You have to be willing to be hated?
I receive lots of emails, texts, Facebook messages and phone calls from other auctioneers — almost every day. Maybe we …
Category Archives: Auction Law
Auctioneer Retaliation
I’m listening to an auctioneer on the witness stand (and thus all public information.) The subject of his testimony was …
Auctions: “Everything will change. Everything has changed.”
In “The Patriot” movie, Cornwallis apparently proclaimed, “Everything will change. Everything has changed.” In other words, “The only thing constant …
The Kentucky “Tie Bid” mess
We’ve argued that “tie bids” don’t (can’t) exist, and many delight in reminding everyone that they do exist in Kentucky …
Just get it online, no matter the platform?
We have been watching auctioneers put property online in light of the Coronaviris (COVID-19) pandemic. There are indeed many online …
Auctioneers & force majeure clauses
In light of the current Coronavirus pandemic, I’ve been party to discussions regarding “force majeuer” clauses. What is “force majeure?” …
Will there be no more live auctions?
This current pandemic: the Coronavirus (COVID-19) — or any other pandemic — suggests to some that live auctions are essentially …
Can an auction result constitute price gouging?
Some surgical masks, hand sanitizer and other PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) are appearing in some online auctions these days as …
Online bidding and wire fraud
For the most part, auctioneers all over the United States are ethical, moral, upstanding citizens of their communities and run …
Absolute auction … and how many bidders is enough?
Absolute auctions [should] constitute the “genuine intent to transfer to the highest bidder regardless of price.” However, if there are …
So you’re still having live auctions despite a pandemic?
I think I’ve seen it all. “I’m entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness,” “The government has no …
Does auction law have to catch up with technology?
Personally, I find the statement, “The [auction] law has not quite caught up to technology” facinating and interesting. Yes, some …
Auctions and a pandemic
There probably isn’t an auctioneer in the United States not wondering how the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic might affect his …
Buyer’s premiums and the backup bidder
I attended an auction of a residential property I was interested to purchase with about 12 other registered bidders. The …
Ritchie Bros. & buying with (more) confidence
Ritchie Bros. held their first auction in 1958 in Kelowna, BC, Canada. Ken, Dave and John conducted their first of …
AuctionZip.com and this “other site”
AuctionZip.com and this “other site” are both auction calendar websites, where auctioneers can post upcoming auctions. Recently, AuctionZip.com has changed …
Ending times & soft auction closings
When I held my very first auction, I remember a woman asking me, “What time will the auction be over?” …
Who is a professional auction seller? Buyer?
In a recent story, I suggested that “professional” sellers and buyers were more sensitive to auction participation expenses. In other …
Better to be lucky than good?
“In competitive contexts, many have merit, but few succeed. What separates the two is luck.” Today’s topic regards … is …
So you’re telling me I can’t rely on anything you say?
We wrote about auctioneers telling their bidders “You can’t believe anything I tell you” here: https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2015/10/23/you-cant-believe-anything-i-tell-you/. Today, we explore a …
