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BIDDERS:
The essentials of "winning lots" (as the Americans
so fittingly put it) at auction are:
Decide on the maximum price you would pay
for the lot and bid that amount. The estimate is a guide
price but occasionally the estimate is either too low or too
high - use your own judgement.
We will try and secure the lot/lots for
you at the lowest possible price, other bids allowing.
For instance if you bid €1,000 on a lot and the highest
other bid we receive is €700, you will get it for €750.
Avoid bidding round sums - winning bids
are often odd amounts such as €1,100, €3,200, €42,000
and so on.
If the lot is a really outstanding or rare
item that has not come on the market for some time and
you really want it do not be afraid to bid aggressively
(within your means, of course!) - in these cases the auctioneer's
estimate is often well under what it eventually realises,
as prices on such rarities are decided by the bidders.
Break ties: give us discretion to up
your bid to beat an equal bid to yours. If your bid is €1000
"break ties" and a floor bidder reaches $1000 before
you we will bid €1050 for you to break the tie.
Bids are taken to be in EURO (€)
unless clearly stated otherwise by the bidder e.g. "I
AM BIDDING IN US$". Bids will be converted at rates prevailing
at the time of sale and at the discretion of the auctioneer.
Bid in step: bidding steps in our auctions
are: up to €950 - €50 steps; €1,000 to
€2,400 -€100 steps; €2,500 to €5,000 -
€250 steps; €5,000-€10,000 - €500 steps,
€10,000-€20,000 - €1,000 steps; €20,000+
- at auctioneer's discretion.
Interested in several lots but only want
to buy one or two? USE LIMIT BIDDING: Bidders may limit
their total purchases to a set amount by entering their limit
on the bidding form. This is especially useful for bidders
wishing to cover as many lots as possible while setting a
maximum amount to spend. For instance you are interested in
ten lots with a total value of €10,000 but you only want
to spend €5,000 - bid on them all and CLEARLY INDICATE
your total spend limit of €5000. Note that we can
only bid for you in the order that the lots come in the catalogue.
"OR" BIDDING: bidders may
bid on two or more lots, but only wish to purchase one, by
entering "OR" between the bids.
"BUY" BIDS: Unless otherwise
instructed bids of "Buy" or "Buy at Best"
shall be taken to indicate bids of up to three times the stated
catalogue higher estimate. Thus a "buy bid" on a
lot estimated at €800 to €1000 will be taken as
a bid of €3000. We prefer that you state your actual
top limit clearly rather than "buy", as it saves
problems such as two "buy" bids.
TELEPHONE/FAX/E-MAIL BIDS: Telephone
bids may be made up to 01-676 2888 (International Access +353-1
from outside Republic of Ireland). Fax bids to 01 676 2880
(International Access +353-1 from outside Republic of Ireland).
E-mail bids to bids@whytes.ie . Telephone, fax or e-mail bids
made later than one hour before the sale starts risk not being
entered in time. We do not accept any responsibility for errors
made in taking bids, especially by telephone, but every effort
is made to ensure accuracy.
LIVE TELEPHONE BIDDING: we can arrange
to telephone you on lots you are interested in and you can
bid live on the line. You must pre-register for this indicating
the lot or lots you wish to bid on and give a telephone number
(preferably a fixed land line) where we can reach you at the
time of sale. This service is subject to the number of telephone
lines available to us at the time of the sale and is at our
discretion.
INVOICING AND PAYMENT: Successful absentee
bidders will be sent a pro forma invoice after the sale with
details of payment methods. All invoices must be paid within
21 days of the date of the sale or the lot(s) may be resold
by the auctioneer.
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