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What Is An Instant Auction?

An Instant Auction is a live auction conducted at your property on your chosen date. We photograph, list, and sell your items to thousands of buyers in real time on our live auction platform App, with immediate payout once the auction closes.

Do I Need To Bring The Items To You?

No. We come to you, conduct the auction at your property, and handle all logistics from start to finish.

How Quickly Can You Come To My Property?

In many cases, we can book your auction within a few days of enquiry, depending on availability.

How Much Notice Do You Need To Book An Instant Auction?

We recommend at least 48 hours, but same-day or next-day bookings are sometimes possible.

What Areas Do You Operate In?

We are based in the UK, but we cover worldwide.

What Type Of items Can I Sell?

We sell antiques, collectibles, jewellery, art, furniture, vintage items, and more. If you’re unsure, just ask us.

Why Choose Instant Auctions Over Any Other Auction?

We make selling simple, fast, and stress-free. No more waiting a month for your items to be entered into an auction, followed by another month before seeing your payment — all while paying up to 34% in fees.

With us, everything happens instantly. We come to your property, professionally photograph your items, and list them immediately on our live auction platform, where thousands of eager buyers are ready to bid. Because the auction only runs for the time we are on-site, buyers know they have a limited window — driving faster, more competitive bidding and securing you the best possible prices.

Best of all, our commission is just 10% of what you make. No inflated percentages. No lotting fees. Just a transparent, straightforward service that puts more money in your pocket.

What Is The Commission Rate?

There are absolutely no hidden costs like high percentages or lotting fees. We ONLY charge 10% of the total sum of your auction. 

Do You Charge For Visiting My Property?

No. All valuations and property visits for booked auctions are free.

How Do You Pay Immediately Without The Buyer Paying First?

We cover all costs of the auctions to pay you instantly. Once the auction has ended our buyers are immediately invoiced through our buyer app and have to pay their invoice within 48 hours. 

What Happens On The Day Of The Auction?

Our auctioneers arrive, photographs, and lists your items on our live bidding platform, then run the auction in real time.

How Do Buyers Bid?

We have a designated buyers app, where we list your items to, allowing them to bid in real time.

How Do The Buyers Know About My Auction?

Your auction is promoted to our network of thousands of registered buyers the moment it’s booked. It gets uploaded onto our auction calendar the second you book it in.

Can I Set A Reserve Price?

Yes, you can set a minimum price for your items before the auction begins.

What If An Item Doesn’t Sell?

Unsold items remain yours. We can advise you on how to sell these items elsewhere.

Do You Provide Item Descriptions?

Yes, our auctioneers create professional descriptions and photos for each lot

How Soon Will I Get Paid?

Once the auction closes we will give you the total sum of the auction and pay you immediately minus the 10% commission. Payment usually cleared within 2-3 minutes.

What If A Buyer Doesn’t Pay?

We take full responsibility for buyer payments, you’re still paid for the sale. If a buyer fails to pay within the 48 hour time frame, they are automatically blacklisted from our auction App. 

Do You Charge More For Higher Value Items?

No, our commission remains the same 10% regardless of item value.

What Happens To The Sold Items?

We remove all sold items from your property immediately after payment is made, and distribute to the buyer accordingly.

Can You Auction Items From A Deceased Estate?

Yes, we regularly handle estate contents and can manage the entire process for you.

Do You Offer Probate Valuations?

Yes, we provide HMRC-compliant probate valuations alongside our auction services.

Do You Offer House Clearance?

Yes, we offer house clearance alongside our auction services.

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