20-03-2016, 01:55 PM
The trouble with internet bidding is that not all auction houses will arrange shipping, or charge a bomb if they will.
My local sale-room will post small things but for anything as big as a radio I'd have to fetch in person or send my own courier — not just one who'd move it but who'd pack it as well — and if it hadn't gone in two business days I'd get hit with storage fees. As well as their normal 21% Commission they add a further 3% to internet bids to cover the extra costs incurred.
Of course different companies have different rules so it's always important to read the T&Cs before bidding.
— Joe
My local sale-room will post small things but for anything as big as a radio I'd have to fetch in person or send my own courier — not just one who'd move it but who'd pack it as well — and if it hadn't gone in two business days I'd get hit with storage fees. As well as their normal 21% Commission they add a further 3% to internet bids to cover the extra costs incurred.
Of course different companies have different rules so it's always important to read the T&Cs before bidding.
— Joe
