Auctioneers have been announcing and/or publishing their “terms and conditions” for their auctions for centuries. We look closer today...

It’s been said (even memorialized in some state law) that at an absolute (without reserve) auction, the seller has the bona fide...

The Uniform Sales Act, drafted by Samuel Williston (1861 – 1963) who served as private secretary for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Horace...

What’s the thinking here? Auctioneers endeavor to use wording to attract bidders — to get them to pay attention to their auction instead...

She wishes to withdraw some consigned firearms, and place reserves on others, after signing a without reserve auction contract with an...

We recently wrote about the advantages and disadvantages of the seller being present for the auction: http://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpr...

Yet, some auctioneers sell items for less than these reserve amounts. How can this happen? How it was explained to me was that if the...

Actually, most auctions have some sort of guarantee or warranty. With only a few exceptions, auctioneers warranty clear title — in other...