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Online bidding turned off prior to live auction?
Many auctioneers conduct simulcast auctions with online and live bidding occurring at the same time. These same auctioneers often allow...
Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Feb 17, 20232 min read
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Auctioneer evolution?
I’ve seen this graphic many times … we auctioneers started out as apes? Well, maybe not, but more recently we went from so-called live...
Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Nov 14, 20223 min read
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We’re selling on multiple platforms
The auction begins and there are bidders on Platform X, other bidders on Platform Y, and yet other bidders on Platform Z. In addition,...
Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Feb 7, 20223 min read
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Auctioneers, is it too late? Does it matter?
James entered the auction business in 1945. He worked at an auction house, eventually taking over as the new owner in 1959. Every...
Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Feb 27, 20213 min read
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Live, online-only or simulcast?
First, is an auction (live, simulcast and/or online-only) suitable at all? Generally, we have held that auctions are suitable [only]...
Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Feb 25, 20193 min read
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Simulcast auctions … how they work and how they don’t
eBay works this way. For example, we have Bidder A and Bidder B. Bidder A submits a $750 maximum bid on eBay and his high bid is at $5 …...
Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Sep 3, 20185 min read
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Higher bids “placed” online
The online bidder is (understandably) upset, “How did I not get this item for my maximum $750 bid? How did someone else get this item for...
Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Aug 27, 20183 min read
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Don’t bid live — bid online?
Such is the case (again) with http://www.youragentbid.com (Youragentbid) as they continue to contend that they are partnering with large...
Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Feb 26, 20183 min read
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Simulcast auctions and the timing of bids
I answered with the obvious observation, that the software would show which bids were placed by a person and which bids were placed...
Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 5, 20173 min read
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Most reputable comrade in the auction business
This news release was widely publicized and it’s an easy read — this comradeship benefits both parties and helps all buyers and sellers —...
Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Apr 27, 20162 min read
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Online auction platform dictates commission structure
And yes, they dictate that the auctioneers who place property on their site cannot charge a buyer’s premium. Their exact phrasing is...
Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 1, 20162 min read
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That next generation of auction buyers
I’ve heard this type of statement over and over again at conventions, seminars, and other auctioneer gatherings …“These younger buyers...
Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Sep 8, 20132 min read
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