We’ve held (and been told) that the “seller confirmation” fanatics support holding auctions of this type in case the property doesn’t...

Should auctioneers guarantee their sellers any certain results from the auction of their property? Should sellers be persuaded to sell at...

Auctioneer says it’s worth $40,000 and it sells for $25,000. Another auctioneer says it’s worth $10,000 and it sells for $25,000. Our...

These days we see it all the time: “Our auction exceeded all expectations,” or “The auction was twice what we were expecting.” It’s a...

At an auction, who wins? The highest bidder, who outbids everyone else. Let’s ask another question … who loses? Maybe this same bidder...

Our question today is … can you just give yourself a raise? In other words, you’ve been charging 10% on real property deals, so this...

I can get something estimated to be worth $131,500 for $497? I can get something estimated to be worth $20,000 for $297? It would seem...

If we’re cheap and fast, we’re probably not better If we’re cheap and better, we’re probably not fast If we’re fast and better, we’re...

… A fraction of 1% saved in power transmitted soon pays the cost difference between a poor belt and a good one. One breakdown may wipe...

Song Dynasty. One such example came up for auction in London, England and Dr. Yao planned to attend and bid. The day of the auction, Dr....

We recently wrote twice about auctioneers setting the bid in: https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2016/12/22/should-the-auctionee...

Quite frankly, we’re a bit surprised with these two questions — that they actually deserve detailed answers. Can bidders pay too much? ...

We as auctioneers have two choices when selling anything at auction: Sell it absolute or sell it with reserve. The absolute auction...

In discussing appraisal techniques in classes all across the United States, three (3) particular terms are sometimes the focus. Those...

What’s the value of a yearling beef calf selling in the Yoder Livestock auction on Tuesday? One might argue that the aforementioned...

In 2015, this study ranked Jeff Wyler Automotive Family Inc. as the 39th largest car dealership group in the United States. In 2014,...

Instead, John notes, they are searching using terms such as “buy” and “for sale” when looking to purchase something. The implication...

At a class recently held by the National Auctioneers Association, an instructor asked auctioneer attendees what they would search on the...

Mary has been a collector for decades. She’s collected at auctions, yard sales, antique stores, while vacationing — essentially her...

Saturday arrives and a huge crowd has assembled, mostly around this ’57 Cadillac. Lyle has been wondering for over a week what the car...