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Auctioneers unscathed?
It wasn’t distinctly expressed this way, but it was surely implied. Auctioneers can do anything they want with no consequences. Yes,...
Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jul 27, 20233 min read
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Should auctioneers see your maximum bid?
Auctioneers often take absentee bids or allow bidders to bid online where they are privy to the bidder’s maximum bid. Our question today...
Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jul 22, 20223 min read
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Auctioneers “Can too …” defenses
Here’s what we’re seeing — and hearing as auctioneers: “You may have been told that you can’t do … something … and actually you can.” ...
Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 1, 20202 min read
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Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should
Auctioneers can have with reserve auctions or absolute auctions, they can bid for the seller in certain instances or not, they can settle...
Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 18, 20202 min read
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Unfair, unreasonable, inequitable … what does it all mean?
Shortly thereafter our first blog, fellow blogger extraordinaire and good friend Aaron Traffas wrote about our undertaking: ...
Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 8, 20183 min read
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Can auctioneers ignore bids?
It’s important for auctioneers to understand that first — they are typically agents for the seller (unless they are the seller,) and not...
Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Dec 1, 20172 min read
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Firearms, serial numbers and auctioneers
Today’s subject involves serial numbers on those firearms and similar devices. In regard to firearms and serial numbers, we first...
Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Aug 18, 20173 min read
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What did your attorney say?
We help attorneys with appraising and selling assets held in estates, guardianships, bankruptcies and other similar situations. We assist...
Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Apr 15, 20162 min read
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How to manage illegal seller bidding
Illegal seller bidding is just that — the seller bidding at auction when he or she is not permitted to do so under the law. Basically,...
Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Feb 27, 20142 min read
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Never reopen the bidding?
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...
Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jul 7, 20113 min read
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Bid suppression at auction
John arrives and surveys the items up for bid, checking his smart phone for item details and comparative pricing. Just then, he sees his...
Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jul 3, 20114 min read
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