Auctioneers like having a lot of discretion. Steve Proffitt held auctioneers should have little or no discretion and I tend to agree: ...

I recently testified in yet another auction case. The issue was basically a “title issue” which wasn’t adequately disclosed (in my...

I wonder if these six points below sound familiar to any auctioneer in regard to their buyer registration terms and conditions (a.k.a....

We’ve held here on this platform and otherwise that an “agreement” and a “contract” are essentially the same things — one sounding a bit...

Bidders don’t read. Bidders don’t understand. Bidders ignore what we tell them. Yet, we auctioneers write our own terms and conditions...

Are you as an auctioneer growing weary of auction bidders? They bid and then get outbid and cry foul. They win as the highest bidder...

Auctioneers can disclaim warranties for fitness and merchantability regarding property they are putting up for auction … typically by...

A host of laws and rules auctioneers are encouraged to follow use the word, “reasonable.” So, what does reasonable mean? I have joked...

In other words, you can do whatever you want, and I can do whatever I want? In fact, most auctioneers would likely agree that: Safety is...

Amazon.com (or countless other online retailers.) Let’s see, what’s involved in such a transaction? Click? Yep, pretty much. No...

Apparently, this auctioneer had (and maybe still has) severe financial penalties in his contract with his seller payable to him — in the...