Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Auctioneers: Yes, yep, yeah, yup … or what?
Ringmen (and ring women) often have to communicate that a bid has been offered by a bidder so that the auctioneer notes such a bid. To...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Aug 5, 20164 min read
Two confusing auction cases …
Specifically, we’ve looked closely at court cases which have concerned — and in many cases provided precedent in regard to — the auction...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Mar 25, 20163 min read
Sold! To the live & online bidder?
While studies have held that auctions should be live or online, and not both, this method persists in some markets. The argument made is...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jul 25, 20132 min read
Is the ringman an agent?
These ringmen typically help present property to the bidders, and also relay bids and other information to/from the audience and the...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jul 4, 20132 min read
Communicating numbers to the auctioneer
An an auction, there is typically a person “working the ring,” commonly referred to as a ringman. This person is charged with basically...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jul 17, 20113 min read
Sellable position
Now, before we discuss this particular subject of, “sellable position,” we’ll talk about what a ringman normally does. Ringmen work the...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jul 5, 20114 min read
When can the bid be reopened?
Simply put, when an auctioneer says, “Sold!” or uses some other customary closing, he or she denotes: The auctioneer cannot take any...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 14, 20113 min read
Auctioneers & 1099’s
As I frequently teach auctioneer continuing education, I am often asked about this particular issue, as well as more general 1099...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 8, 20112 min read
Sold! for $1.00
This made me wonder what the minimum cost an auctioneer would incur to sell an item for $1.00 (or for any amount) at a live auction....
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 14, 20112 min read
The time between auction items
In this article, we will be exploring the time between auction items. Just how long does an auctioneer take between “Sold! for $3,500 to...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Mar 29, 20112 min read
The faster you sell them …
“The faster you sell them, the better prices are.” It seems valid that during an auction, the faster the pace — the better — for several...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Aug 23, 20102 min read
Auctioneer Collaboration: The Super Auction
At The Super Auction, held twice annually, each auctioneer participant contributes one or more auction rings of their own items (each...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jul 24, 20103 min read
Can auctioneers reopen the bidding?
As we have noted before, auctioneer bid calling is a series of oral contracts. A bid is received from a bidder and is accepted by the...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 9, 20103 min read
Should auctioneers sell in more than one ring?
What selling in more than one ring does is get the auction over more quickly. For example, if an auction has 1,500 lots, one auctioneer...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 13, 20109 min read
Aberrant Auction Law, Kentucky #10
This is my tenth “aberrant auction law” find, and numbered as such. When I find more, I’ll attempt to number sequentially, although I...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Mar 18, 20104 min read
The 3 essential auction staff
A question we’re asked in auction school quite often is, “How many staff will I need for my auction?” The answer is, generally, in...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Dec 27, 20094 min read
Auction School — A Great Investment
Were any of us born auctioneers? Well – maybe close – in that our father or mother was an auctioneer and we were bid-calling at age 2. ...
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