It wasn’t distinctly expressed this way, but it was surely implied. Auctioneers can do anything they want with no consequences. Yes,...

Auctioneers often take absentee bids or allow bidders to bid online where they are privy to the bidder’s maximum bid. Our question today...

We previously wrote that in an online auction, high bidders have the right (state law) to retract their bids prior to, “Sold!” We also...

We have held for decades that auctioneers should be ethical — without possibly expressing that exact wish on this platform. We have,...

The data we share in our classes suggests the general public probably thinks auctioneers are on the whole … less than ethical. Very...

Most recently in Indiana, with a group of nearly 100 auctioneers I was asked (during the class) how ethical I thought auctioneers were....

His rule is, “I never reopen the bidding.” In over 35 years of auctioneering, he’s not reopened a bid — not once. All of Sammy’s clients...

John arrives and surveys the items up for bid, checking his smart phone for item details and comparative pricing. Just then, he sees his...

I have titled this post in reference to a post I recently read by Will McLemore titled similarly about unethical auctioneer bid calling...