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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Oct 17, 20214 min read
Auctioneers and medical freedom
I’m all for freedom. I eat where I want to eat (The Top Steakhouse the other night with the love of my life, for example,) I pretty much...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Sep 15, 20213 min read
Auctioneers, freedom, and liberty
Increasingly, it appears [Coronavirus] vaccines and auctioneers don’t mix. “It’s my body …” or “It’s a hoax …” or “There’s a 99% chance...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Apr 30, 20212 min read
Can a government stop an auction?
Most auctioneers in the United States probably don’t think so, but it’s likely any government can stop any auction and/or auction event. ...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Feb 23, 20213 min read
The dangers of “absolute discretion”
Tom is an auctioneer who takes various live and online classes on the subject of “auctioneering,” surveys the Internet for articles, and...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 13, 20213 min read
Auctioneers speaking about health
Some days I wake up and think … am I in another country? Maybe I’ve been transported to a different planet? No, I’m in the United...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Nov 18, 20202 min read
Nobody can shut down my auction business?
Auctioneers are generally hard-working individuals who enjoy a great deal of freedom. Other than licensing in some states and 254 words...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Oct 13, 20202 min read
Auctions during Coronavirus
Auctions are indeed continuing during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Cases across the United States tended to wain during the...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jul 17, 20202 min read
Auctioneers? Is a mandatory mask requirement constitutional?
Auctioneers are telling this auctioneer (me) that the government can’t make them wear a mask. I’m also hearing that the government can’t...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 8, 20202 min read
Weren’t we all supposed to be doing online auctions?
I’ve heard it for nearly 20 years … “You’re doing live auctions? You need to move to online-only — lots more bidders, higher prices,...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 3, 20203 min read
So is it time to reopen?
Auctioneers all over the United States have had their businesses affected by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) — some live auctions have been...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 2, 20202 min read
… and you’re not doing it online for what reason?
I’ll continue to ask this when I hear anything like, “I don’t know how we’re going to keep bidders 6′ apart, and insist they all …” If...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 15, 20202 min read
What’s an “essential” auction?
First, “essential” is generally considered “absolutely necessary and/or extremely important.” So is any auction extremely important or...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 11, 20202 min read
Could you lose your auctioneer’s license for defiance?
I’ve got news for any of these auctioneers. If you work in a “license” state and you defy a Governor’s (or other’s) order, that license...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 9, 20202 min read
Even when your state reopens … should you have a live auction?
So what’s the risk? Besides the somewhat obvious risk that bidders don’t yet feel comfortable attending a live auction, what if someone...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Apr 26, 20202 min read
I can have a live auction now?
So, game on? I would submit, not quite yet. Even if you as an auctioneer feel it’s safe to be in crowds without any social distancing...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Apr 25, 20203 min read
Auctioneers and not being able to work
This has meant many auctioneers are being emotionally and economically impacted like never before. For example, this writing has been...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Apr 24, 20202 min read
NAA: State of the Auction Industry amid COVID-19
National Auctioneers Association conducted weekly surveys of member and non-member auctioneers starting March 25 (then April 1, April 8,...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Apr 20, 20202 min read
Coronavirus & auctioneer disclosure
There are those who say, “No, that doesn’t need to be disclosed” and would further argue that you as a buyer aren’t even entitled to...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Apr 17, 20202 min read
A state telling an auctioneer he can’t work is unconstitutional?
Many auctioneers continue to argue that such a limitation is unconstitutional; that they cannot be denied their individual right of life,...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Mar 31, 20202 min read
Just get it online, no matter the platform?
So what’s the “best” online auction platform? What criteria are used to choose the “right” platform? We would think traditional...
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