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Tag Archives: online auctions

Auctioneers … does shipping matter?

June 22, 2022

As more auctioneers are selling online, and consumer expectations now include shipping even in many live auction events, auctioneers must …

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Create your own marketplace?

August 20, 2021

I’m hearing it every day — pretty much all day — from auctioneers all over the country, and certainly from …

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Online bidding platforms and DDoS

August 14, 2021

Could one online bidding [auction] platform try to disrupt a competitor’s online bidding platform for personal gain? When any platform …

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Can an online auction platform be too easy to use?

August 2, 2021

There may not be an auctioneer who has not said, “Why can’t the online platform be easier to use?” or …

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Anomalist Auctioneers

June 7, 2021

I’ve only used the term once before on this platform. Generally, people use the word, “anomalist” for 2-3 different circumstances, …

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Online bidding and no shipping?

April 8, 2021

We sell personal property at auction live and online. For our live auctions, pickup of purchases can take place that …

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“Sold!” to the previous online bidder

April 6, 2021

This issue arises not only in online auctions, but live auctions as well. The high bidder prior to the lot …

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Auctioneers … who owns your data?

March 4, 2021

I clicked on a website and a popup appeared asking me to agree to the terms and conditions. It seemed …

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Are auctioneers “eBay stores?”

March 2, 2021

A seller contacts me and wants me to take their property, put it online and get it sold. I’m a …

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Auctioneers, is it too late? Does it matter?

February 27, 2021

James entered the auction business in 1945. He worked at an auction house, eventually taking over as the new owner …

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No auction is “safe” from disaster

December 23, 2020

Sometimes the online auctioneers tell the live auctioneers that they don’t have to worry about rain, snow, high wind, traffic, …

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Auctions during Coronavirus

October 13, 2020

Auctions are indeed continuing during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Cases across the United States tended to wain during the summer …

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Successful online auctioneers

August 13, 2020

James Fuller-Thompson recently wrote a steller analysis titled, “The 7 Habits of Highly Successful Online Auctioneers” The link to that …

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Russ Hilk and “Which platform?”

July 24, 2020

On a somewhat regular basis some [newer] auctioneer asks, “Which platform should I use to start doing online auctions?” Typically, …

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” … not responsible for the online platform’s performance.”

June 26, 2020

You are an online auctioneer and you know that online platforms sometimes aren’t reliable. As such, your attorney has told …

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Bidder can’t reasonably inspect?

June 19, 2020

I’ve had this question dozens of times when I talk about pre-auction inspection opportunities. That question is generally, “What if …

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Weren’t we all supposed to be doing online auctions?

June 8, 2020

I’ve heard it for nearly 20 years … “You’re doing live auctions? You need to move to online-only — lots …

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Can online auctions make up for lost live auction revenue?

May 17, 2020

Most in the art-auction world don’t think so. Given the lack of live auctions, many prominent art auction houses (Sotheby’s, …

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Online timed auctions and later bids

May 16, 2020

While most auctioneers don’t consider eBay an auction, there is no question the platform taught a good number of people …

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Auctions: “Everything will change. Everything has changed.”

April 2, 2020

In “The Patriot” movie, Cornwallis apparently proclaimed, “Everything will change. Everything has changed.” In other words, “The only thing constant …

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