I remember an auctioneer calling me — maybe 30 years or so ago — and asking what the licensing process was in a certain state for...

There is a “new” case being currently litigated (Will McLemore et al. v. Tennessee Auction Commission et al., in the United States...

If you want a discussion with auctioneers that might last a few hours, all day, or even several days …. discuss if they can, should, or...

Some auctioneers lament that there is “shill” bidding in the auction industry — for example — and reply essentially, “Well, there’s no...

Let’s see … an auctioneer is selling some real property at auction. He advertises that this subject property is about 5 acres (+/-) with...

It’s early morning Saturday and I’m driving to our auction. I stop at a stoplight and glance over at the car in the next lane. I have a...

Are there auctioneers with college degrees? Not a degree in auctioneering, but some other discipline? We previously wrote about...

We previously wrote about auctioneers specializing here, where auctioneers only sell a certain type of property: ...

I’ve got news for any of these auctioneers. If you work in a “license” state and you defy a Governor’s (or other’s) order, that license...

Stanford University economist Brad Larsen along with Ciara Farronato of Harvard, Andrey Fradkin of Boston University, and Erik...

Some occupational licenses are difficult to obtain. In a few states, a simple manicurist license takes 6 years to secure. Our question...

Typically, reciprocal licensees must pay a fee for the license and further renew that same license (and take any required continuing...

I remember telling Frank that it may or may not — depending upon the severity, length of time ago, and other factors. Frank attended...

Further, it’s being stated that licensing in many cases creates unreasonable barriers to conducting business. The Institute for Justice...

That previous writing is here: https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2012/06/23/auctioneer-trust-accounts/. Today, we look at my...

We have issues in the United States regarding people who have committed crimes — denying them licensing, the right to vote, the right to...

Maybe another question might be: What is the future of the real estate industry? How about the auction industry? I would offer these are...

Watchdog.org suggests in his article for Spectator.org that occupational licensing is a scam … maybe even racketeering. You can read that...

Most recently, an inquiry involved a breach of contact of sorts — where the auctioneer did not follow the legal expressed wishes of his...

On the contrary, selling without reserve means the seller has the genuine intent to transfer to the highest bidder regardless of price as...