Basically, the poacher creates a Google ad and puts his competitors’ company names in as keywords — so that when someone searches in...

It is no wonder that we as auctioneers have a bad reputation among many people. We still have auctioneers that play games at their...

We would suggest not, and cite that the Supreme Court of the United States stated such in 1850. In what is the first substantive court...

Sometimes the subject involves some auctioneer doing something either unethical and/or illegal. For example, at an auctioneer convention...

King Augeo reigned over the 1000’s of acres of his kingdom where all commerce by law was conducted by auction. The King’s Court of six...

I see absolute auctions advertised all the time, all over the United States. However, how often is that really the case? Let’s look at...

Sometimes it’s “… all prior printed material,” or, “… all prior announcements and printed material,” or, “… any other information either...

In fact, she has over 200 in her collection and they are all on display in her home, barn and garage. Natalie began her interest in...

Now, before we discuss this particular subject of, “sellable position,” we’ll talk about what a ringman normally does. Ringmen work the...

Simply put, when an auctioneer says, “Sold!” or uses some other customary closing, he or she denotes: The auctioneer cannot take any...

The story goes, in part, that Pritchard and Juno conspired to “appraise” a Confederate Civil War sword on the Antiques Roadshow...

John arrives and surveys the items up for bid, checking his smart phone for item details and comparative pricing. Just then, he sees his...

There are also other forced sale auctions including foreclosures, repossessions and court-ordered actions (lacking the seller’s consent)....

In talking with other auctioneers about fraud, as well as others including auction buyers and sellers, there are considerable differences...

Here’s a typical example of what we’re addressing here: Terrell’s Auction House has an auction coming up Monday night and has a 1955...

Standard bid calling in the United States involves the auctioneer suggesting a price a bidder might bid, the bidder bidding that amount,...

We wrote about issues with auctioneers using an opening bid to suggest a minimum bid a few months ago. That post is here: The Opening...

Quite simply, auctioneers use the word “Absolute” to attract maximum buyer interest. Yet, it is nothing less than misrepresentation when...

I have titled this post in reference to a post I recently read by Will McLemore titled similarly about unethical auctioneer bid calling...

Standard bid calling in the United States involves the auctioneer suggesting a price a bidder might bid, the bidder bidding that amount,...