Practical writing on auction economics, technology, and operations for estate sales, auto, government surplus, and real estate.
The full breakdown: flat fees, travel costs, setup hours, and the hidden margin drag most operators never quantify. The number is higher than you think.
Read article →Most online auctions lose 20–40% of registered bidders before the close. Here's why that happens, and what a well-designed AI-run auction does differently.
Read article →A concrete before-and-after cost model for a company running 20 auctions a month. Spoiler: the savings are significant, and they compound.
Read article →From county sheriff's departments to federal equipment disposal, public agencies are replacing manual auction processes with software. Here's what's driving it.
Read article →Fixed increment tables leave money on the table. Here's how dynamic increment algorithms — the kind an AI can run — actually maximize final value per lot.
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