Today, we ask “What exactly does the word ‘public’ mean in relation to the word ‘auction?'” It appears the British organized regular...

In other words, Randall thinks he got some good deals … That’s not what we’re talking about today. Rather than talking about perceived...

His interest in auctions began as a child, when he would go to auctions with his mother, Carol, in the Roanoke, Virginia area. They...

Many say, “With online auction software, we have thousands of bidders from all over the world …” and maybe that does differentiate online...

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...

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...

Subsequently, I joined the Ohio Auctioneers Association, the Indiana Auctioneers Association and the Michigan State Auctioneers...

Stuart was teaching a class at the West Virginia Auctioneers Association Convention last month. He suggested that there were good ways...

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...

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...

These auctions often take me from, for example, Columbus (Ohio) to Washington D.C. to Los Angeles to Chicago, and then back to Columbus,...

For decades, all over the United States, auctioneers have been saying in marketing materials: “Selling at auction …” denoting a time and...

Typical requirements for licensure include auction school, a test, fees, bonding, background check, serving an apprenticeship and/or...

One such paper, published September 19, 2012, was titled:“Thinking or Feeling the Risk in Online Auctions: The Effects of Priming...

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...

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...

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...

In that article, we mentioned that some states have augmented or completely replaced the requirement for auctioneers to be bonded, and...

That article detailed this subject in regard to property selling, ultimately, to the high bidder. Such an auction is denoted as a...

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