Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Asking/requiring a bidder to leave the auction
This question is almost the same question we answered in 2017 when we wrote about denying a bidder from participating in an auction event....
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Sep 21, 20182 min read
Auction events are often not perfect …
One thing I think we’ve learned over this time is that “auction events are not perfect.” What do we mean by that? We mean just that …...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Sep 20, 20182 min read
Using a POA to circumvent auction licensing
The question becomes: “Can a power of attorney (POA) circumvent the licensing requirement?” It appears to us that unless the state has...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Sep 17, 20182 min read
Auctioneers and standard form contracts
N.A.S.H (National Auction Supply House), Keifer Auction Supply and Missouri Auction School. Additionally, and our topic today, some...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Sep 13, 20182 min read
Can counterfeits, replicas, knockoffs … sell at auction?
Take a look at this $1,000 Federal Reserve Note. In fact, it’s not a $1,000 Federal Reserve Note at all, but rather a forgery,...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Sep 10, 20183 min read
UCC 2-328 allows reopen if other bidder is upset?
Quite frankly, bid calling isn’t terribly complicated in that auctioneers basically take (accept) bids from individual bidders until...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Sep 5, 20183 min read
The opportunity to bid a certain amount?
Auctions generally don’t assure this bidder he’ll get this item if it sells for $750 — or even less depending upon the increments. For...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Sep 3, 20185 min read
Simulcast auctions … how they work and how they don’t
eBay works this way. For example, we have Bidder A and Bidder B. Bidder A submits a $750 maximum bid on eBay and his high bid is at $5 …...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Aug 29, 20182 min read
One bid and 200 other bidders stand in silence?
The entire story is here: https://www.holidaysincornwall.com/farmers-stand-in-silence-at-auction-so-a-young-man-can-buy-back-his-family-...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Aug 27, 20183 min read
Higher bids “placed” online
The online bidder is (understandably) upset, “How did I not get this item for my maximum $750 bid? How did someone else get this item for...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Aug 20, 20181 min read
Auctioneers donating their time to 501(c)(3)
As can be seen in IRS Publication 526: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p526.pdf, the “value of your time or services” is not deductible....
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Aug 18, 20184 min read
Ohio Auctioneers & Trust Accounts
That previous writing is here: https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2012/06/23/auctioneer-trust-accounts/. Today, we look at my...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Aug 15, 20183 min read
Auctioneers, Facebook, Censorship and [Fake] News …
Facebook‘s stock plunged 19% losing about $119 billion in market value constituting the biggest single-day loss for any public company in...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Aug 8, 20182 min read
Representing (or misrepresenting) auction bidders …
We have written about this more than once, including here: https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2012/07/17/who-else-was-bidding/...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Aug 6, 20182 min read
Helping auctioneers or the auction industry?
First of all, I’m not going after anyone as I’m not a party to any of the lawsuits where I’m asked to testify. Rather, either the...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Aug 1, 20182 min read
When has the UCC 2-328 been a bad idea?
https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2018/07/26/auctioneers-you-want-win-in-court-or-stay-out-of-court/ What we suggested in that...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jul 26, 20183 min read
Auctioneers — you want to win in court, or stay out of court?
We’ve discussed the legal issues, merits and otherwise the prudence of following the UCC 2-328 more strictly and not modifying it per the...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jul 20, 20183 min read
The NAA IAC Final Round Questions ’18
At the 2018 National Auctioneers Association (NAA) International Auctioneer Championship (IAC) held Friday, July 20 in Jacksonville,...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jul 16, 20182 min read
Auction expert witness and standards of proof
Most cases in which we’ve been involved have been civil cases, where the standard of proof has been generally either a preponderance of...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jul 11, 20183 min read
No auctioneer licensing so anything goes?
Similarly, charity auctions typically involve a charity as defined under IRS regulation section 501(c)(3). These auctions might be for...
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