Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Seller and buyer identity at auction
And lots of discussion lately about buyers wanting / deserving seller information from property purchased at auction. While a state (such...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Feb 15, 20163 min read
The Ford F-150 Experiment
At a class recently held by the National Auctioneers Association, an instructor asked auctioneer attendees what they would search on the...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Feb 9, 20162 min read
Best boots for auctioneers
Boot usage in the United States is nationwide, but certainly more predominate in the Western states. Boots are more appropriate for some...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Feb 2, 20162 min read
Nobody bids just once …
This was no doubt in regard to a live auction where an auctioneer can assume nobody bids just once. In other words, if he bids $5,000,...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 29, 20163 min read
The word “auction” in auction marketing?
For example, if an auctioneer was selling 5,100 acres of farm land, the advertisement should read “5,100 Acres Farm Land Selling at...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 25, 20163 min read
The smallest increment
We have written about the conflict with minimum bid increments and a without reserve (absolute) auction. Most notably, our analysis here...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 21, 20162 min read
Auctioneers can sell a house in how many minutes?
Yet, what exactly did we do in ten minutes? We simply put the home in contract in ten minutes — not something any real estate agent...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 18, 20163 min read
Are auctions addicting?
He played the video game Fallout 4 for three weeks solid, resulting in loss of his friends, job and wife. His suit claims that the video...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 11, 20164 min read
15 things about Auctioneers and guns
Of various topics discussed at such get-togethers, selling guns at auction is certainly explored. In concert with selling guns, the...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 7, 20162 min read
Seller says, “Who bought my …?”
We’ve written about auction buyer identity several times: https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2010/05/28/buyer-wants-his-identity...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 5, 20162 min read
J. Stephen Proffitt III, Esq.
J. Stephen Proffitt III, Esq. (known by most as “Steve Proffitt”) was a well-known attorney and auctioneer. He had a remarkable impact on...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Jan 1, 20162 min read
Online auction platform dictates commission structure
And yes, they dictate that the auctioneers who place property on their site cannot charge a buyer’s premium. Their exact phrasing is...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Dec 25, 20152 min read
Twas the night before the auction …
The sellers were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of high bidders danced in their heads. And mamma in her ‘kerchief, and I...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Dec 20, 20152 min read
Best dress shoes for auctioneers
In interviewing numerous men in the auction business, we’ve consistently heard the same five or so companies mentioned. We note the top...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Dec 15, 20152 min read
Is it better to lose an auctioneer contest?
It would seem it was better to be Barack Obama than Mitt Romney on January 20, 2013? Better to be Ohio State than Oregon on January 12,...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Dec 7, 20153 min read
Law, contract and customary practice in the auction business
In other words, what’s the applicable law or rule? What did the parties agree to in their contract? What is customary practice in...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Dec 5, 20153 min read
Auction [house] breakage
It sold for $33.2 Million on November 7, 2007 at Sotheby’s in New York. For purposes of our discussion today, let’s say someone broke it...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Dec 1, 20154 min read
UCC 2-328 & UCC 1-302
The Uniform Sales Act, drafted by Samuel Williston (1861 – 1963) who served as private secretary for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Horace...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Nov 27, 20152 min read
Genuine intent to transfer to the highest bidder regardless of price
We discussed this disquisition in some detail — once again — at the National Auctioneers Association‘s Accredited Auctioneer of Real...
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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer
Nov 18, 20152 min read
Seller can’t attend his own auction?
Certainly some sellers desire to watch their property sell at auction, while others do not. For those who want to watch, our question...
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