Auctioneer license reciprocity
What is reciprocity? What is auctioneer license reciprocity? Reciprocity generally allows an occupational licensee in one state to obtain the …
Category Archives: Contract law
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 …
Lessons after over 30 cases as an auction expert witness
In just under ten years, we have been hired over 30 times as an auction expert witness. Nearly all these …
Auctioneer license predetermination
It was maybe 15 years ago when Frank came to me inquiring about attending auction school. We discussed the requirements …
Firearms and what exactly is the ATF implying?
Our question today in regard to firearms is essentially, “Is an ‘onsite auction’ a consignment auction?” We continue to hold …
Any pre-auction offers must be … or do they?
In the 1990’s, we were selling quite a bit of real property at auction — some weekends over 50 properties …
Firearm laws for auctioneers
What do you see in the above picture? A handgun? What color is the handgun? What color is the background? …
What? Facebook can make its own rules?
I was humored a while back when I told another auctioneer he could not pass out his auction fliers during …
The habitual backup bidders
It does happen at live auctions, but it happens much more in online auctions, because bidders sometimes put their maximum …
Federal law, auctioneers and firearms
There are a number of federal laws which address the sale, shipping, transport, receipt and acquisition of firearms which involve …
Bids that can/can’t be placed at auction
We have written about who cannot bid at an auction more than once. Today, we hope to write about that …
How easily could an auctioneer get caught running the bid?
As we have been discussing around the state of Indiana in a class for the Indiana Auctioneers Association titled “Auction …
Disclose the identities of backup bidders to winning bidders?
The question was in essence, “Do I have an obligation to disclose the identities of backup bidders to winning bidders?” …
The Accredited Auctioneer of Real Estate Designation
Today we take a closer look at the National Auctioneers Association (NAA) Accredited Auctioneer of Real Estate (AARE) Designation Class. …
Sellers and buyers just after (or during) the auction?
It’s a live auction — so things are being sold by sellers to buyers via an auctioneer who is taking …
Auction buyers are increasingly buyer premium sensitive
The buyer’s premium was introduced in the United States in 1977. Since then, auctioneers have increasingly used the buyer’s premium …
How competent must auctioneers be?
I am frequently asked as an expert witness how competent an auctioneer (or auctioneers in general) must be. Competency in …
