Auctioneers … does shipping matter?
As more auctioneers are selling online, and consumer expectations now include shipping even in many live auction events, auctioneers must …
Tag Archives: online auctions
Create your own marketplace?
I’m hearing it every day — pretty much all day — from auctioneers all over the country, and certainly from …
Online bidding platforms and DDoS
Could one online bidding [auction] platform try to disrupt a competitor’s online bidding platform for personal gain? When any platform …
Can an online auction platform be too easy to use?
There may not be an auctioneer who has not said, “Why can’t the online platform be easier to use?” or …
Anomalist Auctioneers
I’ve only used the term once before on this platform. Generally, people use the word, “anomalist” for 2-3 different circumstances, …
Online bidding and no shipping?
We sell personal property at auction live and online. For our live auctions, pickup of purchases can take place that …
“Sold!” to the previous online bidder
This issue arises not only in online auctions, but live auctions as well. The high bidder prior to the lot …
Auctioneers … who owns your data?
I clicked on a website and a popup appeared asking me to agree to the terms and conditions. It seemed …
Are auctioneers “eBay stores?”
A seller contacts me and wants me to take their property, put it online and get it sold. I’m a …
Auctioneers, is it too late? Does it matter?
James entered the auction business in 1945. He worked at an auction house, eventually taking over as the new owner …
No auction is “safe” from disaster
Sometimes the online auctioneers tell the live auctioneers that they don’t have to worry about rain, snow, high wind, traffic, …
Auctions during Coronavirus
Auctions are indeed continuing during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Cases across the United States tended to wain during the summer …
Successful online auctioneers
James Fuller-Thompson recently wrote a steller analysis titled, “The 7 Habits of Highly Successful Online Auctioneers” The link to that …
Russ Hilk and “Which platform?”
On a somewhat regular basis some [newer] auctioneer asks, “Which platform should I use to start doing online auctions?” Typically, …
” … not responsible for the online platform’s performance.”
You are an online auctioneer and you know that online platforms sometimes aren’t reliable. As such, your attorney has told …
Bidder can’t reasonably inspect?
I’ve had this question dozens of times when I talk about pre-auction inspection opportunities. That question is generally, “What if …
Weren’t we all supposed to be doing online auctions?
I’ve heard it for nearly 20 years … “You’re doing live auctions? You need to move to online-only — lots …
Can online auctions make up for lost live auction revenue?
Most in the art-auction world don’t think so. Given the lack of live auctions, many prominent art auction houses (Sotheby’s, …
Online timed auctions and later bids
While most auctioneers don’t consider eBay an auction, there is no question the platform taught a good number of people …
Auctions: “Everything will change. Everything has changed.”
In “The Patriot” movie, Cornwallis apparently proclaimed, “Everything will change. Everything has changed.” In other words, “The only thing constant …
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