Articles categorized as "theory"
The professional email signature

A professional email signature is simple and short, doesn’t include images or formatting, and contains just the right amount of appropriate information. Continue reading
The folly of the artificial bidding window

Creating an artificial bidding window violates the trust of our sellers, depresses bidding activity and is deleterious to a passionate buying community that we should all be trying to build for our companies and the auction profession. Continue reading
Verizon covers auctions and technology
I recently collaborated with Verizon for an article on their Midwest area blog. They asked a bunch of great questions and published my full responses. Here’s the article.
QR codes kill kittens
A comical take by Scott Stratten on the frequency with which QR codes are misused. Continue reading
Legalized gambling with penny auctions
Penny auction sites are gambling, pure and simple. Continue reading