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...
We have been updating our reporting features, as you may have noticed. So far we have updated the reports Auctions, Invoices, and Auction Customers. This was our first pass at these. We will be fine tuning the new reports as time goes by so if you have any...
The re-seller certificate functionality has been improved with the following changes on the admin tab of user accounts. This new functionality is optional, so if you would prefer to continue using the current system, just let me know. After you enter a tax...
When I first started conducting online-only auctions back in the late 1990's, my company did not bother qualifying bidders before allowing them to participate in an auction. The system was wide open - users didn't even have to provide a legitimate email...
It's no wonder that so many auctioneers want to get in on the business of bankruptcy auctions. When consumers and businesses file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection, they often have assets that need to be liquidated at auction for the benefit of creditors....
If you thought YouTube was just a hosting and streaming service for your auction videos, think again. YouTube is the second largest search engine, next only to Google. Every video you post to your YouTube channel can be indexed or tagged, which increases the...
Back when ESA was first getting started, I was incredibly pleased when we received permission from the fine folks over at Hake's Americana & Collectibles to republish their email announcements. After all, this is one of the nation's largest and most renowned...
Today we have a special treat for you stamp collectors out there. Somehow Fairfield Auction, billed as Connecticut's leading auctioneer of antiques & fine art, managed to get their hands on some really cool U.S. Official Postal Stationary. They are selling...
Hello auction fans and friends of AuctionMethod. Today we posted 21 auction announcements to EverySingleAuction.com. Among them were newsletters announcing the upcoming real estate auctions of trophy properties that I hope to be able to afford one day. There...