Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Auctioneer purchased my items — do I still pay commission?
A recent caller asked me, “If the auctioneer purchased my items, do I still pay commission?” My answer was, “Yes, you do, so long as the...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jul 3, 20202 min read
Does court confirmation make it a reserve auction?
In other words, this is an absolute auction and it’s not an absolute auction. Is it really “the genuine intent to transfer to the...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jul 2, 20202 min read
Disclosing what you should know
This is an “Iron Clad” 4 Quart Watering Can. Best I can tell it’s in good shape and likely is able to water plants, flowers, grass,...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jul 1, 20202 min read
Auctioneer at a laundry
I had reason to stop in briefly to this laundry near our auction house. Probably not unlike countless small-town laundries across the...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 30, 20202 min read
How different attorneys can (and shouldn’t) help auctioneers
As one who’s worked with attorneys all over the United States as an expert witness, I’ve personally experienced these various roles and...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 29, 20202 min read
NAA’s Virtual C&S
The National Auctioneers Association (NAA) has held its annual Conference & Show (C&S) every year with its first gathering in Roanoke,...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 28, 20203 min read
Auctioneers, discrimination & Google
I’ve been instructed to not “Google” anything … but I’m sure glad I don’t have to pay any attention to this directive. In fact,...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 27, 20202 min read
Mottram and “what if?”
J. G. White & Co., Limited (Auctioneers) of London, England was contracted to sell property held by the United States in a depot in...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 26, 20202 min read
” … not responsible for the online platform’s performance.”
Correct, you as the auctioneer don’t want to be responsible for any of that — primarily because much (if not all) of that is out of your...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 25, 20202 min read
Auctioneers: Stay in your lane
Auctioneers should be auctioneers. Dentists should be dentists. Doctors should be doctors. Attorneys should be attorneys. In other...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 24, 20203 min read
Auctioneers, tolerance, empathy and caring
There are many definitions of tolerance, empathy and caring. For auctioneers — and especially auctioneers in auctioneer associations —...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 23, 20202 min read
Commercially reasonable & Inspection
We wrote about a week ago about a case litigated in Kansas and the citing of the basic tenets of commercially reasonable sales in such. ...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 22, 20202 min read
Auction block removed
June 5, 2020, this 176-year-old 800-pound slave auction block was removed from a street corner in Fredericksburg, Virginia. I say its...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 21, 20202 min read
Auctioneers and what’s reasonable
A host of laws and rules auctioneers are encouraged to follow use the word, “reasonable.” So, what does reasonable mean? I have joked...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 20, 20202 min read
Selling “as-is” and “where-is”
More today on auctioneers selling “as-is” and “where-is” and not allowing bidders the opportunity to inspect prior. It would seem the...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 19, 20202 min read
Bidder can’t reasonably inspect?
I’ve had this question dozens of times when I talk about pre-auction inspection opportunities. That question is generally, “What if the...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 18, 20202 min read
Attorneys often don’t agree …
As I’ve pointed out in a few prior blogs, attorneys often don’t agree. One attorney states some auction-related law, rule, or the like...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 17, 20202 min read
Westgate State Bank v. Clark, 642 P.2d 961 (Kan. 1982)
Forced sales, court-ordered auctions, and the like are often held to a “commercially reasonable” standard. It’s clear commercially...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 16, 20202 min read
Can auctions be irritating?
Our question today is: Can auctions be irritating? I’ve held they can be, but when a fellow auctioneer tells me they are, and cause him...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jun 15, 20203 min read
The Supreme Court of the United States & auctioneers
I’ve seen reference to the Supreme Court of the United States (the Court) and “common law” rulings, and that decisions by the Court are...
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