Could an auctioneer make a market?
Our question today is … could an auctioneer sell so much of one type of property that his sales are …
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1965 Chevrolet Impala sells at auction … again
There was a somewhat curious auction and follow-up auction of the same car — first in 2013 and then again …
Is all auction advertising good news?
I look at many auction advertisements almost every day. For example, I’ll see a car advertised for auction with a …
An auctioneer and the “just joking” defense
It hadn’t occurred to me until the other day when I saw posts on Facebook concerning Time Magazine. Indeed some …
Auctioneers behaving more “reasonably”
For centuries, auction terms and conditions have been — more or less — “my way or the highway.” In fact, …
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 …
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 …
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 value of any auction calendar website
AuctionZip.com was free to list auctions. Then, it was $10 to list auctions, then it was $20 to list auctions …
Guinness World [Auction] Record?
An auctioneer selling 1,023 lots in 12 hours is a world’s record? 85.25 lots per hour for 12 hours is …
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 …
Christie’s spirit of disclosure
Every auctioneer in the United States — and anywhere else for that matter — could learn something from Christie’s. Here …
We have a big mailing list and a large database of bidders …
Put your auction on our platform as, “We have a big mailing list and a large database of bidders …” …
Are online auctions going away? Probably …
This is a picture from The Ladies’ home journal (1948.) It could be any number of thousands of ads on …
Is there anything wrong with this auctioneer cartoon?
This cartoon and related story appeared in the May 14, 2019 paper edition of USA Today. Most all of my …
$7.5 Million in storage unit auction?
Yes, that’s our question … was there really $7.5 Millon in a storage unit? In a safe in a storage …
Hiring an auctioneer — is it price or value?
Our above graphic denotes an advertisement for Graton & Knight leather belts. This advertisement notes that a better belt increases …
Auctioneers, Alpha and Beta and more …
In 2010, we modeled a formula for finding the odds of the most interested bidder (Alpha) and the second most …
Is your absolute auction being advertised/conducted as such?
I’m being told that countless auctioneers across the country contract with sellers to sell everything “without reserve” a.k.a. “absolute” and …
The threat to live (all) auctions
Many auctioneers conduct live auctions. Many auctioneers conduct online-only auctions. Many auctioneers conduct simulcast auctions. A few are suggesting that …
