Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
I have it but I don’t … and then again, again, again …
https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2010/02/04/unethical-bid-calling-3-he-loves-me-he-loves-me-not/ Amplifying this attorney’s...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 25, 20182 min read
Will millennials kill live auctions?
You can read the entire article here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/will-millennials-kill-costco/2018/01/19/d0de5dec-f...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 16, 20182 min read
The “practice” of auctioneering
Another staff member responded that, “She better do more than practice medicine … she better be good at it before she attempts to help...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 11, 20182 min read
At auction: Is it wanting or buying?
Marsha L. Richins of the University of Missouri wrote about our title in her paper, “When Wanting Is Better Than Having,” in the Journal...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 8, 20183 min read
Unfair, unreasonable, inequitable … what does it all mean?
Shortly thereafter our first blog, fellow blogger extraordinaire and good friend Aaron Traffas wrote about our undertaking: ...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 4, 20182 min read
Facebook groups for posting auctions?
https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2011/02/08/internet-auction-calendars/. It’s now 2018 and about seven years later from this...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Dec 28, 20173 min read
Auctions with lost, misplaced and/or abandoned property
Property is generally deemed to have been … Lost if it is found in a place where the true owner likely did not intend to set it down, and...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Dec 18, 20172 min read
Can your bidder’s offer (bid) be irrevocable?
https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2014/08/11/bid-calling-is-just-numbers/ A twist on this offer and acceptance is that some...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Dec 15, 20172 min read
Is buying anything celebrity-related at auction a good investment?
As an example, we sold a replica “General Lee” 1969 Dodge Charger at auction about 15 years ago. Let’s just say that buyer calls me...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Dec 7, 20172 min read
Absolute and the high bidder isn’t the buyer?
If you don’t, your seller is open to a lawsuit by the high bidder seeking specific performance. In other words, the high bidder (even if...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Dec 4, 20173 min read
Auctioneer may establish reasonable bid increments?
We have been discussing “cut bids” (most notably here: https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2017/11/21/as-the-auctioneer-do-you-h...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Dec 1, 20172 min read
Can auctioneers ignore bids?
It’s important for auctioneers to understand that first — they are typically agents for the seller (unless they are the seller,) and not...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Nov 27, 20172 min read
What exactly does selling at absolute auction mean?
On the contrary, selling without reserve means the seller has the genuine intent to transfer to the highest bidder regardless of price as...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Nov 24, 20173 min read
Negotiating with a “cut” bidder
www.fasttalkingpodcast.com — about cut bids (https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2017/11/21/as-the-auctioneer-do-you-have-to-take...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Nov 21, 20172 min read
As the auctioneer, do you have to take a “cut” bid?
This cut bid in our example is an offer, and our question involves if the auctioneer/seller must accept it. The answer depends upon the...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Nov 16, 20173 min read
At auction, can we force sellers to sell? Buyers to buy?
Our subject today involves when there is a breach of contract (as an auctioneer has announced, “Sold!” — for instance) and then the...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Sep 18, 20172 min read
Can an auctioneer/seller deny someone from attending their auction?
Our question today regards an auctioneer/seller denying another auctioneer — or anyone else — from attending their auction. And the...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jul 28, 20174 min read
The integrity of the bidding process
Our topic today specifically regards bankruptcy auctions, but applies equally and reasonably to any type of auction anywhere in the...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jul 24, 20173 min read
Does it cost to register?
Sometimes auctioneers charge a fee to register for an auction. For instance, to obtain a bid card, the bidder must provide...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jul 19, 20175 min read
‘Reasonably advantageous’ auction terms
I stay at many hotels throughout the year (although I have never stayed at the Black Bear Hotel in Allentown, Pennsylvania.) In doing so,...
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