Buyers Fees
When buying at any Auction, you will pay the hammer price and a buyers premium on top. Our Buyers Premium is just 24%+VAT. This means if you win a lot for £100 hammer, with the buyers premium you will pay approximately £129. If you are using one of the online bidding platforms there will be an extra fee on top;
our own bidding platform, Warrington Live = additional 2%+VAT
easyliveAuction.com = additional 3%+VAT
www.the-saleroom.com = additional 5.94%+VAT
Payments Accepted
We accept payments by cash or debit card on site in Warrington. Alternately, you can process your Invoice payment via Direct Bank Transfer to the details at the bottom of your invoice. We do not accept payment by credit card or PayPal and do not take payment over the telephone.
In The Room
Unlike many regional salerooms, we still welcome bidders in person on the auction day, but for convenience, have live internet bidding through this website, easyliveauction.com and the-saleroom.com. If joining us in person, all you need to do is speak to a member of The Office and they will get you registered. After you've registered (you will be asked for photographic identification, so please have your driving license or passport ready) and collected your paddle number you are free to bid in the auction rooms. You only need register once for a paddle number and this number may be used at every Warrington & Northwich Auction. The auctioneer will announce bids and if you are interested in buying the item, raise your paddle and continue bidding until you wish to stop, or if everyone else stops bidding, the auctioneer will bring down the gavel and you are the winning bidder. Invoices can be settled with the Office Team immediately after the fall of the hammer and our Porters will be on-site to assist in the collection of your goods.
By Commission Bid
If you are unable to attend an auction you can instruct us to bid on your behalf. You can submit your bids to us by filling in our Commission Bidding Form in the auction room and leaving it with a member of staff or simply send us an email to enquiries@warringtonauction.co.uk. Alternately, if you are bidding on one of our online platforms, you can leave autobids directly through your account. If your bids are successful we will email the invoice to you on completion of the auction.
By Telephone
If you prefer to bid by telephone please contact our office on 01925 658833. Unfortunately we cannot offer telephone bids on items which have an estimate of less than £50.00. If you are not already registered with us, we will require a copy of photographic ID sent by email. In the case of high-value lots, we may also require a refundable deposit. When booking a telephone bid, you are agreeing to bid the lower estimate of the lot. Once you have been registered as a buyer and the telephone bid has been booked, we will call you during the auction approximately 10 lots before and bid on your behalf to your instructions.
Tips on Bidding
We always advise viewing in person. If you are unable to attend our Viewing Days, please feel free to request a condition report or additional pictures for the lot you are interested in. It is best to assume that not all lots are free from imperfection, all items are used, untested and sold as such unless stated in the catalogue description. You will be required to email us so we can speak to our specialists for further information on a particular lot.
Condition Report
We offer condition reports only by email. Condition Reports are offered at the sole discretion of the Auction House and this service can be withdrawn or suspended without any notice. All condition reports must be submitted by 1pm on the day prior to each of our sales.
Collection of items
All items must be paid for and collected by 16:00 on the Monday following the auction. Any invoices outstanding past this point may lead to a block on your account with us - even if you are unable to collect on time, all invoices must be cleared. If collecting late, this must be arranged with our office to avoid the items being re-entered for sale. Our part-time porters are normally only available on collection days.
We are open every Thursday, Friday and Monday following the Tuesday and Wednesday Auctions from 10:00 - 16:00. You can also collect during the auction. If you have arranged with a courier to collect on your behalf, please email us to advise. Please note we do not pack for couriers as the items won't then be covered for damages. For items we are unable to post, many people use MBE Liverpool, MBE Altrincham or Shiply who will pack the items for you.
Postage & Packaging
In our catalogue descriptions, we attach a postage group to every lot which we are able to post to you through Royal Mail and Parcelforce:
Group 0 £7+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots
Group 1 £18+VAT for the first lot and £2+VAT for subsequent lots
Group 2 £24+VAT for the first lot and £5+VAT for subsequent lots
Group 3 £35+VAT for the first lot and £10+VAT for subsequent lots
Certain items are not allowed to be sent through our carriers (namely bladed articles and weapons). As with glazed pictures, furniture and large / multiple-item lots, these will have in the description, 'Not available for in-house P&P'.
