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Category Archives: Contract law
Representing (or misrepresenting) auction bidders …
I have not once said that bidders need to be identified when bidding. I have noted that California has passed …
Helping auctioneers or the auction industry?
Recently there was some interesting — and quite frankly hurtful — comments made about my expert witness work. To be …
When has the UCC 2-328 been a bad idea?
We recently wrote that for auctioneers it’s better to stay out of court than win in court, and lots better …
Auctioneers — you want to win in court, or stay out of court?
I’ve told auctioneers for years that it’s good to be on the “right side of the law.” That is, if …
Auction expert witness and standards of proof
As we serve more and more as an expert witness (and consultant) in auction related legal cases around the United …
No auctioneer licensing so anything goes?
We tend to hear this argument somewhat regularly: “There is no auctioneer licensing in that state, so anything goes …” …
Can a lot be unsold at auction?
Some questions are easier than others to answer. We think our subject question today is academic — can a lot …
The “basics” of the auction business?
I published this blog on June 6, 2018 about the auction industry losing bidders due to some illegal/unethical practices: https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2018/06/18/how-the-auction-industry-lost-at-least-one-bidder/ …
What does your free auctioneer cost you?
My dear friend Christie King (pictured here with her equally dear late brother Scott King — just as I remember …
At auction … when is it “Sold!?”
It seems like a simple question — when is an item “Sold!” at auction? In a live auction, most people …
South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc., et al.
A very material case for auctioneers at the Supreme Court of the United States was decided June 21, 2018. The …
That other bidder, and fraudulent inducement
Often perception is more important than reality; auctions in the United States are no exception. Thus, our question today is, …
How the auction industry lost at least one bidder
I testify in many auction-related cases across the United States — including in Ohio, Indiana, West Virginia, Illinois, Tennessee, Louisiana, …
Absolute with bid then retraction
I more or less expected this phone call. While I’ve discussed this topic many times in classes across the United …
Auction bidders are told they “may have won?”
You may have won your dream home? You may have won the lottery? You may be pregnant? I would suggest …
Reasonable expectation of privacy at auction
We are known for advocating disclosure in the auction business and even disclosing buyer (customers) names to sellers (clients) if …
Benefit auctions and auctioneer escrow accounts
People attend benefit auctions for a variety of reasons — but one of those reasons is typically that their contribution …
Seller bidding beyond reserve?
We start today with the fact there are [only] two types of auctions. Just as state law dictates all across …
Online-only auction starts to close … and we have a problem
In fact, we have big problem. Let’s say we have an online-only auction with 500 lots. Per state law all …
