Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Writing auction contracts to educate people?
I was asked just today in a seminar I was teaching what I thought of this phrase … what I thought it meant for auctioneers. I have to...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Feb 13, 20173 min read
Are all auctioneers … still Republican?
Based upon primarily Facebook — and other encounters with auctioneers around the country, it would appear to me nearly all auctioneers...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 31, 20173 min read
Auction lots with multiple components
It’s hard to think of anything auctioneers don’t sell, quite frankly. Further, real property (particularly land) is sometimes put up in...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 17, 20172 min read
Is bidding at auction a privilege or right?
An auction event essentially invites bidders/buyers to participate by allowing them to contract with the auctioneer/seller. This contract...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 16, 20173 min read
Name your price … really?
We as auctioneers have two choices when selling anything at auction: Sell it absolute or sell it with reserve. The absolute auction...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 6, 20172 min read
The burden of auctioneer prowess
His story was fairly straightforward in that his seller-client had hired an auctioneer to sell a coin collection. The auction took place...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Dec 27, 20162 min read
“Auction,” “Price,” “Buy” & “Sale”
We have written before about the suggested shifts away from auctioneers using the word “auction” in their advertising. Most notably: The...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Dec 16, 20162 min read
Another wacky auction legal argument
I have read virtually every article, book and blog regarding auction law and/or customary practice that exists. And I’ve sure seen some...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Nov 23, 20162 min read
Some implications of the UCC 2-328
Otherwise, this same brief 254 words is referenced in courts around the United States every day; the implications of the UCC 2-328 are...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Nov 3, 20162 min read
Come get a bargain?
Let’s start with this premise: Auction marketing is distinctly different than other marketing. Retail operations need buyers and when...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Oct 6, 20163 min read
You don’t know what an “auction” is?
After graduating from The Ohio State University, I attended auction school. Soon after I was working as an auctioneer in the Columbus,...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Oct 3, 20164 min read
The word “auction” in culture
More and more, auctioneers are being told not to use the word, “auction” in their advertising. We explored this in depth here: ...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Sep 19, 20162 min read
Absolute but soliciting pre-bids?
Lots of auctioneers recently have been discussing (and sharing) an article exploring why “Wealthy people” choose to sell their...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Aug 25, 20163 min read
The power of the word “absolute”
Further, not only our own auctions, but those by many auctioneers around this country have proved time and time again that the word...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Aug 15, 20162 min read
Auction after [no] sale
If I understand it, “If it doesn’t sell at auction, then we’ll try to sell it at auction?” I think that’s how I read it … A certain...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jul 15, 20162 min read
“As-is” it is represented?
But in reality, despite this disclaimer, the more accurate phrase might be, “You’re buying today as-is as I describe the lots for sale.”...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Apr 22, 20162 min read
Auctions with shared costs
Many auctioneers have auctions at facilities such as a fairgrounds, community center, and the like. These facilities charge rent — say...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Apr 8, 20163 min read
Fiduciary duty in auction marketing
He is one of the few other bloggers who I have listed on the “blogroll” on my blog — and for good reason. Ryan’s blog is a tremendous...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Mar 11, 20163 min read
Auctioneers and watermarking
Auctioneers take lots of photographs. Auctioneers use lots of photographs in marketing property for auction, and otherwise. Today, we...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Mar 8, 20163 min read
Auction Prices
In 2015, this study ranked Jeff Wyler Automotive Family Inc. as the 39th largest car dealership group in the United States. In 2014,...
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