#communication

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer

Feb 232 min read

Grading your online auction

How do bidders view your online (or simulcast) auction when shipping is generally involved? From viewing eBay‘s feedback system, it...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer

May 9, 20222 min read

Auctioneers: Yes, yep, yeah, yup … or what?

Ringmen (and ring women) often have to communicate that a bid has been offered by a bidder so that the auctioneer notes such a bid. To...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer

Aug 14, 20212 min read

Online bidding platforms and DDoS

Could one online bidding [auction] platform try to disrupt a competitor’s online bidding platform for personal gain? When any platform...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer

May 12, 20213 min read

Auctioneers reading the room

I have to admit … I left auction school and returned home thinking “I’m ready to be an auctioneer” but I wasn’t. I didn’t know how to...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer

Dec 23, 20202 min read

No auction is “safe” from disaster

Sometimes the online auctioneers tell the live auctioneers that they don’t have to worry about rain, snow, high wind, traffic,...