How do bidders view your online (or simulcast) auction when shipping is generally involved? From viewing eBay‘s feedback system, it...

Ask almost anyone — and they’ll tell you that auctioneers, “talk fast.” However, some auctioneers don’t talk fast. Why is that? Where...

Live auctioneers can sell 2-3-4 lots of personal property a minute. Let’s say the average lot takes 25 seconds — so they sell in 25...

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

We have written extensively about auctioneer bid calling. For those in the United States, bid calling is nearly all uniform in one...

With the advent of online bidding, some are arguing that the computer-assisted bidders can slow down an auction. Some argue bidders who...

Still, some auctioneers take bids in a variety of other methods: Some take a bid from one bidder (Bidder A) and then accept the next bid...