There is a “new” case being currently litigated (Will McLemore et al. v. Tennessee Auction Commission et al., in the United States...

In states which license occupations, and in particular auctioneers and auction activity, the law essentially gives permission to conduct...

Some states (maybe 13 or so) require auctioneers to take continuing education (CE) periodically. The balance of other states either do...

On December 14, 2020, President Donald J. Trump issued an Executive Order on Increasing Economic and Geographic Mobility. The complete...

Stanford University economist Brad Larsen along with Ciara Farronato of Harvard, Andrey Fradkin of Boston University, and Erik...

After my presentation, one of the Committee members asked me if there appeared to me to be a correlation between the lack of licensing...

Similarly, charity auctions typically involve a charity as defined under IRS regulation section 501(c)(3). These auctions might be for...

A recurring question in those classes is, “What license is required to perform real estate appraisals in Ohio?” Much to the surprise of...

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

I am currently consulting with an attorney in a far southern state about their auction laws and a related court case. Yesterday, she...

Typical requirements for licensure include auction school, a test, fees, bonding, background check, serving an apprenticeship and/or...

A tag sale involves, basically, a person hired by the fiduciary who will “price” each item with a tag, indicating that the item is...