Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
25 basics for every auctioneer
It seems we’re all busy and sometimes forget the very basics of the auction profession. While there are many things every auctioneer...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Dec 7, 20223 min read
Who is the [auction] seller?
I was testifying in an auction case, and told the presiding judge that “Anyone can bid at an absolute auction except the seller unless...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Oct 28, 20213 min read
Title, possession, and risks
Most agree that the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) suggests that by default, once an auctioneer says, “Sold!” title transfers at that time...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Aug 20, 20202 min read
Failure to pass the background check
I viewed an auction where in the terms and conditions regarding a firearm noted: “Failure to pass the background check will result in...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Apr 11, 20192 min read
Bad auction bidder and we do what?
First of all — auctioneers are advised that in order to do that, you better have your client’s knowledge and consent — memorialized in...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Dec 28, 20173 min read
Auctions with lost, misplaced and/or abandoned property
Property is generally deemed to have been … Lost if it is found in a place where the true owner likely did not intend to set it down, and...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Mar 27, 20171 min read
Car auction lights
What do those lights mean at a car auction? There is certainly no nationwide standard, but there is a pattern. Generally, most all buyers...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Mar 9, 20173 min read
When does title transfer at an auction?
Absent any contract provisions to the contrary, for personal property the UCC § 2-401 will be applicable here. For real property, title...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Feb 16, 20173 min read
At an auction, who’s not the seller?
The auction was underway, and after about 30 minutes, a fairly regular buyer known by the auctioneer interrupted the auction with this...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Nov 10, 20163 min read
Auction title and possession
At auction, the words, “title” and “possession” take on somewhat special meaning — but not all that special. In a personal property...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Sep 27, 20162 min read
Terms and conditions only for seller’s protection?
Terms such as this often include that “buyer’s must register,” “everything is being sold ‘as-is,'” and “payment is due at a certain...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 22, 20153 min read
Gun buyer at auction is denied
Federal Firearms Licensee (FF.) The buyer fills out the ATF Form 4473 and subsequently is denied possession of the gun. Upon denial, the...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Aug 17, 20102 min read
What does it mean to “buy something back?”
A television station just today reported that banks were, “buying homes back” at foreclosure auctions taking place in their county. Late...
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