” … 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 …
Tag Archives: online auctions
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 …
Just get it online, no matter the platform?
We have been watching auctioneers put property online in light of the Coronaviris (COVID-19) pandemic. There are indeed many online …
Will there be no more live auctions?
This current pandemic: the Coronavirus (COVID-19) — or any other pandemic — suggests to some that live auctions are essentially …
Online bidding and wire fraud
For the most part, auctioneers all over the United States are ethical, moral, upstanding citizens of their communities and run …
So you’re still having live auctions despite a pandemic?
I think I’ve seen it all. “I’m entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness,” “The government has no …
Auctions and a pandemic
There probably isn’t an auctioneer in the United States not wondering how the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic might affect his …
Ending times & soft auction closings
When I held my very first auction, I remember a woman asking me, “What time will the auction be over?” …
10 things to know when bidding on your first online auction
We recently wrote about the 10 things to know when attending your first live auction here: https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2020/02/28/10-things-to-know-when-attending-your-first-live-auction/. Relatedly, for everyone …
Online auction where he can’t bid, they can’t bid and/or maybe nobody can bid …
Online auctions can be wonderful … until a bidder, some bidders or maybe no bidders can access the platform. What’s …
Banning your (or their) past bidder?
Auctioneers sometimes ban bidders — prohibiting them from participating in subsequent auctions. As well, sometimes auctioneers use ratings to decide …
The habitual backup bidders
It does happen at live auctions, but it happens much more in online auctions, because bidders sometimes put their maximum …
Online auction providers and those late to the game
In the early 2000’s an online auction company is born with the [apparent] goal of connecting auctioneers and sellers with …
Is it fraudulent inducement or not?
We have written extensively about fraudulent inducement in regard to seller bidding at auction, notably here: https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2018/06/21/that-other-bidder-and-fraudulent-inducement/. Most materially, we …
… it doesn’t sell so we put it on eBay?
Yes, this is what I think I was reading. An online auction platform will integrate with eBay so that “… …
Where is auction collusion more prevalent?
First, what is “collusion?” A somewhat common definition goes something like this … “a secret agreement or cooperation especially for …
