Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Live bid calling and sunglasses
Renee Jones asked other auctioneers if they wore sunglasses when bid calling [Do you wear sunglasses when you sell?] (and we ask...
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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
Sep 5, 20173 min read
The top five questions I tend to get
While we’ve received 100’s of questions, there are five we tend to get most often. Here we answer those top five with basic information...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Aug 10, 20172 min read
Auction deemed a stunt?
Recently, an auction of the Lincoln Park Plaza (Michigan) apparently did not result in a completed sale. Adam Miller, Lincoln Park’s...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Aug 7, 20172 min read
Auctioneer associations — licensing & discipline
It is not unusual for an auctioneer association executive director, officer and/or director to receive a communication from a consumer...
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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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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jul 6, 20172 min read
Auctioneers, auctions and title
There is substantial case law all across the United States which suggests as an agent for the seller, the auctioneer is bound to verify...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 29, 20172 min read
Real estate agents … auctioneers … and real estate auctioneers.
“They say that [Zillow,] a company they empowered and trusted, is taking advantage of them.” Yep — auctioneers heard how many times...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 26, 20172 min read
Christie’s manifestly unreasonable terms and conditions
Christie’s is one of the world’s oldest and best known auction houses. They opened in London, England in 1766 and in New York in 1977. ...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 22, 20172 min read
Coming in waaaaaay below the pre-auction estimate
“Famed artist Billy Woble’s painting estimated at $3,000,000 – $5,000,000 sells at auction for $7,500,000,” instead of “Famed artist...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 20, 20173 min read
Does the “buyer’s premium” show to the seller?
Following the auction, of course, the auctioneer would have to settle the auction with his seller. In doing so, that settlement...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 8, 20172 min read
Where is auctioneer CE needed? Everywhere …
Brad Bergefurd, OSU Extension Educator & Horticulture Specialist, Charissa McGlothin, OSU Agriculture & Marketing Program Assistant and...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 5, 20173 min read
Simulcast auctions and the timing of bids
I answered with the obvious observation, that the software would show which bids were placed by a person and which bids were placed...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 1, 20173 min read
Auction terms versus auction descriptions …
So the auctioneer/auction company is able to succinctly express the precise terms and conditions of the auction — you must pay within 36...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 30, 20173 min read
Pinhooking in the auction business
If alley trading, owner A is set to sell his car in the auction. Just before, B buys the car from A for $10,000. Then B runs the car...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 18, 20172 min read
Auctioneer setting the bid in at the stated minimum?
We recently wrote twice about auctioneers setting the bid in: https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2016/12/22/should-the-auctionee...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Apr 28, 20172 min read
Online-only auction platform goes down …
We have previously written about online auction bidding becoming unavailable: https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2017/02/06/onl...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Apr 25, 20172 min read
Sued because of auction sale price
Here’s one such article from 2012 where the sellers actually sued the buyers for “buying too cheaply:” https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wor...
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