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Why does “nobody” want your stuff?
I hear it all the time in the auction business … “Nobody wants your … whatever.” Yet, why don’t “they” want your “stuff?” Besides that...
Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Mar 31, 20223 min read
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What some collectors can’t find? Buyers.
Mary has been a collector for decades. She’s collected at auctions, yard sales, antique stores, while vacationing — essentially her...
Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Aug 10, 20152 min read
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Auction bidders just sitting there?
As Carl begins his “First-Saturday” monthly auction, he notices that the crowd of bidders is just sitting there. They aren’t really...
Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Oct 3, 20142 min read
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Supply sophism
We were flying to Missouri to inspect a noted inventory of antiques and collectibles. The owners (husband and wife) wanted to discuss us...
Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 30, 20143 min read
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Bidding on auction items on the Internet
In regard to personal property, they can go to a store or retail outlet, warehouse outlet, a mall, a flea market, a yard sale, a garage...
Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Mar 1, 20134 min read
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Where do you start the bid, with a reserve?
That article detailed this subject in regard to property selling, ultimately, to the high bidder. Such an auction is denoted as a...
Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 11, 20133 min read
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Auctions: Does the offering cause a desire to own?
Similarly, does the offering at auction cause the brain to fire up and say, “Oh, I want that …?” There is evidence that the answer is,...
Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jul 2, 20123 min read
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Auctions: Is it supply or demand?
Terry’s question restated: Does the property auctioneers are selling attract the bidders and buyers, or due to those bidders and buyers...
Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Oct 29, 20112 min read
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Market gobbledygook
In fact, we coined the term, “prospect of a deal” to explain why people attend auctions. There is also the term, “market value” which is...
Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Mar 12, 20113 min read
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What about a two-day auction?
In the 1980’s, Wendy’s experimented with a breakfast offering, which was largely unsuccessful. Among the numerous reasons this endeavor...
Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 13, 20103 min read
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Why do auctioneers have with reserve auctions?
As we discussed in Different Types of Auctions, auctioneers and their clients have the choice between with reserve and without reserve...
Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Feb 9, 20103 min read
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The Backup Bidder?
That complete blog is here: http://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2010/01/03/high-bidder-gets-choice/ Many times across the United...
Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 5, 20103 min read
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