling personal property — and over 91% (as of today) of United States consumers using credit and debit cards instead...

You? An auctioneer who’s selling firearms and isn’t licensed as a Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL.) You decide you will utilize an FFL...

We wrote in 2013 that auctioneer/seller contracts are “agency contracts” and as such would typically end if the auctioneer or seller died....