Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Auctioneers are being misled …
Time and time again, auctioneers are trying to find the “right platform” to use for their online auction. Their concerns, however,...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Apr 14, 20232 min read
Auctioneers … what are you thinking?
I regularly see auctioneers ask on social media and otherwise — “What platform?” and the answers are varied. Yet, there are always a few...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Feb 15, 20232 min read
Auctioneers tell me “benefit” doesn’t matter …
Yes, prices do indeed go up somewhat frequently. We noted in 2020 that prices did go up for many auctioneers, and we were surprised by...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Nov 7, 20223 min read
50,000 different websites? Really?
I admit I was one of the first auctioneers to denounce large online platforms — as I held they were a threat to us auctioneers. You can...
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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
Jul 23, 20213 min read
National Auctioneers Association makes data ownership statement
The National Auctioneers Association (NAA) recently surveyed their membership and found that 70.4% of members use a third-party vendor to...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Mar 2, 20213 min read
Are auctioneers “eBay stores?”
A seller contacts me and wants me to take their property, put it online and get it sold. I’m a contemporary auctioneer — selling...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Feb 27, 20213 min read
Auctioneers, is it too late? Does it matter?
James entered the auction business in 1945. He worked at an auction house, eventually taking over as the new owner in 1959. Every...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Feb 22, 20213 min read
An auction platform is free for buyers and sellers?
Nothing quite gets people’s attention more than the word, “free.” Of course, there is another phrase that gets considerable attention —...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 5, 20213 min read
You have a database of what?
An auctioneer told me he had a database of 30,000+ … what? He said, “buyers” but I’m not convinced. In other words, 30,000+ people who...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 7, 20202 min read
MarkNet Alliance’s study — your or their platform
MarkNet Alliance attempted to answer that question in a recently published report. In that publication, the same lots with the same terms...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Apr 22, 20124 min read
An online auction company’s marketplace
Vern and his two sons sold over 11 hours in three rings to fully liquidate Charlie’s extensive farm equipment, tool and gun collections....
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