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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 19, 20162 min read
Auctions with “market support”
What’s the value of a yearling beef calf selling in the Yoder Livestock auction on Tuesday? One might argue that the aforementioned...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 11, 20164 min read
Auctioneer regulation authoritarianism
For instance, you must have a license unless, you must pay consignors by, you must enter into a written contract with, your name must be...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 5, 20162 min read
Auction bidder drunk, high, or otherwise impaired?
Auctioneers are presented with these situations, and usually have one or more of the three following questions: “Can I take his bid?” “If...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 2, 20163 min read
Licensed auctioneers and their small voices
I think there’s a far greater issue moving forward in the auction industry as I discussed with Georgia Auctioneer Colton Moore a few days...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Apr 25, 20163 min read
Is there “danger” in the auction industry?
I teach various real estate classes (including pre-licensing) at Hondros College of Business (Hondros.) I also serve as Executive...
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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 19, 20162 min read
Auctioneers: always written contracts
That’s because I thought every auctioneer knew this, and such writing would be largely uninteresting; however, I have been convinced of...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Apr 15, 20162 min read
What did your attorney say?
We help attorneys with appraising and selling assets held in estates, guardianships, bankruptcies and other similar situations. We assist...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Apr 11, 20162 min read
National Auctioneers Week
Here’s the scoop. Per the National Auctioneers Association (NAA), National Auctioneers Week has been marked as an extension of National...
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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
Apr 5, 20162 min read
Sole regulator of auctioneers, auctions
And the other “about one-half” don’t license auctioneers in a comprehensive fashion. In those states which license auctioneers statewide,...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Apr 1, 20162 min read
Benefit auctioneer shouldn’t charge?
Currently in the United States, there are over 1.5 Million nonprofit organizations. About half of these nonprofits (charitable...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Mar 28, 20163 min read
Presenting at the Certified Auctioneer Institute
Five years ago, we wrote about the Certified Auctioneer Institute. That story is here: https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2010...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Mar 25, 20163 min read
Sold! To the live & online bidder?
While studies have held that auctions should be live or online, and not both, this method persists in some markets. The argument made is...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Mar 21, 20162 min read
Auctioneers vs. Auction Portals
I’ve been involved in 100’s of divorce appraisals. Some marriages as short as a few months, and some as long as 40 years. Nobody gets...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Mar 15, 20162 min read
I drove … miles and the auction is canceled?
“That’s false advertising! That’s bait and switch! That’s misrepresentation!” Ellen had got up early, got dressed, stopped for coffee,...
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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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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Mar 4, 20163 min read
Auction post cancellation?
Frank bequeathed (and technically devised) the lumberyard to her upon his death per his will. However, Connie desired to sell the...
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