#platforms

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer

Mar 1, 20233 min read

Auctioneers “embracing” technology

Auctioneers need to be attentive to technology changes — meaning they need to pay attention to them, try them out, and see if such is...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer

Mar 14, 20223 min read

The auction industry and enmity

It took me a while to realize that the auction industry is much like industry generally — in that like businesses are quite competitive,...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer

Mar 4, 20213 min read

Auctioneers … who owns your data?

I clicked on a website and a popup appeared asking me to agree to the terms and conditions. It seemed that if I said, “Okay” I could...

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...

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 —...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer

May 4, 20203 min read

What auctions have always been … boiling frogs

I “dropped down” to (suggesting) $2,500 and a bidder yelled, “$1,000!” Just then another bidder yelled “$1,500!” and we were moving...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer

Jul 5, 20192 min read

Online auction providers and those late to the game

However, several years later, this platform and others evolved into connecting sellers with bidders/buyers directly with no traditional...