Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Auctioneer evolution?
I’ve seen this graphic many times … we auctioneers started out as apes? Well, maybe not, but more recently we went from so-called live...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Feb 7, 20223 min read
We’re selling on multiple platforms
The auction begins and there are bidders on Platform X, other bidders on Platform Y, and yet other bidders on Platform Z. In addition,...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Apr 3, 20194 min read
Online auctions making the seller more, or the auctioneer more?
Most live auctions (with no online component) advertise the significant items with maybe one picture of each, and some description ending...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Sep 8, 20132 min read
That next generation of auction buyers
I’ve heard this type of statement over and over again at conventions, seminars, and other auctioneer gatherings …“These younger buyers...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jul 19, 20133 min read
The NAA IAC Final Round Questions ’13
At the 2013 National Auctioneers Association (NAA) International Auctioneer Championship (IAC) recently held Friday, July 19 in...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 1, 20123 min read
Auction atmospheres
Almost all of these auctions, since 500 B.C. — over 2,500 years — have been live auctions. In other words, an auctioneer stands in...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Sep 27, 20115 min read
Selling at auction: online versus live
Some have also asked: Is there any evidence of the answer — has there been any research completed on this matter? The answers to these...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Sep 24, 20113 min read
High bidder doesn’t win?
As we’re waiting for our entrees to arrive to our table, I asked him a question: “Have you ever had two bids of the same amount come in...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 19, 20114 min read
Better Mind Your Bidders
The article further noted four major points about online-only auctions, noted below:• A “soft” close provides last-second bidders with no...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 22, 20106 min read
Bid increments at auctions
For example, if a 2009 Case IH Magnum 335 is selling at auction, and the auctioneer has $175,000 is asking for $177,500, then the bid...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Mar 13, 20102 min read
Do auctioneers sell only material goods, or experiences?
Many studies over the years have concluded that people are generally more happy with experiential purchases than material purchases. One...
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