Probably unenforceable auction terms …
They get copied, and copied, and copied … and auctioneers really don’t pay any attention because it’s what some other …
Tag Archives: Auction Law
You can charge a buyer’s premium …
Auctioneers who charge a buyer’s premium are being told they shouldn’t be charging a buyer’s premium. Maybe auctioneers who solely …
Bid-less minutes and urgency
Auctioneers typically selling property online conduct an auction with a “soft close” As such, if a bid is placed near …
“AS IS” and what it is, maybe is, or isn’t
Let’s say this picture is an actual fork, marked “sterling silver.” Sterling silver here in the United States is generally …
Auction increment nonsense
We have conducted thousands of auctions, and taught auction bid calling techniques around the United States, and testified in several …
When you’re selling “high-valued” assets
If there’s been one consistent message I’ve tried to deliver over the past 10 years or more — it’s that …
What “Sold!” doesn’t have — a dispute
In the case of Kline v. Fineberg, 481 So. 2d 108, 109 n.1 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1985) the court …
The cost of that “one more” bid …
The argument is, essentially, if an auctioneer is to maximize price for the seller, and a bid comes in “while …
Who is the [auction] seller?
I was testifying in an auction case, and told the presiding judge that “Anyone can bid at an absolute auction …
Can an auctioneer disclaim an implied warranty?
Are you disclaiming implied warranties in your terms and conditions? You might be. Your terms note such and your attorney …
Auctioneer evolution?
I’ve seen this graphic many times … we auctioneers started out as apes? Well, maybe not, but more recently we …
Regardless with a suggestion?
We’ve sold an immense amount of property at auction — absolute to the highest bidder. In other words, those sellers …
Auctioneers & Agency
No agency exists unless created — and what creates it? Knowledge of the relationship, and consent to it. Agency begins …
What’s the bidder’s consideration?
We see auctioneers somewhat routinely noting that bidders’ bids once placed (accepted) can’t be revoked nor withdrawn — in other …
Auction bidder banning policies
We have written many times about how auction registration policies need to be fixed prior to the auction event and …
Types or versions of auctions?
Yes, we’ve held for as long as I have been in the auction business that there are two types of …
Auctioneers: The expression of one …
In the case known as United States v. Barnes, 222 U.S. 513 (1912) (Supreme Court of the United States) the …
May attempt to describe?
We’ve noted that auctioneers cannot disclaim expressed warranties, and shouldn’t disclaim implied warranties, but many mistakenly continue to do both. …
Seller wants to (should) sell absolute …
Our question today is: “Would an auctioneer accept a seller’s property for auction and sell it absolute if the seller …
Right of Refusal vs. Reserve Bids
I have noted that Daniel P. West has linked to my blog once if not more times and I appreciate …
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