There’s an interesting trend underway in the United States … where states and courts are considering (and ruling) that the legislative...

Artnet News Senior Market Editor Eileen Kinsella published an article on December 3, 2020, titled “Going Once! 11 World-Class Auctioneers...

Further, it’s being stated that licensing in many cases creates unreasonable barriers to conducting business. The Institute for Justice...

At the 2017 National Auctioneers Association (NAA) International Auctioneer Championship (IAC) recently held Friday, July 14 in Columbus,...

The Eight Landmarks The Horseshoe (The “Shoe”) is home of The Ohio State University Buckeye Football Team. It opened October 7, 1922 and...

AuctionWeb (soon after to be www.eBay.com) was opened for business September 5, 1995 and the first item sold via an online auction was a...

Occasionally, Richard gets a call about conducting a personal property auction in one of Indiana’s neighboring states: Ohio Michigan...

Occasionally, Bob gets a call about conducting a personal property auction in one of Ohio’s neighboring states: Indiana Michigan...

Thus, these states take a proactive role in qualifying and governing those who work as auctioneers. Only some of these “license” states...

In the same newspaper, we see an advertisement from W. C. F. Michel, Auctioneer for an auction to be held on Thursday, March 16, 1911...

Arguably one of the most competitive is the Ohio contest held each summer at the Ohio State Fair. Of course, many states have very...

For auctioneers who conduct such events around the country, this allows schools, churches, and other organizations an opportunity to earn...

The article further noted four major points about online-only auctions, noted below:• A “soft” close provides last-second bidders with no...

For instance, can a successful public auction be held July 4, Father’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, New Year’s Day, Mother’s Day, Easter, or on...

Among the 1,000’s of real property auctions occurring every day in the United States, there are some properties that are garnering no...

We ask here, “What is collusion at an auction?” Collusion at an auction can involve bidders (buyers), sellers, and/or auctioneers. ...

This is my sixth “aberrant auction law” find, and numbered as such. When I find more, I’ll attempt to number sequentially, although I...

Here, we hope to shed some light on this mystery, and possibly get closer to solving it. How many auctioneers are there? This is of...

This is my fifth “aberrant auction law” find, and numbered as such. When I find more, I’ll attempt to number sequentially, although I...