Auctions sometimes involve approximations. For instance, a vase is 9″ (+/-) or the real property lot is 1.25 acres (+/-). Of course,...

Auctions involve bidders making offers, and auctioneers generally accept those offers if they are higher in amount than the prior bid. ...

We’ve held that a “bright line” defining when an auction is absolute or without reserve is horrible for the auction industry. What is...

It seems I hear about this all the time? An auction takes place (online and/or live) and a buyer buys an item, pays for it, and then...

Auctioneers sell many personal property items from commercial and residential improvements, where either the owner or tenant has...

Absolute auctions attract far more attention than with reserve auctions. Thus, auctioneers understandably use the word “absolute” and...

Here’s one of those prior writings: https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2015/11/27/genuine-intent-to-transfer-to-the-highest-bid...

Recently, an auction of the Lincoln Park Plaza (Michigan) apparently did not result in a completed sale. Adam Miller, Lincoln Park’s...

For example, an auctioneer might say, “Start me out at $15,000 …” [the invitation to bid $15,000] and then a bidder might bid $5,000 [the...

Secondly, there are no laws which require auctioneers to disclose the seller’s identity to (potential) bidders. Despite these facts, it...

In Ashgrove, as with nearly all of the surrounding communities, it is strictly illegal to point a gun directly at another unarmed person...

The story goes, in part, that Pritchard and Juno conspired to “appraise” a Confederate Civil War sword on the Antiques Roadshow...