When I first entered the auction business (1982) I was only familiar with what my employer (Jack B. Smith, Auctioneer) considered...

Say auctioneers were being sued in class-action lawsuits all over the United States (which is not happening.) What might our trade...

Ever since the Internet became the place to advertise auctions, auctioneers have used it to advertise such including advertising...

It’s not 1908 anymore. Auctioneers engage real property sellers and have a choice — pay exorbitant fees to list the property in the...

You are an auctioneer and you don’t charge a buyer’s premium. Why not? I continue to hear that charging such is a disservice,...

I wonder sometimes. Are we real estate (real property) auctioneers working for our client’s best interest or our own? We’ve sold real...

I’m not sure why. I’m fairly sure it’s not a good idea. Would any auctioneer know that not one single lot in this auction wasn’t worth...

Let’s see … what is an auctioneer’s job? To maximize price for our seller/client? To solve the seller/client’s problem? Indeed this is...

Auctioneers regularly visit sellers with property to sell. It may be a house, warehouse, retail establishment, storeroom, or any other...

I’m hearing it every day — pretty much all day — from auctioneers all over the country, and certainly from online platforms which do not...

Tom is an auctioneer who takes various live and online classes on the subject of “auctioneering,” surveys the Internet for articles, and...

We discussed a few months ago the issue of auctioneers not advertising their auctions in certain places because they disagree with that...

Auctioneers work primarily as agents and for clients (principals) in performing their duties. As such, they would owe loyalty to those...

Take this above auction advertisement of groceries, drapery, ironmongery, and furniture. Can Mr. John Fisher advertise his March 6, 1869...

He is one of the few other bloggers who I have listed on the “blogroll” on my blog — and for good reason. Ryan’s blog is a tremendous...

I am somewhat new to the auction scene and was wondering if it is standard procedure for workers at an auction to bid on items that they...

When a client engages the services of an auctioneer, what duties does the client have the right to expect? In such cases, the auctioneer...