Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Auctions and different markets
When I first entered the auction business (1982) I was only familiar with what my employer (Jack B. Smith, Auctioneer) considered...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 283 min read
Start doing, or continue to do?
Say auctioneers were being sued in class-action lawsuits all over the United States (which is not happening.) What might our trade...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Nov 19, 20232 min read
Precious space and time
Ever since the Internet became the place to advertise auctions, auctioneers have used it to advertise such including advertising...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Sep 28, 20233 min read
Auctioneers, NAR, and the DOJ
It’s not 1908 anymore. Auctioneers engage real property sellers and have a choice — pay exorbitant fees to list the property in the...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 4, 20234 min read
Buyer’s premiums can help sellers
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,...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Feb 4, 20233 min read
Who are we working for?
I wonder sometimes. Are we real estate (real property) auctioneers working for our client’s best interest or our own? We’ve sold real...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Nov 23, 20222 min read
Auctioneer limits the bidding?
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...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Mar 1, 20222 min read
Because it’s your policy?
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...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Nov 22, 20212 min read
Auctioneers/staff buying ahead of auction?
Auctioneers regularly visit sellers with property to sell. It may be a house, warehouse, retail establishment, storeroom, or any other...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Aug 20, 20213 min read
Create your own marketplace?
I’m hearing it every day — pretty much all day — from auctioneers all over the country, and certainly from online platforms which do not...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Feb 23, 20213 min read
The dangers of “absolute discretion”
Tom is an auctioneer who takes various live and online classes on the subject of “auctioneering,” surveys the Internet for articles, and...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 11, 20213 min read
You’re not advertising my auction on Facebook?
We discussed a few months ago the issue of auctioneers not advertising their auctions in certain places because they disagree with that...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Dec 3, 20202 min read
Conflict of interest and net listings
Auctioneers work primarily as agents and for clients (principals) in performing their duties. As such, they would owe loyalty to those...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Feb 7, 20202 min read
Auctioneers advertising their auction at your auction
Take this above auction advertisement of groceries, drapery, ironmongery, and furniture. Can Mr. John Fisher advertise his March 6, 1869...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Apr 8, 20163 min read
Fiduciary duty in auction marketing
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...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 25, 20102 min read
Is it okay for the auction staff to bid?
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...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Nov 17, 20093 min read
What do auctioneers owe their clients?
When a client engages the services of an auctioneer, what duties does the client have the right to expect? In such cases, the auctioneer...
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