Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Can a lot be unsold at auction?
Items are put up for auction in the United States and around the world every second of every day. In the United States alone, millions...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jul 4, 20183 min read
More bidders or the right bidders?
At auction, the final high bid is (largely) determined by the last two bidders — the high bidder and the runner-up bidder. Given that,...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jul 2, 20183 min read
The “basics” of the auction business?
https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2018/06/18/how-the-auction-industry-lost-at-least-one-bidder/ In that blog, I noted that a...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 14, 20182 min read
Auctioneers … it’s A/B testing, not A testing
The widely held definition of A/B Testing is: A/B testing is a controlled experiment with two variants, A and B. It is a form of...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 6, 20182 min read
Absolute with bid then retraction
An attorney called and asked me if his client-auctioneer had to right to withdraw a property after receiving a bid on the property in an...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Apr 23, 20182 min read
Maybe selling absolute with binding opening bid?
In a without reserve auction, after the auctioneer calls for bids on a property, that property cannot be withdrawn unless no bid is made...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Apr 16, 20182 min read
Auction marketing words matter
However, it seems once we as auctioneers removed the word, “Auction” or words, “Public Auction” from prominent spots in our advertising,...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Apr 12, 20184 min read
“Types” of auctions and ice cream
I would offer probably not. Cases at the Supreme Court of the United States are probably the best ones to use as fact. Yet, consider...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Apr 5, 20181 min read
Auctioneers should stay in their lane
This above picture pretty much lays it out visually, in that the right lane is the absolute lane, where the seller has the genuine intent...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Apr 2, 20183 min read
Different buyer’s premiums for different bidders?
We have discussed this issue numerous times including most recently here: https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2018/02/08/is-that...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Mar 12, 20183 min read
What drives bidders to an auction?
I believe that most auctioneers understand what drives interest in an auction and/or auction event — other than wanting or needing what...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Mar 7, 20182 min read
Is the reserve price a material fact?
However, some information which buyers might feel is material is also by default confidential. Such is the reserve price which twice in...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Feb 1, 20182 min read
Bidding with a contingency … a higher bid?
We touched on another unfortunate bid calling technique (https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2018/01/29/i-have-it-but-i-dont-and-...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Dec 11, 20172 min read
Selling absolute mandates you “reopen bids?”
However, does selling absolute mandate you reopen the bid if another bid comes in as the hammer is falling, after the hammer falls, after...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Dec 7, 20172 min read
Absolute and the high bidder isn’t the buyer?
If you don’t, your seller is open to a lawsuit by the high bidder seeking specific performance. In other words, the high bidder (even if...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Dec 4, 20173 min read
Auctioneer may establish reasonable bid increments?
We have been discussing “cut bids” (most notably here: https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2017/11/21/as-the-auctioneer-do-you-h...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Dec 1, 20172 min read
Can auctioneers ignore bids?
It’s important for auctioneers to understand that first — they are typically agents for the seller (unless they are the seller,) and not...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Nov 27, 20172 min read
What exactly does selling at absolute auction mean?
On the contrary, selling without reserve means the seller has the genuine intent to transfer to the highest bidder regardless of price as...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Nov 24, 20173 min read
Negotiating with a “cut” bidder
www.fasttalkingpodcast.com — about cut bids (https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2017/11/21/as-the-auctioneer-do-you-have-to-take...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Nov 21, 20172 min read
As the auctioneer, do you have to take a “cut” bid?
This cut bid in our example is an offer, and our question involves if the auctioneer/seller must accept it. The answer depends upon the...
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