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

The “National Real Estate Trade Association” has a link to provide their members and the public with information regarding real estate...

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...

At an auction, who wins? The highest bidder, who outbids everyone else. Let’s ask another question … who loses? Maybe this same bidder...

First, an auction allows your property to be sold “to the highest bidder.” An auctioneer can take care of all the preparation,...

National Auctioneers Association engaged Morpace (now Escalent) to survey the auction industry about 10 years ago. As well, in 2010 the...

Some background: We have offered for over 20 years that people go to auctions in search for the “prospect of a deal.” It is this simple;...

What’s the value of a yearling beef calf selling in the Yoder Livestock auction on Tuesday? One might argue that the aforementioned...

In 2015, this study ranked Jeff Wyler Automotive Family Inc. as the 39th largest car dealership group in the United States. In 2014,...

Selling an oil painting for $500 is wonderful if the seller is expecting $200 and not good at all if the seller is expecting $2,000. As a...

In fact, we coined the term, “prospect of a deal” to explain why people attend auctions. There is also the term, “market value” which is...