Maine Auction and Auctioneer Laws

Maine Auction and Auctioneer Laws.
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In Maine, 32 M.R.S.A. § 284(1), Defining Auction, Does Not Require That Goods be Sold to the Highest Bidder in Accordance with the Traditional Auction Format for a Sale to Fall Within the Definition of Auction

The Supreme Judicial Court of Maine in Audrely L. Street v. Board of Licensing of Auctioneers  889 A.2d 319 (Me. 2006), held that for a sale to constitute an auction, it is not necessary that the goods be sold to the highest bidder in the traditional auction format. The Court stated that, 32 M.R.S.A. § 284(1), the section defining auction does not impose such a requirement. This ca...

An Auctioneer Can Conduct an Auction in Maine Only if there is a Written contract with the Consignor of the Property to be Sold

The Supreme Judicial Court of Maine in Street v. Bd. of Licensing of Auctioneers, 889 A.2d 319 (Me. 2006), held that the express language of 32 M.R.S.A. § 298 plainly compels, without exception, an auctioneer to provide a written contract between the consignor of the property to be sold and the auctioneer before conducting an auction in Maine. The statute also specifies the details to be incl...

Auctioneer Auction of Real Estate Allowed Maine

Maine Revised Statutes Title 32. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS Chapter 114. REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE LICENSE ACT Subchapter 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS Current through 2013 first special session § 13002. Exceptions to brokerage Real estate brokerage does not include the following: [ 1991, c. 53, § 1 (AMD) .] ......... 3.    Exception. Any person licensed as an auctioneer unde...

When Auction of Lot Final Maine

Maine Revised Statutes Title 11. UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE Article 2. SALES Part 3. GENERAL OBLIGATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF CONTRACT Current through 2013 first special session § 2-328. Sale by auction (1).     In a sale by auction if goods are put up in lots, each lot is the subject of a separate sale. (2).     A sale by auction is complete when the auctionee...

Reserve and without Reserve Auctions Maine

Maine Revised Statutes Title 11. UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE Article 2. SALES Part 3. GENERAL OBLIGATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF CONTRACT Current through 2013 first special session § 2-328. Sale by auction (1).     In a sale by auction if goods are put up in lots, each lot is the subject of a separate sale. (2).     A sale by auction is complete when the auctionee...

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