#testify

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer

Nov 2, 20222 min read

Auctioneers & Agency

No agency exists unless created — and what creates it? Knowledge of the relationship, and consent to it. Agency begins with the client...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer

Nov 15, 20212 min read

Would auctioneers rather you didn’t read it?

Many say when it comes to contracting (contracts, terms, and conditions, and the like) that sellers and bidders have a “duty to read” the...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer

Sep 24, 20212 min read

Auction Expert Witness Reports

I find myself sitting in a conference room with 7 attorneys — all with the same firm. We’re discussing the subject case when one...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer

Sep 10, 20203 min read

What? Your vendor raised prices?

Auctioneers can’t ever seem to believe it … a vendor raised prices. It could be software, a platform’s sell-through, training,...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer

Jul 27, 20202 min read

Auction previews and “as-is?”

An attorney suggested to me in a court case in which I was hired as an expert witness … that auction previews were subject to the “as-is”...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer

Aug 6, 20182 min read

Helping auctioneers or the auction industry?

First of all, I’m not going after anyone as I’m not a party to any of the lawsuits where I’m asked to testify. Rather, either the...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer

Jul 16, 20182 min read

Auction expert witness and standards of proof

Most cases in which we’ve been involved have been civil cases, where the standard of proof has been generally either a preponderance of...

Mike Brandly, Auctioneer

Jun 18, 20183 min read

How the auction industry lost at least one bidder

If there is one single consistent theme running through the minds of plaintiffs in these cases, it might be: Auctioneers “running the...