#ethics

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer

May 5, 20213 min read

Should auctioneers be ethical?

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

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer

Dec 3, 20182 min read

Do auctioneers perceive themselves as ethical?

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

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer

Feb 15, 20183 min read

Auctioneers bid calling faster than bidders can bid … or not

It is no wonder that we as auctioneers have a bad reputation among many people. We still have auctioneers that play games at their...

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...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer

Jan 5, 20162 min read

J. Stephen Proffitt III, Esq.

J. Stephen Proffitt III, Esq. (known by most as “Steve Proffitt”) was a well-known attorney and auctioneer. He had a remarkable impact on...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer

Feb 2, 20122 min read

How ethical are auctioneers?

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

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer

Aug 26, 20103 min read

The Certified Auctioneer Institute

The Indiana Auctioneers Association started this program, and it quickly grew to the point that their state association was overly...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer

Jul 21, 20102 min read

Should I go to auction school?

First, many states in the United States require a license to act as an auctioneer. And, most of those license states require...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer

Dec 27, 20094 min read

Auction School — A Great Investment

Were any of us born auctioneers? Well – maybe close – in that our father or mother was an auctioneer and we were bid-calling at age 2. ...