Auction deemed a stunt?
As we’ve often noted all over the United States, legally there are [only] two types of auctions: “With reserve” and …
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Does it cost to register?
Auctions require bidders. Bidders are often required to register in order to get a bid number, allowing them to participate. …
Coming in waaaaaay below the pre-auction estimate
We wrote in 2010 that (we thought) most auction houses in the United States post pre-auction estimates that are purposely …
Lot 0 (Auction Information) confusion
There is a disturbing practice going on within online auctions where auctioneers are using “Lot 0” (or some other lot) …
Auction terms versus auction descriptions …
I get a laugh sometimes when I review auction terms and conditions. I get an even bigger chuckle when I …
Pinhooking in the auction business
Pinhooking in general, and maybe “alley trading” if happening in real time such as right before they go in the …
Auctioneer setting the bid in at the stated minimum?
A curious discussion took place at an auctioneer get-together about auctioneers setting the bid in — particularly at real estate …
Sued because of auction sale price
We have written about auction-related lawsuits and associated sale prices before, where sellers were unhappy. Here’s one such article from …
Car auction lights
What do those lights mean at a car auction? There is certainly no nationwide standard, but there is a pattern. …
Auctioneers recording themselves
As soon as we [easily] could, we did; and we continue to do it. Audio recordings of bid calling. Video …
Is accepting sealed bids an auction?
I have the distinct honor of teaching the National Auctioneers Association‘s AARE designation class alongside Manson Slik. In fact, our …
Auctioneers & Blogging
You’re reading a blog right at this moment. Our somewhat-rhetorical question today is, “Should you as an auctioneer blog?” and/or …
Writing auction contracts to educate people?
Several of us saw this concept recently being discussed in an auction seminar. I was asked just today in a …
Are all auctioneers … still Republican?
This is similiar to the question we posed in 2012: “Are all auctioneers … Republican?” Today, we explore if all …
Auction lots with multiple components
Auctioneers are hired to sell almost everything on earth … houses, farms, livestock, cars, antiques, coins, jewelry … It’s hard …
Is bidding at auction a privilege or right?
It has been said that bidding at auction is a privilege and necessarily not a right. I would argue maybe …
Name your price … really?
This is Tina; we’ll talk about her more a bit later in this article. We as auctioneers have two choices …
The burden of auctioneer prowess
Just last month, I was contacted by an attorney in New Hampshire. He wanted to know if I could help …
“Auction,” “Price,” “Buy” & “Sale”
We have written before about the suggested shifts away from auctioneers using the word “auction” in their advertising. Most notably: …
Another wacky auction legal argument
I have sat in countless courtrooms where auction cases have been litigated. I have read virtually every article, book and …
