I had the distinct honor to have Fred Strahorn in a class I was teaching. I had not met him prior, but it took no time at all for me to...

We have held that by registering for an auction — live and/or online — that such constitutes a contract. We have competent parties,...

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

Auctioneers (and thus sellers) have bidders who register to bid, win the bid, but refuse to pay. It’s fairly common in the online...

On December 14, 2020, President Donald J. Trump issued an Executive Order on Increasing Economic and Geographic Mobility. The complete...

We have sold cars at auction for decades. More recently, those auctions have been online-only. It seems now we have bidders who are...

Auctions should be advertised (or marketed) sufficiently. As well, auctions should not be advertised insufficiently. So, what’s...

I think I’ve seen almost every rule an auctioneer has for having (and/or not disclosing) the reserve price — including “sellers might or...

We’ve told countless people that when a seller (owner) has “urgency,” “equity” and “reasonable expectations” that an auction is a perfect...

Artnet News Senior Market Editor Eileen Kinsella published an article on December 3, 2020, titled “Going Once! 11 World-Class Auctioneers...

As an expert witness in auction cases, I’m seeing more and more fine print — particularly in auction terms and conditions. The thinking...

We have written numerous times about without reserve (absolute) auctions coupled with minimum opening bids or minimum bid increments. ...

Auctioneers work primarily as agents and for clients (principals) in performing their duties. As such, they would owe loyalty to those...

When I was attending auction school, we would go out at night to various local auction houses to practice our bid calling and stage...

Auctioneers are charged with maximizing their client’s (seller’s) position — raise the most money, clean the warehouse completely out,...

It’s a constant struggle — terrifically amplified in online auctions — to decide if we as an auctioneer (and seller) allow any certain...

All auctioneers probably have high bidders (buyers) who refuse to pay. What is an auctioneer to do? It appears the solution is vested...

We wrote in 2014 that many auctioneers have bad habits and are hesitant to change because they’ve always done it this way: ...

Some auctioneers are telling me that if they disclose the reserve on a property, bidders won’t bid beyond the reserve. I don’t believe...

Auctioneers are generally hard-working individuals who enjoy a great deal of freedom. Other than licensing in some states and 254 words...