Courts, venue and your auction terms and conditions
You are an auctioneer in Maine. You sell an item (for your seller) to a buyer in Alaska. Your terms …
Monthly Archives: November 2019
Sales talk and puffing held as fact
We’ve written about sales talk or puffing more than once, including here: https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2011/11/15/puffing-versus-misrepresentation-at-auction/. Puffing constitutes generally an exaggeration of facts …
Cheaper and easier to work without an auctioneer license?
Some occupational licenses are difficult to obtain. In a few states, a simple manicurist license takes 6 years to secure. …
$400 Million at auction
Really, really, really big numbers at auction are rare indeed. $1 Million here, $12 Million there, $49 Million on another …
Auction law and absurd results
What is “absurd” in regard to any auction law? What is absurd in regard to any law? Let’s start with …
Auctioneer license reciprocity
What is reciprocity? What is auctioneer license reciprocity? Reciprocity generally allows an occupational licensee in one state to obtain the …
The same item sells over and over and over again?
In reports provided by very reliable sources, some specific cars, farm equipment, industrial equipment and even firearms are being sold …
Auctioneers, firearms and “There must be a way …?”
We’ve written about auctioneers and firearm sales numerous times. First in 2010 and maybe most notably in 2016: https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2016/01/11/15-things-about-auctioneers-and-guns/. Generally …
Online auctions: How many items? How long until the closing?
The questions are frequent at any auctioneer get-together. “How many items is the right number of items for an online …
Auctioneer damages and commission
If an auctioneer sold a property of some sort and then due to a breach of contract, had to sell …
