An auctioneer offers to refund your money … if you can prove he intentionally misrepresented the property you bought. Interestingly, how...

If we’ve stressed one notion lately, it’s that all auction bidders must be held to the same terms and conditions. In other words, if the...

The Texas Supreme Court heard the case of “Prudential Insurance Co. of America v. Jefferson Associates, Ltd., 896 S.W.2d 156 (Tex. 1995)”...

We’ve written before about fake and other clearly unsubstantiated memes, posts, and stories being shared on social media by auctioneers. ...

An attorney suggested to me in a court case in which I was hired as an expert witness … that auction previews were subject to the “as-is”...

Forced sales, court-ordered auctions, and the like are often held to a “commercially reasonable” standard. It’s clear commercially...

Ritchie Bros. held their first auction in 1958 in Kelowna, BC, Canada. Ken, Dave and John conducted their first of many to follow...

First, if you as an auctioneer are selling property “as-is” and “where-is” then you need to allow bidders reasonable opportunity to...

Of course, caveat emptor is the principle that the buyer alone is responsible for checking the quality and suitability of goods before a...

Bill’s father Gene had served in the Unites States Air Force from 1947 until his retirement in 1991 and had flown these 19B’s (UH-19’s)...

We wrote about credit card chargebacks in 2012, largely looking at when the buyer is out of town — or across the country — and the...

In other words, bidders are placing bids on property (chattels) without the actual knowledge of where that property is? Certainly,...

Actually, most auctions have some sort of guarantee or warranty. With only a few exceptions, auctioneers warranty clear title — in other...