The auction was underway, and after about 30 minutes, a fairly regular buyer known by the auctioneer interrupted the auction with this...

Based upon primarily Facebook — and other encounters with auctioneers around the country, it would appear to me nearly all auctioneers...

To paraphrase, he asked … “I wonder how one’s social media presence and activity may affect contract auctioneering and overall auctioneer...

There are likely four parties involved in such situations: (1) the seller, (2) the bidder(s,) (3) the auctioneer & (4) the online...

It’s hard to think of anything auctioneers don’t sell, quite frankly. Further, real property (particularly land) is sometimes put up in...

That contention encompasses that it is the responsibility of the bidder to make his bid known, rather than the responsibility of the...

An auction event essentially invites bidders/buyers to participate by allowing them to contract with the auctioneer/seller. This contract...

We as auctioneers have two choices when selling anything at auction: Sell it absolute or sell it with reserve. The absolute auction...

We wrote about credit card chargebacks in 2012, largely looking at when the buyer is out of town — or across the country — and the...

His story was fairly straightforward in that his seller-client had hired an auctioneer to sell a coin collection. The auction took place...

However, it seems some auctioneers don’t know much of what legally is going on when they bid call. Here, we present the legal mechanics...

We have written before about the suggested shifts away from auctioneers using the word “auction” in their advertising. Most notably: The...

For example, an auctioneer might say, “Start me out at $15,000 …” [the invitation to bid $15,000] and then a bidder might bid $5,000 [the...

We have written extensively about auctioneers reopening the bid; for instance, here: https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2010/07...

I have read virtually every article, book and blog regarding auction law and/or customary practice that exists. And I’ve sure seen some...

In so doing, I always stress the importance of knowing the law as well as customary practice regarding the auction industry. One topic...

Yet, I see this word in countless auctioneers’ terms and conditions, and suggest it’s the worst possible word choice. What is this word? ...

Otherwise, this same brief 254 words is referenced in courts around the United States every day; the implications of the UCC 2-328 are...

By standing in our context here we mean, “Who does have a legitimate right to sue … an auctioneer?” In a somewhat recent discussion...

At auction, the words, “title” and “possession” take on somewhat special meaning — but not all that special. In a personal property...