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25 basics for every auctioneer
It seems we’re all busy and sometimes forget the very basics of the auction profession. While there are many things every auctioneer...
Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Mar 12, 20244 min read
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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...
Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 16, 20182 min read
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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...
Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Nov 13, 20172 min read
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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...
Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Aug 7, 20172 min read
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Online-only auction platform goes down …
We have previously written about online auction bidding becoming unavailable: https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2017/02/06/onl...
Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Apr 28, 20172 min read
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Seller and buyer identity at auction
And lots of discussion lately about buyers wanting / deserving seller information from property purchased at auction. While a state (such...
Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Feb 18, 20161 min read
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Auctioneers and religious freedom
Relatedly, in the United States, religious freedom is … as referred to by the First Amendment to the Constitution [December 15, 1791:]...
Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Mar 30, 20155 min read
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An auction where we won’t let you pay too much?
And I’ve studied the art and science of auctioneering for almost as many. A few things seem clear to me: we as auctioneers need sellers...
Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Feb 24, 20152 min read
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Auctioneers talking to buyers and sellers
His father and grandfather were both auctioneers for over 40 years; Shane has been managing the company for the last few. Shane had been...
Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 6, 20153 min read
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Auctioneer Collaboration: The Super Auction
At The Super Auction, held twice annually, each auctioneer participant contributes one or more auction rings of their own items (each...
Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Aug 23, 20102 min read
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It didn’t sell … can I have it?
Of course, the brother, or anyone else for that matter, could have purchased these items at the auction, but that was not evidenced by...
Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Mar 23, 20103 min read
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The Opening Bid …
National Public Radio (NPR) recently conducted a radio show from an auction where bank owned homes were being offered to the public at...
Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Feb 15, 20104 min read
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