#obedience

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer

Mar 143 min read

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...

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...

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...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer

Apr 16, 20143 min read

Disregarding the client

Of the issues that auctioneering and real estate education share, one is agency. We wrote extensively on agency here:...

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...

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...