While studies have held that auctions should be live or online, and not both, this method persists in some markets. The argument made is...

I’ve been involved in 100’s of divorce appraisals. Some marriages as short as a few months, and some as long as 40 years. Nobody gets...

“That’s false advertising! That’s bait and switch! That’s misrepresentation!” Ellen had got up early, got dressed, stopped for coffee,...

Auctioneers take lots of photographs. Auctioneers use lots of photographs in marketing property for auction, and otherwise. Today, we...

In 2015, this study ranked Jeff Wyler Automotive Family Inc. as the 39th largest car dealership group in the United States. In 2014,...

Frank bequeathed (and technically devised) the lumberyard to her upon his death per his will. However, Connie desired to sell the...

It might be land, a tractor or a piece of jewelry. Sellers want to know before consigning such, or maybe are just curious. Auctioneers...

Instead, John notes, they are searching using terms such as “buy” and “for sale” when looking to purchase something. The implication...

The first story I glanced at was about American Airlines Captain Eugene Richardson (III.) His tale recounted that his father (a Tuskegee...

And lots of discussion lately about buyers wanting / deserving seller information from property purchased at auction. While a state (such...

At a class recently held by the National Auctioneers Association, an instructor asked auctioneer attendees what they would search on the...

Boot usage in the United States is nationwide, but certainly more predominate in the Western states. Boots are more appropriate for some...

This was no doubt in regard to a live auction where an auctioneer can assume nobody bids just once. In other words, if he bids $5,000,...

For example, if an auctioneer was selling 5,100 acres of farm land, the advertisement should read “5,100 Acres Farm Land Selling at...

We have written about the conflict with minimum bid increments and a without reserve (absolute) auction. Most notably, our analysis here...

Yet, what exactly did we do in ten minutes? We simply put the home in contract in ten minutes — not something any real estate agent...

He played the video game Fallout 4 for three weeks solid, resulting in loss of his friends, job and wife. His suit claims that the video...

Of various topics discussed at such get-togethers, selling guns at auction is certainly explored. In concert with selling guns, the...

We’ve written about auction buyer identity several times: https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2010/05/28/buyer-wants-his-identity...

J. Stephen Proffitt III, Esq. (known by most as “Steve Proffitt”) was a well-known attorney and auctioneer. He had a remarkable impact on...