Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Grading your online auction
How do bidders view your online (or simulcast) auction when shipping is generally involved? From viewing eBay‘s feedback system, it...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Nov 14, 20223 min read
Auctioneer evolution?
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...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Aug 2, 20222 min read
Your auction platform is down, so …
Auctioneers use a variety of platforms to host their own websites, provide for online bidding, and/or to disseminate a variety of content....
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 29, 20222 min read
What if the buyer says he never received?
With more and more shipping of auction purchases, auctioneers occasionally discover that buyers will report they never received their...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Feb 7, 20223 min read
We’re selling on multiple platforms
The auction begins and there are bidders on Platform X, other bidders on Platform Y, and yet other bidders on Platform Z. In addition,...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 10, 20213 min read
Online bidder retraction mechanics
We previously wrote that in an online auction, high bidders have the right (state law) to retract their bids prior to, “Sold!” We also...
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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
Jun 2, 20202 min read
… and you’re not doing it online for what reason?
I’ll continue to ask this when I hear anything like, “I don’t know how we’re going to keep bidders 6′ apart, and insist they all …” If...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Mar 31, 20202 min read
Just get it online, no matter the platform?
So what’s the “best” online auction platform? What criteria are used to choose the “right” platform? We would think traditional...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 30, 20203 min read
What online auctions could have become
Sunday, November 10 I boarded a plane to Philadelphia to serve as lead auctioneer for an event there on Monday. I arrived at John Glenn...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 28, 20202 min read
Why buy at auction?
First, an auction might be the only place to find what you’re looking for as retail otherwise often doesn’t concentrate on used items. ...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 27, 20201 min read
Why sell at auction?
First, an auction allows your property to be sold “to the highest bidder.” An auctioneer can take care of all the preparation,...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 7, 20193 min read
Are auctioneers the next travel agents?
Kenny Lindsay has been trying to tell us but I’m not sure everyone is listening — or maybe not understanding? Our question today is,...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Oct 16, 20183 min read
Online platforms dictating what can/can’t be sold? Sure they are …
That aforementioned article can be read here: https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2014/03/03/bibles-and-flags-at-auction/...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Aug 27, 20183 min read
Higher bids “placed” online
The online bidder is (understandably) upset, “How did I not get this item for my maximum $750 bid? How did someone else get this item for...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 7, 20182 min read
Online-only auction starts to close … and we have a problem
This would mean that 142 lots are already sold, and 358 lots are not sold. The auctioneer running the online-only auction extends the...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 2, 20182 min read
How do we know online bidders are real?
Such a bird’s-eye view of this issue would include questions such as, “How do we know that live bidder is real?” “How do we know that car...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Mar 14, 20184 min read
The future of the MLS for auctions
Maybe another question might be: What is the future of the real estate industry? How about the auction industry? I would offer these are...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Feb 26, 20183 min read
Don’t bid live — bid online?
Such is the case (again) with http://www.youragentbid.com (Youragentbid) as they continue to contend that they are partnering with large...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 25, 20182 min read
Will millennials kill live auctions?
You can read the entire article here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/will-millennials-kill-costco/2018/01/19/d0de5dec-f...
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