Civil Code § 2362

2362.

An auctioneer, in the absence of special authorization or usage to the contrary, has authority from the seller, only as follows:

1.To sell by public auction to the highest bidder;

2.To sell for cash only, except such articles as are usually sold on credit at auction;

3.To warrant, in like manner with other agents to sell, according to Section 2323;

4.To prescribe reasonable rules and terms of sale;

5.To deliver the thing sold, upon payment of the price;

6.To collect the price; and,

7.To do whatever else is necessary, or proper and usual, in the ordinary course of business, for effecting these purposes.