Maybe another question might be: What is the future of the real estate industry? How about the auction industry? I would offer these are...

Such is the case (again) with http://www.youragentbid.com (Youragentbid) as they continue to contend that they are partnering with large...

Shortly thereafter our first blog, fellow blogger extraordinaire and good friend Aaron Traffas wrote about our undertaking: ...

Most recently, an inquiry involved a breach of contact of sorts — where the auctioneer did not follow the legal expressed wishes of his...

I stay at many hotels throughout the year (although I have never stayed at the Black Bear Hotel in Allentown, Pennsylvania.) In doing so,...

Brad Bergefurd, OSU Extension Educator & Horticulture Specialist, Charissa McGlothin, OSU Agriculture & Marketing Program Assistant and...

And, so far almost every online platform (once with enough data and/or enough money on the table) has decided to do one of two things:...

In more modern times, and certainly in most auctioneer-license states, auctioneers endeavor (or are required) to enter into a written...

This penalty might be a fixed amount above the sale price, and/or an increased commission. Specifically, let’s say an auctioneer’s...

Late 2014, Christie’s added a 2% auction performance fee. This fee would be added to the seller’s commission if their “piece” sold in...

They are typically made up of auctioneers with some sort of minimum years experience as such. These boards (or commissions) typically...

And sellers are right to ask what commission the auctioneer will charge for that service. Most of the time, a fixed percentage is...

Such a conversation the other day recounted an auctioneer’s assessment of his community, and the general disdain for this additional...

Many auctioneers are now charging a “buyer’s premium” to increase auctioneer profits and sometimes offset seller costs. Up until more...

We previously wrote more about our operation here: http://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2014/05/27/auctioneers-and-d-u-s-t/ Another...

The fee is a percentage of the gross proceeds. In this case, 20% will go to the auctioneer and 80% will go to the seller. The auction...

As Gail accumulated more and more items from her auction buying, she contacted an auctioneer about selling some of her collection. Her...

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

In the landmark United States Supreme Court case Lochner vs. New York, 198 U.S. 45 (1905), the Court held that the “liberty of contract”...

Prevailing theory is that with a commission structure, the auctioneer and client work together with the same interest … the more the...