Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Auctioneers tell me “benefit” doesn’t matter …
Yes, prices do indeed go up somewhat frequently. We noted in 2020 that prices did go up for many auctioneers, and we were surprised by...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Mar 31, 20223 min read
Why does “nobody” want your stuff?
I hear it all the time in the auction business … “Nobody wants your … whatever.” Yet, why don’t “they” want your “stuff?” Besides that...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Mar 3, 20222 min read
Auctions, inflation, & deflation
Why does anyone attend (or otherwise place bids) at any auction? We have held for years, the likely reason (or the only reason) is the...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Oct 16, 20202 min read
Providing as much information as possible?
Do auctions work better when sellers provide as much information as possible about what they are selling? Two American economists who...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Sep 10, 20203 min read
What? Your vendor raised prices?
Auctioneers can’t ever seem to believe it … a vendor raised prices. It could be software, a platform’s sell-through, training,...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 14, 20203 min read
Can auctions misrepresent supply?
Say an auctioneer puts up for auction 100 western saddles dating from the 1950s to the 1970s. For an online auction, bidding takes place...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 31, 20162 min read
Large auction crowds, busy restaurants and relevance
Restaurants have to have customers to survive. It’s pretty much a numbers game — the more customers, the more profit and likewise, the...
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