Prior to the auction you need to register with us at the auction house to obtain your ‘Buyers Number’. You must provide us with your full name, address, contact telephone number and preferably also your email address. When the auction starts you may raise your number when you wish to bid on an item and wait for the auctioneer to acknowledge your bid. You will then compete with other buyers in the auction room and online all bidding for the same Lot. The auctioneer will continue taking bids until the highest bidder remains. The final bidder is the successful buyer, and the auctioneer indicates that the Lot is sold by knocking down his gavel on the rostrum and declaring the hammer price.
The current buyer’s premium is 20% (24% including VAT). When making your bid you are accepting liability to pay the hammer price, inclusive of the buyer’s premium and VAT.
If you are unable to attend the auction in person, you may leave your bids on a bidding slip, we will then secure the item for you for as low as possible without exceeding your maximum bid. Commission bids can be made in person, by email or by telephone. We do ask that commission bids are submitted by 5.00pm the day before the sale to be certain of inclusion. To ensure our buyers are completely confident in placing a bid, we can provide you with a Condition Report on any lot. Condition Reports are written by our Auctioneer and can include further detailed images on request, precise dimensions, any damage and an opinion from our Auctioneer on anything relevant to that lot. If you are considering placing an Absentee or Commission Bid please do email us at least one day prior to the auction to request a Condition Report and our staff will be very pleased to assist you.
If you are unable to attend the auction and wish to bid live over the telephone you may arrange a telephone bid. One of our members of staff will contact you on the phone number you provide a few Lots ahead of the Lot that you wish to bid on. Telephone bids can be made for Lots in excess of £100. when booking a telephone bid you are comitting to paying at least the lower estimate on the lot. To book your telephone bid please call the office on 01329 836659 to register. Our staff make every effort to contact you over the telephone as detailed above, but we do not accept any liability for any failure outside our reasonable control.
Prefer to bid in the comfort of your own home? You can now bid online via our website https://bid.pumphouseauctions.co.uk/auctions or via https://www.the-saleroom.com/.
To bid online please register via the website you wish to bid on. Please note that in addition to our buyer’s premium (24% including VAT) The Saleroom charge an additional 4.95% commission charge plus VAT at the rate imposed on the hammer price.
Definitely! We make the process of buying and selling as simple as possible. Our friendly, approachable, experienced team are only too pleased to answer any and all questions, and to guide you effortlessly through the process. Once you’ve bought or sold with us, even if you’re new to auctions we will assist and advise you throughout the process.
If you bid online, please check the results page after the sale as this will inform you if you have been successful. After the sale has finished, we also send out an invoice to you via email if your bid has been successful.
We accept payment by cash, debit card and bank transfer. In addition, we can now take credit card payments in person at the office. Unfortunately we are unable to accept credit card payments via the telephone. We do not accept payment via cheque.
Small items such as Jewellery and Watches: We can post these items via Royal Mail Special Delivery, please email valuations@pumphouseauctions.co.uk for a quote and confirmation.
Box-able items: We recommend our local courier Mailbox (02392 823800) and Jentell (01268 776777)
Furniture: You can arrange your own courier service to collect furniture and large items. We can also deliver locally in our van for an additional fee; we can also provide the names of some excellent local companies who will come and collect the items on your behalf and deliver them to you.
We are open for collection of items Monday to Friday from 9:30am to 4:30pm and on Saturday 9.30am to 12:30pm. We do ask for collection of the item as soon as possible, not later than 4:00pm on the day following the sale.
We offer a confidential service, including free valuations, please contact us by submitting your Name, Email address and a Message in the box below
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