The joy of teaching is almost always amplified by questions and commentary from attendees before class, at breaks and after class; nearly...

Today, there is no state in the United States where the buyer’s premium is not found. Yet, auctioneers in Wisconsin are not permitted to...

As I frequently teach auctioneer continuing education, I am often asked about this particular issue, as well as more general 1099...

For instance, a fairly regular buyer of depression glassware who attended our auctions in the late 1980’s would regularly mention the...

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....

There are also other forced sale auctions including foreclosures, repossessions and court-ordered actions (lacking the seller’s consent)....

For instance, if an auctioneer is selling choice of twelve flower arrangements, and the high bid is $12.50, the high bidder may take one,...

“The faster you sell them, the better prices are.” It seems valid that during an auction, the faster the pace — the better — for several...

A large real estate firm is holding a ballroom auction of bank owned properties, and about 40% don’t sell after being put up for auction....

While the United States has developed many such auction and auctioneer laws, English (United Kingdom) courts in the 1700’s and 1800’s...

So, that 1889-CC Morgan Silver Dollar is MS-60, but maybe not? This could just as well be a parcel of land, a piece of commercial...

One such instance was in 1983, when an auctioneer in Indiana opened the Sunday newspaper to see that he and another auctioneer in that...

It is an auction or is it a sale? While they’re all technically auctions, many in the auction business use the word, sale instead of...

Among the 1,000’s of real property auctions occurring every day in the United States, there are some properties that are garnering no...

For those hoping to buy real property at auction, there are some basic questions that should be asked before participating. A real...

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...

For example, if a 2009 Case IH Magnum 335 is selling at auction, and the auctioneer has $175,000 is asking for $177,500, then the bid...

I’m not sure how to begin this story … other than to say that I had never heard of this type of auction nor this type of bid calling...

In my post: http://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2009/12/01/the-essential-elements-of-any-contract/ I mentioned that auctioneers...

Generally, auctioneers conclude that whatever they are selling is worth the most of whatever someone is willing to pay for that item, at...