#permit

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer

Dec 1, 20232 min read

Auctioneers: permission or forgiveness

I remember an auctioneer calling me — maybe 30 years or so ago — and asking what the licensing process was in a certain state for...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer

Apr 28, 20213 min read

Is this auctioneer licensed?

It’s early morning Saturday and I’m driving to our auction. I stop at a stoplight and glance over at the car in the next lane. I have a...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer

Jan 21, 20191 min read

Auctioneer licensing might be changing

Further, it’s being stated that licensing in many cases creates unreasonable barriers to conducting business. The Institute for Justice...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer

Dec 21, 20173 min read

… but my seller cashed the check

Most recently, an inquiry involved a breach of contact of sorts — where the auctioneer did not follow the legal expressed wishes of his...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer

Apr 5, 20162 min read

Sole regulator of auctioneers, auctions

And the other “about one-half” don’t license auctioneers in a comprehensive fashion. In those states which license auctioneers statewide,...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer

Jun 4, 20133 min read

Auctioneers selling taxidermy

Could the owner of this famed restaurant and taxidermy hire an auctioneer to sell all these trophies? Could they be sold at all? Those...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer

Dec 25, 20093 min read

Auctioneer licensing — good or bad?

Some license in a comprehensive manner and for others it’s more like a permit and/or formality. Some states which have licensing are...