All our sales now take place using Internet bidding. Internet bidding is immensely popular with our customers, allowing people to bid from wherever they are when the lot they desire is under the hammer. One of our highest-priced watches went to a man taking a break from playing golf! 

We are delighted to accept telephone and commission bids, subject to terms and conditions.

Fees

Please be aware that there is a buyer’s premium of 23.5% plus VAT – total 28.2% – Please check the sale for the latest updates.

Example for Commission Bidding:

Hammer Price £100
Premium @ 23.5% = £23.50
VAT on premium (20% of £23.50) = £4.70
Total buyer’s premium = £28.20
Total price £128.20

(Buyer’s premium on automobiles is 12.5% plus VAT – total 15%)

Note: There is a 3% (plus VAT) internet surcharge – total of 3.6% for internet bidding, on top of the buyer’s premium.

Internet bidders need to register in advance, which can be done by clicking here

Telephone Bids

British Bespoke Auctions Ltd require credit or debit card details to set up a telephone bid. Our minimum telephone bid is £150.00.

British Bespoke Auctions Ltd require you to register online for our sale to set up a telephone bid; click here to register.

Please email or give us a call to register a telephone bid once you have registered online, and we will confirm by return. Please note: we have a limited number of telephone bids per lot which are offered on first come, first served basis.

Commission Bids

You may leave a commission bid via telephone or email. Bidders who cannot bid online at the time of sale or attend the sale may have their commissions faithfully executed by the Auctioneers – you give us the maximum hammer price you would like to pay and we will purchase it for you at the lowest possible price, allowing for reserves and other bidders.

We require a copy of a current ID and may require that you register online for our sale to set up a commission bid; click here to register.

Please email your bid together with the Lot Number and Description. You can download our Commission Form here. We will confirm your bids by return. To ensure commission bids are registered, please get in touch by 4pm the day prior to the sale.

All purchasers undertake to abide by British Bespoke Auctions Ltd Conditions of Sale.

We do not currently have room bidding.

Payments

We currently accept bank transfer (£10 international bank transfer fee outside the UK), debit card or cash on collection up to £5,000.

Postage

We offer an in-house postage and packing service dispatching to destinations worldwide, for which we are happy to provide quotations. We use Royal Mail Special Delivery to send lots up to 2.2kg under £2,500 hammer price. Over this weight and value we despatch by DHL, UKMail and Interparcel. Postage is charged at cost price. Our minimum packing charge is £10.00, exclusive of postage charge.

Please note we reserve the right to decline postage and packing should we feel the item to be either too heavy, delicate or fragile. Feel free to get in touch with us to discuss postage should you have any queries.

Collections

Please click here to book an appointment for collection. We are open for collections from Monday-Friday 9am-4:30pm.

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