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 …
Tag Archives: online auctions
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 …
Online auction bidders don’t read?
I know this is probably true, and I keep hearing it from other auctioneers that it’s true so we’ll start …
What’s faster? Live auction or online auction?
I think this is a simple question: What’s faster — a live auction or an online auction? Maybe it’s not …
Are we making it harder or easier to buy at auction?
Let’s see … I can buy groceries on my iPhone and they are delivered and placed in my kitchen … …
Online platforms dictating what can/can’t be sold? Sure they are …
We were prompted to write an article concerning bibles and flags at auction in 2014 after a number of auctioneers …
South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc., et al.
A very material case for auctioneers at the Supreme Court of the United States was decided June 21, 2018. The …
