At the 2010 National Auctioneers Association (NAA) International Auctioneer Championship (IAC) recently held Friday, July 16 in...

We concluded rather swiftly, that the answer was, “No,” that auctioneers were not commodities. Let’s first look at what a commodity is:...

We wrote concerning the number of auctioneers a few months ago. Here, we wish to discuss how many auctions there are, and where they are...

These support personnel often are a spouse, children, father, mother, or other family; many auctioneers hire employees (or contract with...

In our article about tag (estate) sales, we noted that at an auction, everything sells for market value. We made this statement without...

A tag sale involves, basically, a person hired by the fiduciary who will “price” each item with a tag, indicating that the item is...

For Immediate Release The Board of Directors of the Michigan State Auctioneers Association (MSAA) recently endorsed MSAA member Mike...

As I understand the story (or stories) is that this one item had a particularly latent issue that the auctioneer wanted his bidders to...

In the 1980’s, Wendy’s experimented with a breakfast offering, which was largely unsuccessful. Among the numerous reasons this endeavor...

What selling in more than one ring does is get the auction over more quickly. For example, if an auction has 1,500 lots, one auctioneer...

This really isn’t complicated. Let’s take two examples: Auctioneer Bob doesn’t charge a buyer’s premium. Customer Sally purchases a...

First, some terminology. In a franchise arrangement, the (typically) local auctioneer becomes a franchisee by buying a franchise from a...

At an auction house, rented facility or the like On-site, at the farm, house or property Why would a client prefer an on-site auction...

We wrote about issues with auctioneers using an opening bid to suggest a minimum bid a few months ago. That post is here: The Opening...

There are a wide variety of sound systems available to auctioneers. Most lower-priced or entry level models are wired, where a cord is...

There are a wide variety of sound systems available to auctioneers. Most current models are wireless, or provide for optional wireless...

It is now 3 years after Mr. Georges Wyatt purchased his long-desired painting. He now wishes to sell the painting at auction, and wants...

Friday finally arrives, and the subject painting comes up for auction. Mr. Wyatt opens the bid at $100,000 and bidding moves swiftly...

I am somewhat new to the auction scene and was wondering if it is standard procedure for workers at an auction to bid on items that they...

This is done, generally, to attract clients wishing to sell their items for similar prices. If Julie has a Roseville Blackberry vase to...