Buying

This page contains information on how to bid and the Auction Margin Scheme.

Bidding

Online catalogues are available for our upcoming auctions or, if you prefer, printed and bound copies can be obtained, either individually or by subscription.

Bids for lots may, of course, be made in person at any of our sales. However if you cannot or do not wish to attend commissions to bid on your behalf may be sent in advance by:

Post Using the form supplied
with the printed catalogue.
Telephone
up to sale days
+44 (0)115 983 0541
(9:00am - 6:00pm GMT)
Fax
up to 9:00am sale days
+44 (0)115 983 0114
(at any time)
E-mail
up to 9:00am sale days
Using the bid function
from the online catalogues

On sale days bids telephone bids may be made to the venue from 9:00am GMT.

Nottingham Race
Course
Telephone +44 (0)115 941 4405
Fax +44 (0)115 958 4515

Commissioned bids will be executed as cheaply as allowed by other such commissions or reserves as there may be. All commissioned bids are made under the standard Terms and Conditions of Sale.

Information concerning sale results will strictly not be available until the Friday after the auction by telephoning +44 (0)115 983 0541. Unfortunately due to administrative problems the results of our sales are not available on the web site. However for all auctions, except sporting memorabilia, a results sheet is included with the next printed catalogue.

Auction Margin Scheme

All lots sold are subject to a Buyers Premium of 18.80% (inclusive of Value Added Tax) which forms the auctioneers commission.

A 16% Buyers premium will be payable by Purchasers outside the European Union (EU). Zero-rated goods such as books will be subject to a premium of 16% whether within or outside the EU unless entered by a VAT registered Seller.

Certain lots, entered for auction by vendors outside the EU or by VAT registered traders, will now accrue VAT on the hammer price. These lots are clearly marked by an asterisk after the lot number in the printed catalogues or with "VAT on Hammer Price: Yes" in the online catalogues.

Example:

Lot 4001 * Sweden, views, buildings...

Hammer Price £100.00
VAT £17.50
Buyers Premium £16.00
VAT on BP £2.80
________
Total £136.30

N.B. Both VAT charges are re-claimable by VAT registered traders within the EU (who are utilising the margin scheme). Purchasers outside the EU will be exempt from these charges subject to proof of postage or granting of licences. Non-EU purchasers buying in person at the auction can re-claim this VAT through the appropriate government VAT form.