The story goes, in part, that Pritchard and Juno conspired to “appraise” a Confederate Civil War sword on the Antiques Roadshow...

John arrives and surveys the items up for bid, checking his smart phone for item details and comparative pricing. Just then, he sees his...

The UCC 2-328 speaks to this issue in a somewhat peculiar fashion. In particular: 2-328 (4) If the auctioneer knowingly receives a bid on...

We wrote about duties auctioneers owe their clients (sellers) in 2009. As we noted then, auctioneers are special agents for their...

Bib has held over 10,000 auctions in his career — mostly livestock, farm equipment and real property. Today, Bib is holding an auction...

The joy of teaching is almost always amplified by questions and commentary from attendees before class, at breaks and after class; nearly...

Today, there is no state in the United States where the buyer’s premium is not found. Yet, auctioneers in Wisconsin are not permitted to...

As I frequently teach auctioneer continuing education, I am often asked about this particular issue, as well as more general 1099...

For instance, a fairly regular buyer of depression glassware who attended our auctions in the late 1980’s would regularly mention the...

This made me wonder what the minimum cost an auctioneer would incur to sell an item for $1.00 (or for any amount) at a live auction....

There are also other forced sale auctions including foreclosures, repossessions and court-ordered actions (lacking the seller’s consent)....

Today, we explore if an auctioneer can be using too few filler words. In other words, other than the current bid (the have) and the...

For instance, if an auctioneer is selling choice of twelve flower arrangements, and the high bid is $12.50, the high bidder may take one,...

Such continuing education for auctioneers is also mandated by the National Auctioneers Association for those who have attained certain...

Auctioneer David Whitaker of Ames, Iowa noted recently that too many filler words also contribute to “additional time, and time is money.”...

In this article, we will be exploring the time between auction items. Just how long does an auctioneer take between “Sold! for $3,500 to...

I’m guessing that the word, “standard” is being used in this manner to mean usual, common, or customary. Yet, is the buyer’s premium any...

Simply put, bidders offer an amount to the auctioneer and the auctioneer then accepts the offer if it exceeds the prior bid amount. Bids...

Bidders at auctions behave in all kinds of ways. From very serious buyers to others who just come to watch. Our subject today regards one...

Jonathan K. Wu wrote about this concept in his article titled Seller Revenue & Sales Commission in 2008. Let’s say Gina is comparing 5...