The dangers of “absolute discretion”
Tom is an auctioneer who takes various live and online classes on the subject of “auctioneering,” surveys the Internet for …
Tag Archives: pandemic
Nobody can shut down my auction business?
Auctioneers are generally hard-working individuals who enjoy a great deal of freedom. Other than licensing in some states and 254 …
Auctions during Coronavirus
Auctions are indeed continuing during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Cases across the United States tended to wain during the summer …
Auctioneers? Is a mandatory mask requirement constitutional?
Auctioneers are telling this auctioneer (me) that the government can’t make them wear a mask. I’m also hearing that the …
Even when your state reopens … should you have a live auction?
States are beginning to ease restrictions on businesses regarding the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. As such, some states are dictating that …
Auctioneers and not being able to work
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has prompted many states and other political subdivisions to deny some businesses from operating — in …
NAA: State of the Auction Industry amid COVID-19
The National Auctioneers Association conducted weekly surveys of member and non-member auctioneers starting March 25 (then April 1, April 8, …
A state telling an auctioneer he can’t work is unconstitutional?
Some states have ordered auctioneers “non-essential” in light of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and thus have implied (if not expressed) …
Auctioneers & force majeure clauses
In light of the current Coronavirus pandemic, I’ve been party to discussions regarding “force majeuer” clauses. What is “force majeure?” …
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 …
