By: Unethical bid calling #4, Run, Run, Run « Mike Brandly, Auctioneer Blog
[…] is that there actually doesn’t have to be any other bidder (similar to our shadow bidder: https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2010/02/01/unethical-bid-calling-1-the-shadow-bidder/) since...
View ArticleBy: fellow auctioneer
I’m just curious…Why would you bring any kind of negative attention to your trade..? Some folks have never been to a auction and some have never bid at an auction and if they read your blog it will...
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In reply to <a href="https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2010/02/01/unethical-bid-calling-1-the-shadow-bidder/#comment-108">fellow auctioneer</a>. Thanks for your comments, and good...
View ArticleBy: Auction Law
While these types of auctioneers are the “exception”, they are not rare. Regarding the last paragraph… “Illegal? Maybe not” In most cases, it probably is. As most of these same type of auctioneers do...
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In reply to <a href="https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2010/02/01/unethical-bid-calling-1-the-shadow-bidder/#comment-128">Auction Law</a>. Yes, if they are bidding for the seller,...
View ArticleBy: Freda
I just returned from an auction. I lost out on an item that I really wanted because the auctioneers wife added it to the table that was currently being run . One of the “regulars” expressed an interest...
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In reply to <a href="https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2010/02/01/unethical-bid-calling-1-the-shadow-bidder/#comment-579">Freda</a>. Freda, So far as the auctioneer bidding, I...
View ArticleBy: Margaret Henzig
I need to know what it’s called when an owner of an auction place makes the highest bid on an item of great value,(over $500), but does not pay anything to the person who is the owner of the auctioned...
View ArticleBy: Mike Brandly, Auctioneer, CAI, AARE
In reply to Margaret Henzig. Margaret — great questions. Both constitute criminal activity. Not paying is essentially conversion (theft) and writing up fictitious amounts on clerking sheets is very...
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In reply to Mike Brandly, Auctioneer, CAI, AARE. I entrusted alot of items to be auctioned, the descriptions of the items was vague on the slips in order to make the items appear to have little to no...
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In reply to Margaret Henzig. Margaret, It would appear to me that contacting an attorney would be prudent. The attorney can pursue criminal charges and/or civil charges and possibly help you recover...
View ArticleBy: cristina
is it legal for sellers to bid against potential buyers for the purpose of increasing the price on their own cars?
View ArticleBy: Mike Brandly, Auctioneer, CAI, AARE
In reply to <a href="https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2010/02/01/unethical-bid-calling-1-the-shadow-bidder/#comment-7777">cristina</a>. In the United States, in a with reserve...
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In reply to <a href="https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2010/02/01/unethical-bid-calling-1-the-shadow-bidder/#comment-7777">cristina</a>. If the auction is "with reserve" and that...
View ArticleBy: Maureen Lally
Just figured it out today a bit too late. I still got the pieces I wanted but now sure I over paid
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