Auctioneers: permission or forgiveness
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I remember an auctioneer calling me — maybe 30 years or so ago — and asking what the licensing process was in a certain state for...
Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
- Sep 29, 2023
- 3 min
Restricting [auctioneer] speech?
There is a “new” case being currently litigated (Will McLemore et al. v. Tennessee Auction Commission et al., in the United States...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
- Aug 19, 2023
- 2 min
You can sell it. You don’t have to …
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...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
- Aug 16, 2022
- 2 min
Everything isn’t a “license” law issue
Some auctioneers lament that there is “shill” bidding in the auction industry — for example — and reply essentially, “Well, there’s no...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
- Jul 12, 2022
- 3 min
No liability for accuracy, errors, or omissions?
Let’s see … an auctioneer is selling some real property at auction. He advertises that this subject property is about 5 acres (+/-) with...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
- Apr 28, 2021
- 3 min
Is this auctioneer licensed?
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...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
- Mar 11, 2021
- 2 min
Auctioneers with college degrees?
Are there auctioneers with college degrees? Not a degree in auctioneering, but some other discipline? We previously wrote about...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
- Feb 17, 2021
- 2 min
I’m known for not selling …
We previously wrote about auctioneers specializing here, where auctioneers only sell a certain type of property: ...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
- May 11, 2020
- 2 min
Could you lose your auctioneer’s license for defiance?
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...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
- Feb 12, 2020
- 2 min
[Auctioneer] licensing doesn’t matter to consumers
Stanford University economist Brad Larsen along with Ciara Farronato of Harvard, Andrey Fradkin of Boston University, and Erik...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
- Nov 21, 2019
- 2 min
Cheaper and easier to work without an auctioneer license?
Some occupational licenses are difficult to obtain. In a few states, a simple manicurist license takes 6 years to secure. Our question...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
- Nov 13, 2019
- 2 min
Auctioneer license reciprocity
Typically, reciprocal licensees must pay a fee for the license and further renew that same license (and take any required continuing...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
- Oct 29, 2019
- 2 min
Auctioneer license predetermination
I remember telling Frank that it may or may not — depending upon the severity, length of time ago, and other factors. Frank attended...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
- Jan 21, 2019
- 1 min
Auctioneer licensing might be changing
Further, it’s being stated that licensing in many cases creates unreasonable barriers to conducting business. The Institute for Justice...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
- Aug 18, 2018
- 4 min
Ohio Auctioneers & Trust Accounts
That previous writing is here: https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2012/06/23/auctioneer-trust-accounts/. Today, we look at my...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
- Apr 25, 2018
- 2 min
Auctioneers and felonies
We have issues in the United States regarding people who have committed crimes — denying them licensing, the right to vote, the right to...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
- Mar 14, 2018
- 4 min
The future of the MLS for auctions
Maybe another question might be: What is the future of the real estate industry? How about the auction industry? I would offer these are...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
- Jan 21, 2018
- 2 min
Auctioneer licensing is a scam? A racket? Really?
Watchdog.org suggests in his article for Spectator.org that occupational licensing is a scam … maybe even racketeering. You can read that...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
- Dec 21, 2017
- 3 min
… but my seller cashed the check
Most recently, an inquiry involved a breach of contact of sorts — where the auctioneer did not follow the legal expressed wishes of his...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
- Nov 27, 2017
- 2 min
What exactly does selling at absolute auction mean?
On the contrary, selling without reserve means the seller has the genuine intent to transfer to the highest bidder regardless of price as...
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