How to bid?
Direct (in-person) participation in the auction room
- on-site registration
- authentic live auction atmosphere
- all items are available throughout the auction
If you are planning to attend the auction in person in the auction room, a member of our staff will take you through the registration process before the auction starts.
Please have a valid form of identification ready. When registering, you will be asked to fill in the registration form and a GDPR consent form. As part of the registration process, you will be assigned a bidder number which you will use to bid. As per usual, you may bid by raising your bidder number so that the auctioneer can see it. At the end of each lot, the auctioneer will announce the final bid price and the bidder number of the successful bidder.
Participating directly in the auction room brings the following benefits:
- 1The items are available for viewing in the auction room one hour before the start of the auction and also during the auction.
- 2When multiple bidders bid the same amount, a bidder in the auction room takes precedence over online bidders.
- 3During or after the auction, you can collect your invoice or make a cash payment of up to €5,000.
- 4When buying items with a cumulative value of more than €10,000 including the buyer’s premium, each client must undergo the Know Your Customer (KYC) process in accordance with the statutory KYC obligations. When you attend the auction in person, you can save time by completing this process directly at the auction.
Phone bidding
- registration by e-mail at least 3 days in advance
- a phone bidder is bidding on your behalf on the floor
If you are interested in bidding over the phone, please contact us sufficiently early, no later than 3 days prior to the auction.
When you register, you will be asked to send us a completed registration form , the GDPR consent form and a scan of your ID. On the day of the auction, you will receive a phone call in advance from our phone bidder, who will introduce themselves, and you will then be called a few minutes prior to the lot(s) you are interested in bidding on. The phone bidder will make bids on your behalf at the auction as if you were personally present in the auction room.
Phone bidding has the following advantages:
- 1You don’t have to watch the entire auction and risk missing out on bidding on an item you were interested in.
- 2You don’t have to travel or risk experiencing problems with your internet connection.
- 3In case of technical problems during the call, the auctioneer can wait a while or skip the lot and come back to it later.
Bidding via our online auction platform
- online registration at least 24 hours in advance
- credit limit of €5,000
- option to request an increase of the credit limit at least 3 days prior to the auction
- option to bid in real time or by placing prebids before the auction starts
3 steps to successful bidding
- 1
Register via our online auction platform available on this page.
- 2You will receive a link by e-mail. Click on it to complete your registration.
- 3On the day of the auction, use your credentials to log in to the online auction platform and you can start bidding.
How does online bidding work?
Once you have successfully registered, all you have to do is log in to the online auction platform on the day of the auction. You can use the platform in the following three languages - Slovak, Czech and English.
After clicking on “Current auction”, you will see the current auctioned lot and its starting bid. You can also turn on the sound, which is transmitted in real time directly from the auction room. When you want to join the auction, just click to confirm your bid.
All you need is the latest version of your Internet browser, e.g., Mozilla, Safari, Firefox, Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge. You can participate in the auction via your smartphone, tablet, laptop or desktop. There is no need to install any additional plugins such as Java, Flash, etc.
Prebids
Registered participants can bid on the auction items in real time via our online auction platform or enter their prebids prior to the auction.
You can submit your prebids before the auction via the online auction platform. Please note that your credit limit is a common limit for bidding via the online auction platform as well as for your prebids.
Benefits and risks of bidding via the online auction platform:
- You can easily participate in the auction from the comfort of your living room, the beach or any other location. All you need is access to the internet, early registration and early approval of your credit limit increase.
- Prebids take priority. When multiple bidders bid the same amount, the prebid takes priority over the bids made in the auction room as well as online bids. Please note, however, that in all other cases, a bidder in the auction room has priority over an online bidder.
- Bidding via the online auction platform also entails risks associated with possible internet outages or other technical problems and if you miss an item which you were interested in bidding on, there is no way to return to it.
All of the above information and time limits apply to natural persons. If you wish to bid as a legal person, please refer to the bidding conditions and time limits for legal persons.
