When buyers buy anything at auction — particularly “AS IS and WHERE IS” — we would propose the buyer accepts the property in its current...

Shill bidding is not difficult to find in the auction business. What is “shill bidding?” It’s bidding lacking the genuine intent to...

Let’s say it’s 1930 — for example — auctioneers were primarily known in their “community” and we knew his or her spouses, their kids’...

Auction terms and conditions are important. Auction terms and conditions also have to make sense, and sometimes they don’t. For...

Lot #2 and Lot #184 are mistakenly the same lot. Lot #2 sells and we have a buyer and seller in contract. Lot #184 comes up and a...

Auctions sometimes involve approximations. For instance, a vase is 9″ (+/-) or the real property lot is 1.25 acres (+/-). Of course,...

Auctioneers, sellers, and bidders/buyers have to be more careful. In this regard, there are [maybe] some firearms, equipment, or jewelry...

There is a “new” case being currently litigated (Will McLemore et al. v. Tennessee Auction Commission et al., in the United States...

It’s not 1908 anymore. Auctioneers engage real property sellers and have a choice — pay exorbitant fees to list the property in the...

Auctioneers have been proclaiming this since the “beginning of time.” The buyer has an issue with a purchase, and the auctioneer says,...

Auctioneers have to deal with a myriad of laws and rules in their businesses. License law affects many auctioneers, plus the Uniform...

We’ve been telling auctioneers (and their sellers) that they have to “stand behind” their expressions concerning what they are selling. ...

As an auctioneer selling personal property — and over 91% (as of today) of United States consumers using credit and debit cards instead...

You? An auctioneer who’s selling firearms and isn’t licensed as a Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL.) You decide you will utilize an FFL...

We wrote in 2013 that auctioneer/seller contracts are “agency contracts” and as such would typically end if the auctioneer or seller died....

Auctions involve bidders making offers, and auctioneers generally accept those offers if they are higher in amount than the prior bid. ...

We’ve helped attorneys and others with auction litigation consulting since 2010. The other day, I was asked what “auction litigation...

What would you think as a potential bidder if an auction was advertised as having “all normal auction terms?” What would those be...

If you want a discussion with auctioneers that might last a few hours, all day, or even several days …. discuss if they can, should, or...

I’ve checked this graphic over and over — the “scales of justice” — and it appears the right plate or bowl suspended from a fulcrum is no...