Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Warranties and “AS IS”
Do auctioneers warrant property selling in an auction? Do auctioneers sell property “AS IS?” They do both. Warranties are nearly...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Mar 213 min read
Auctioneers advocate for what?
Sometimes I wake up and wonder what planet I’m on. In fact, I’ve written that phrase before. Today, I am learning that a select group of...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Mar 192 min read
The pace of your online auction
Recently, I attended an auction watching and listening to a very talented auctioneer — selling items anywhere from $10 up to $1,000 at a...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Mar 92 min read
Market adequately = market value
We’ve held (and been told) that the “seller confirmation” fanatics support holding auctions of this type in case the property doesn’t...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Mar 63 min read
But if there was one that didn’t work …?
I talk about the merits of auction sellers committing to sell (instead of maybe selling or maybe not.) Some auctioneers disagree and...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Feb 273 min read
Auctioneer: “We put a deal together”
Auctioneers tell me that they had a “seller confirmation” auction and the seller had a “secret reserve” and the auction didn’t reach that...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Feb 82 min read
Deposit to bid, or after bidding?
I want to bid at your auction. Do you require me to give you a deposit (money) to bid, or do you require me as the eventual high bidder...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 302 min read
All “genuine” but no warranty it is?
It could be jewelry, coins, statuary, firearms, pottery, or any number of things. For example, if it’s an 1895-CC Morgan Silver Dollar,...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 193 min read
Some auctioneers’ “bait and switch”
“The opening bid today is … “ or “The minimum bid is …” or “The published reserve is …” or “The nominal opening bid is …” and what does...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Dec 11, 20232 min read
Real estate auction malarkey
The “National Real Estate Trade Association” has a link to provide their members and the public with information regarding real estate...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Dec 6, 20233 min read
Auctioneer Dialetheism
When I attended auction school I was told two things I’ve repeated my entire life thereafter to other auctioneers. In fact, I’ve heard...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Nov 27, 20232 min read
Not looking for a possible deal?
I’m sometimes mystified by how some auctioneers view their business model. We’ve held for decades that all auction bidders/buyers are...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Nov 6, 20233 min read
Customary but not customary?
As auctioneers, we’re all trying to maximize the seller’s position. In that spirit, some argue that if a higher bid (or even another bid...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Sep 26, 20232 min read
The “list” of what you don’t sell …
I see many auctioneers openly publishing lists of what they “don’t sell” or don’t even accept. I find this interesting in that, for...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Sep 4, 20232 min read
The auction starts and then …
We wrote in 2013 that auctioneer/seller contracts are “agency contracts” and as such would typically end if the auctioneer or seller died....
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Aug 29, 20232 min read
Auctions … and how much is the shipping?
All auctioneers who accept bids online for chattels should provide for shipping. In fact, all auctioneers should offer shipping options...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Aug 12, 20232 min read
The scales of justice and auctioneers
I’ve checked this graphic over and over — the “scales of justice” — and it appears the right plate or bowl suspended from a fulcrum is no...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 16, 20232 min read
Only previous bidders can place a new bid?
In a soft close with extended bidding, I noted that an auctioneer expressed, “Only previous bidders can place a new bid” and wondered...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 5, 20233 min read
In the case of a tied bid, there’s not?
I’m watching an online-only auction and see the note: “In the case of a tied bid, precedence is given to the earlier bid.” My first...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 22, 20233 min read
Probably unenforceable auction terms …
They get copied, and copied, and copied … and auctioneers really don’t pay any attention because it’s what some other auctioneer is...
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