Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Auctioneers poaching auctioneers
Basically, the poacher creates a Google ad and puts his competitors’ company names in as keywords — so that when someone searches in...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Feb 15, 20183 min read
Auctioneers bid calling faster than bidders can bid … or not
It is no wonder that we as auctioneers have a bad reputation among many people. We still have auctioneers that play games at their...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Apr 1, 20172 min read
But the bidders chose to bid again …
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...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Dec 17, 20143 min read
Auctioneers (not) protecting the public?
Sometimes the subject involves some auctioneer doing something either unethical and/or illegal. For example, at an auctioneer convention...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 7, 20144 min read
King Augeo and fair, equitable auctions
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...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 10, 20133 min read
How often is it really selling absolute?
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...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Nov 18, 20122 min read
Announcements made day of sale take precedence?
Sometimes it’s “… all prior printed material,” or, “… all prior announcements and printed material,” or, “… any other information either...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Sep 23, 20123 min read
Solely for the purpose of increasing the bid?
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...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jul 17, 20113 min read
Sellable position
Now, before we discuss this particular subject of, “sellable position,” we’ll talk about what a ringman normally does. Ringmen work the...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jul 5, 20114 min read
When can the bid be reopened?
Simply put, when an auctioneer says, “Sold!” or uses some other customary closing, he or she denotes: The auctioneer cannot take any...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jul 4, 20114 min read
Price fixing at auction
The story goes, in part, that Pritchard and Juno conspired to “appraise” a Confederate Civil War sword on the Antiques Roadshow...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jul 3, 20114 min read
Bid suppression at auction
John arrives and surveys the items up for bid, checking his smart phone for item details and comparative pricing. Just then, he sees his...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 30, 20113 min read
The delicate balance of a great auction
There are also other forced sale auctions including foreclosures, repossessions and court-ordered actions (lacking the seller’s consent)....
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Feb 19, 20114 min read
What is auction fraud?
In talking with other auctioneers about fraud, as well as others including auction buyers and sellers, there are considerable differences...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 8, 20114 min read
Is maximizing the absentee bid proper?
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...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Aug 24, 20103 min read
Unethical Bid Calling #7, The Drop Off
Standard bid calling in the United States involves the auctioneer suggesting a price a bidder might bid, the bidder bidding that amount,...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 2, 20102 min read
The “Nominal Opening Bid”
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...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
May 15, 20102 min read
Auction: Absolute Over $90,000 Opening Bid?
Quite simply, auctioneers use the word “Absolute” to attract maximum buyer interest. Yet, it is nothing less than misrepresentation when...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Feb 28, 20103 min read
How to address online auction ethics
I have titled this post in reference to a post I recently read by Will McLemore titled similarly about unethical auctioneer bid calling...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Feb 9, 20103 min read
Unethical bid calling #6, The Red Herring
Standard bid calling in the United States involves the auctioneer suggesting a price a bidder might bid, the bidder bidding that amount,...
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