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Monthly Archives: April 2018

Disclosing the seller can bid at auction …

April 30, 2018

An interesting phone call came in to us the other day and we’re free to share our thoughts regarding. The …

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Auctioneers and felonies

April 25, 2018

Can someone with a felony conviction be licensed in regard to an occupation? Can a felon be an auctioneer in …

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Maybe selling absolute with binding opening bid?

April 23, 2018

It’s selling without reserve and we have bids … How do we know that? Because it says “without reserve” clearly …

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Extraordinary liquidated damages in auction contract

April 19, 2018

I shouldn’t be surprised anymore with some suggesting the auctioneer’s terms and conditions can be extraordinarily favorable to the auctioneer, …

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Auction marketing words matter

April 16, 2018

We auctioneers have been told to leave out (or not emphasize) the word “auction” in our auction advertising. The reason …

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“Types” of auctions and ice cream

April 12, 2018

I quote from court cases involving auctions all the time. Court decisions are important for auctioneers to comprehend to avoid …

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Auction bidder buys, takes … and doesn’t pay

April 9, 2018

Our discussion today regards a [hopefully] somewhat infrequent occurrence at personal property auctions. A bidder registers for the auction, bids, …

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Auctioneers should stay in their lane

April 5, 2018

I’ve probably said it 1,000 times … auctioneers should stay in their lane. What I mean by that is … …

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Different buyer’s premiums for different bidders?

April 2, 2018

It happens all the time. Onsite (live) bidders 10% buyer’s premium (BP) and online bidders 18% BP, for example. Thus, …

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