Mike Brandly, AuctioneerJun 19, 20232 minCould your auction purchase be a fake?If you attend or otherwise bid on property at an auction, could your purchase be a fake? Further, if you purchase a fake item, what...
Mike Brandly, AuctioneerOct 6, 20213 minHighest “bona fide” bidder?It’s been said (even memorialized in some state law) that at an absolute (without reserve) auction, the seller has the bona fide...
Mike Brandly, AuctioneerAug 4, 20213 minIs that really the seller bidding?Almost every week we receive a call, asking essentially “Can the seller bid disguised as another genuine bidder?” State law does allow...
Mike Brandly, AuctioneerMar 11, 20152 minAuctioneers & the first-sale doctrineThis cornucopia of auction offerings sometimes includes copyrighted and/or trademarked property — such as a book, which clearly denotes...