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Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers v. Leach : Auction Contracts, Bidder Qualifications, Offer and Acceptance, Waiver, and the Fallacy of Treating All Bidders the Same

by | Dec 7, 2021 | Auction Contracts & UCC

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Does an auctioneer have to treat all bidders exactly the same, in all respects and under all circumstances, or do the auctioneer and the seller have the discretion to waive or modify bidder qualification requirements in the Bidder Terms and Conditions that are intended for the benefit of the auctioneer and the seller? Check out this article from the West Virginia Law Review Online for legal analysis and perspective: https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/wvlr-online/vol124/iss2/1/ 

Topics: Bidder Qualification · Auction Contracts · Auction Litigation

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