Author:
Caleb Chial
On:
January 31, 2020
Categories:
National Auctioneers Association,
Auction Marketing,
Best Auction Practices,
Blog Migrations
If you’re reading this blog, there’s a good chance you run an online auction business. There’s also a good chance you aren’t getting nearly as many bidders to your auctions as you should be. A great way to increase your visibility on the internet and draw in...
The world of online whiskey auctions is a pickers paradise for those seeking old and rare bottles. With a large number of online auction sites dedicated to helping owners sell bottles, the options are endless. Some sites such as auctionyourcask.com, are...
Author:
Daniel P. West
On:
November 26, 2019
Categories:
Auction Marketing,
Best Auction Practices,
AuctionMethod
While managing the @EveryAuction Twitter account, I came across @DoeandHope, which is the handle for Doe & Hope, a seller of rare and unusual antiques. Although they are based in the historic medieval village of Blunham, England, they have managed to...
More Favorable Context A feature of online-only internet auctions that is easily missed is the big difference in context between internet auctions and traditional open-outcry events. No matter how much time and energy the auctioneer puts into presenting items...
Lot-sizes are one of the key decisions affecting the outcome of an auction. Small lot-sizes tend to induce bidder competition and yield higher selling prices, particularly when dealing with a variety of assets and those that appeal to wide audience. However,...
WordPress uses a concept of Roles, designed to give the site owner the ability to control what users can and cannot do within the site. A site owner can manage the user access to such tasks as writing and editing posts, creating Pages, defining links,...
Software as a service, otherwise known as SaaS, is fast becoming a popular choice for businesses when it comes to setting up applications for all to use over the internet. Since the concept of SaaS is a little abstract to grasp, let’s elaborate a little about...
Episode #15 of the AuctioneerTech Podcast, hosted by Aaron Traffas from PurpleWave, was a conversation on Google Hangouts with Russ Hilk from WaveBid, Dwayne Leslie from Global Auction Guide, and myself. We discussed the different marketing services each of...
For a variety of reasons, sellers often seek to protect their interests at auction by specifying a predetermined price that bidders must reach before the auctioneer is allowed to sell. Sometimes that price is known to bidders as a minimum opening bid. In...
The consignor feature has been upgraded. Following is a description of the changes. The upgrade is optional. If you would like to use it, here are the changes you will see. 1. There is a new interface for managing consignors that you can access via a...