Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
What exactly is a “public” auction?
Today, we ask “What exactly does the word ‘public’ mean in relation to the word ‘auction?'” It appears the British organized regular...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Mar 24, 20133 min read
Combating theft at auction
In other words, Randall thinks he got some good deals … That’s not what we’re talking about today. Rather than talking about perceived...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Mar 20, 20133 min read
Your bid is irrevocable?
His interest in auctions began as a child, when he would go to auctions with his mother, Carol, in the Roanoke, Virginia area. They...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Mar 18, 20133 min read
Only certain bidders?
Many say, “With online auction software, we have thousands of bidders from all over the world …” and maybe that does differentiate online...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Mar 14, 20133 min read
Does the unknown sell for more at auction?
Jar full of wheat pennies. If we don’t open the box, with our knowledge of what was in the other boxes … If we don’t check the pennies...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Mar 10, 20132 min read
NAA & St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
The NAA adopted St. Jude as its national philanthropy in 1995. Since that time NAA has raised over $4,000,000 for the hospital. NAA has...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Mar 7, 20132 min read
Corporations are people (in the auction association business?)
Subsequently, I joined the Ohio Auctioneers Association, the Indiana Auctioneers Association and the Michigan State Auctioneers...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Mar 3, 20132 min read
Look at my auction: AuctionZip Auctioneer ID # 9281743
Stuart was teaching a class at the West Virginia Auctioneers Association Convention last month. He suggested that there were good ways...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Mar 1, 20134 min read
Bidding on auction items on the Internet
In regard to personal property, they can go to a store or retail outlet, warehouse outlet, a mall, a flea market, a yard sale, a garage...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Feb 21, 20133 min read
eBay vs. online-only auctioneers
I believe it’s fair to say that eBay originated the online auction concept. AuctionWeb (soon after to be www.ebay.com) was opened for...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Feb 21, 20133 min read
Online-only auctioneers “competing away?”
These auctions often take me from, for example, Columbus (Ohio) to Washington D.C. to Los Angeles to Chicago, and then back to Columbus,...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Feb 15, 20132 min read
The words “Selling at auction …”
For decades, all over the United States, auctioneers have been saying in marketing materials: “Selling at auction …” denoting a time and...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Feb 10, 20132 min read
Would a state ever eliminate auctioneer licensing?
Typical requirements for licensure include auction school, a test, fees, bonding, background check, serving an apprenticeship and/or...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Feb 8, 20134 min read
Cognitive vs. affective auction bidding
One such paper, published September 19, 2012, was titled:“Thinking or Feeling the Risk in Online Auctions: The Effects of Priming...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Feb 1, 20132 min read
The auction industry in 2050
While I have no crystal ball (still looking for a working model) I invite those who read my expectations to comment about their own. I’m...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 28, 20132 min read
Baby it’s cold outside …
For instance, today in much of the United States, it’s below 32 degrees Fahrenheit. Just over 40 years ago, it was -80 degrees Fahrenheit...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 20, 20132 min read
Absolute with minimum increments
A recent auction attendee (we’ll call him James) is also an attorney. He called me once he arrived to an auction, asking me about what...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 14, 20133 min read
Auctioneers and recovery funds
In that article, we mentioned that some states have augmented or completely replaced the requirement for auctioneers to be bonded, and...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 11, 20133 min read
Where do you start the bid, with a reserve?
That article detailed this subject in regard to property selling, ultimately, to the high bidder. Such an auction is denoted as a...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 9, 20133 min read
Ohio auctioneer: what about an “away game?”
Occasionally, Bob gets a call about conducting a personal property auction in one of Ohio’s neighboring states: Indiana Michigan...
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