Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
This $87.8 million mansion went to auction?
A mansion (not the above mansion) went to auction and the high bid was $45.76 million. A news headline thereafter read that a “$87.8...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 19, 20222 min read
Auctioneers starting at the top
Almost like any other occupation, it’s difficult — if not impossible — to start “at the top.” Said another way, as an auctioneer, you...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 16, 20223 min read
Must, shall, should, will, may …
Auctioneers are confronted with any number of laws. Legislators author bills that become law when a governor or the President signs (or...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 9, 20222 min read
Auctioneers: Yes, yep, yeah, yup … or what?
Ringmen (and ring women) often have to communicate that a bid has been offered by a bidder so that the auctioneer notes such a bid. To...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 3, 20223 min read
Properly setting up … buy backs?
I know it happens, particularly in the online auction world, but the public (other bidders) detest the practice. You consign your...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Apr 27, 20223 min read
That new seductive advice
You’ve been exercising, eating right, and getting enough sleep. Imagine I want to get your attention. If I publish an article saying,...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Apr 25, 20222 min read
A centralized list of “bad bidders?”
Many auctioneers are advocating for some type of centralized list (database) of bad bidders — bidders who bid and don’t pay, use stolen...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Apr 22, 20223 min read
Variation by agreement, not uniform
We regularly write to [attempt to] help auctioneers stay out of court, rather than attempting to win in court, or worse yet, lose in...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Apr 18, 20223 min read
Buyer’s Premiums & Agency Duty
The suggestion apparently is that the buyer’s premium belongs to the auctioneer no matter. This is absolutely not true. The buyer’s...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Apr 14, 20222 min read
What is a “priceless” auction item?
What is a “priceless” auction item? Could an auctioneer exclaim, “This item is priceless?” What are the implications of such, if any? ...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Apr 11, 20222 min read
Buyer’s Premiums Basics
Buyer’s premiums have been used at auctions in the United States since 1977 — over 40 years. Yet, there remain many misunderstandings...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Mar 22, 20223 min read
Auctions & woefully uninformed reporting
The Centralia, Washington Police Department is now using eBay to sell seized goods, instead of traditional auctioneers. An article in...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Mar 14, 20223 min read
The auction industry and enmity
It took me a while to realize that the auction industry is much like industry generally — in that like businesses are quite competitive,...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Mar 10, 20223 min read
Only the first sentence of § 1-302?
The Uniform Commercial Code § 1-302 titled “Variation by Agreement” clearly says (emphasis added:) (a) Except as otherwise provided in...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Mar 8, 20223 min read
Do your bidders feel good?
We run an auction house and know the names of upwards of 60% of our bidders who we see on a regular basis. Roger and his wife are...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Mar 5, 20222 min read
Can an auctioneer breach a contract for any reason?
Contracts between auctioneers and sellers, consignors, and consignees typically bind the principal to rightfully convey ownership,...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Mar 3, 20222 min read
Auctions, inflation, & deflation
Why does anyone attend (or otherwise place bids) at any auction? We have held for years, the likely reason (or the only reason) is the...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Mar 1, 20222 min read
Because it’s your policy?
Let’s see … what is an auctioneer’s job? To maximize price for our seller/client? To solve the seller/client’s problem? Indeed this is...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Feb 25, 20222 min read
Buyers paying more (and more) of the costs
Buyer’s premiums continue to rise. In fact, I’ve heard for years that “nobody pays any attention to them” so why not raise them? ...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Feb 23, 20222 min read
Appraisals, auctions, and seller bidding
Appraisers often [rightly] use auction values as evidence of value. Yet, we wonder today if an auction with reserve (or a forced sale)...
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