Alex Lyon case and the larger issue
We continue to hold that the Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers and Auctioneers, Inc. v. Leach, 844 S.E.2d 120 …
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Auctioneers Can? May? Should? Must?
Words auctioneers should be careful to discern. Can? May? Should? Must? As well, there’s Can’t, May not, Should not, and …
Auctioneers: Less risk? Who decides?
There’s no question that there is increasing risk being an auctioneer and it is an out-and-out fallacy that all this …
Auctioneer has the right to do whatever?
I read it, and then I read it again and yes, the claim is “Auctioneer has the right to do …
“Selling to the highest bidder?”
Do you advertise that you’re “Selling to the highest bidder?” If so, then you should indeed be, “Selling to the …
Auctioneers/staff buying ahead of auction?
Auctioneers regularly visit sellers with property to sell. It may be a house, warehouse, retail establishment, storeroom, or any other …
Can two bidders have the same “max bid?”
For online auctions — and for that matter, any auction — bidders can disclose or keep confidential their maximum (max) …
Would auctioneers rather you didn’t read it?
Many say when it comes to contracting (contracts, terms, and conditions, and the like) that sellers and bidders have a …
A preposterous commission structure
We previously wrote about so-called “tiered” auctioneer commissions utilized to [properly] address uncertainty: https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2021/05/03/commissions-fees-and-uncertainty/. In that writing, we noted the …
Steve Proffitt & Discretion
If one word is preached in auctioneer circles it’s “discretion.” For example, discretion to reopen the bid (or not,) or …
Can you sell a police car at auction?
Can auctioneers sell [decommissioned] police cars/trucks? Fire trucks? Ambulances? Auctioneers do sell these types of vehicles and it’s an excellent …
An auctioneer court-ruling guide …
This issue really isn’t that complex, yet some still don’t seem (and/or refuse) to understand. This “court case” said this, …
Highest “bona fide” bidder?
It’s been said (even memorialized in some state law) that at an absolute (without reserve) auction, the seller has the …
Auction Expert Witness Reports
I find myself sitting in a conference room with 7 attorneys — all with the same firm. We’re discussing the …
Following the law or your own law?
Is it okay to drive 70 miles per hour in a 70 miles per hour zone? Generally, yes, unless circumstances …
We shouldn’t let bidders retract their bid?
We as auctioneers shouldn’t let bidders retract a bid once made? In other words, the highest bid (and bidder) as …
“AS IS” and who’s the buyer?
We frequently talk about auction-related contracts and more so recently on waving expressed and implied warranties. Of course, we’ve recommended …
No sale and that “second auction”
We’ve seen it more than once. Property sells for millions of dollars at auction, and the buyer (the high bidder) …
Bidder know? Hear? Understand?
Case law for auctioneers is important. Since 2010 we’ve taught such classes across the United States and auctioneers tell me …
Bidders — buyers — “ghosting” auctioneers
Do bidders who bid and win at auction … and then cease any further communication with the auctioneer/seller deserve our …
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