Auctioneers … it’s A/B testing, not A testing
A/B testing is a useful tool to compare two different ways of doing otherwise the same thing … to see …
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What is all this auction “jargon?”
We recently wrote about auction “jargon” and how to make people more familiar with all of it. Here’s that recent …
The public and auction jargon …
This auction is absolute … we are charging a buyer’s premium … this property has a reserve; the list goes …
Advertising real property at auction & fair housing
Fair housing laws generally apply to advertisements in the newspaper, online and even on yard signs. As such, auctioneers advertising …
Maybe selling absolute with binding opening bid?
It’s selling without reserve and we have bids … How do we know that? Because it says “without reserve” clearly …
Auction marketing words matter
We auctioneers have been told to leave out (or not emphasize) the word “auction” in our auction advertising. The reason …
An auction disclaimer I saw in court
It’s not often that I can disclose specifics from court cases in which we’re involved. However, with permission in this …
The future of the MLS for auctions
The future of the MLS? The Multiple Listing Service (MLS) most real estate practitioners use? Yes, the question is: What …
Is the reserve price a material fact?
Buyers at auction want to know lots of things such as the number of bedrooms, annual taxes, the horsepower of …
Don’t bid live — bid online?
We regularly keep an eye on online auction platforms — particularly when they lie and/or if they seem to be …
Is that next bid a higher bid?
I was the auctioneer for an event in Chicago and had a bid of $270 on one lot up for …
Bidding with a contingency … a higher bid?
I’m one of only a few people around the United States who has the immense responsibility to teach auctioneers how …
The “practice” of auctioneering
Following a benefit auction the other day I joined a few of the staff for dinner and conversation. One such …
At auction: Is it wanting or buying?
Marsha L. Richins of the University of Missouri wrote about our title in her paper, “When Wanting Is Better Than …
Facebook groups for posting auctions?
There are auction calendars — where the public can — and does — go to find auctions and property selling …
Is buying anything celebrity-related at auction a good investment?
Is buying a car, plane, house or other property once owned by a celebrity a good investment? That is our …
Absolute and the high bidder isn’t the buyer?
We’ve discussed “cut bids” and “refusing bids” and the like before. So, here’s the bottom line of sorts. As an …
Auctioneer may establish reasonable bid increments?
We have been discussing “cut bids” (most notably here: https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2017/11/21/as-the-auctioneer-do-you-have-to-take-a-cut-bid/) and a few states in the United States have enacted …
What exactly does selling at absolute auction mean?
The word “absolute” in regard to auctions legally means the subject property is selling without reserve. Without reserve means several …
Auction marketing — do we get what we pay for?
This is a cartoon I saw courtesy of John Schultz via a Facebook post. Yes, this is a newspaper cartoon …
