Mike Brandly, AuctioneerOct 11, 20192 minThe habitual backup biddersI saw this one person bidding just below $1,300 not to go over my bid — like this person knew how much my max bid amount was … It’s not...
Mike Brandly, AuctioneerFeb 27, 20192 minWhen is a seller’s bid a shill bid?What is shill bidding? Shill bidding is generally any bidding which lacks the “genuine intent to purchase” and rather bidding in order...
Mike Brandly, AuctioneerDec 22, 20163 minShould the auctioneer start the bid?For example, an auctioneer might say, “Start me out at $15,000 …” [the invitation to bid $15,000] and then a bidder might bid $5,000 [the...
Mike Brandly, AuctioneerNov 25, 20103 minWhat is shill bidding?So what is shill bidding? Let’s look first at the word, “shill.” Shill means basically to falsely advocate a position in attempts to...
Mike Brandly, AuctioneerJan 12, 20104 minLive auctions disappear?Scott Musser, current National Auctioneer Association President, said recently:“I think in five years that 50 percent of auctions will be...