You will be required to register as a member to be able to bid on our auctions, membership also gives you access to areas non-registered users can’t see or use. We are using membership to eradicate the temptation for people who could bid without any intention of buying. This would frustrate genuine buyers & sellers and add to the costs of running a service such as this. Those familiar with specialised auctions will already be aware it’s usual practice to buy a catalogue before entering. The membership ensures those who participate are genuine and is another method of identifying those who are serious about antique tools from those who aren’t.
It’s just a small annual fee for basic membership that members will easily regain through their interaction and knowledge this website will provide long term.
Before you can bid on any antique tools you will need to first register for an account
Bidding:
The auction date is the closing date for a 3-day auction, where bidders can lay their bids early with the proxy bid system. This is also what is known as a soft-closing auction where bidders can respond to late snipe bids whereby our auction system adds 5 minutes onto an auction end time if any bid is made in the last 10 minutes. All bidding should have concluded with 10 minutes to go. The highest bidders do need to watch the auctions draw to a close, just in case someone outbids them in that last 10 minutes.
Bidding & Watching:
Members can log into their my-account page anytime and once the auction lots have been uploaded (5 Days before the end date) buyers can bid for & watch the tools that most interest them.
Auction Results:
Auction results are shown in the user’s my-account in a separate area called ‘Previous auctions’. As time goes by the search facility within the my-account area will enable members to quickly compare previous results for condition and prices. We see this as a game-changer in years to come and will be invaluable to antique tool collectors and dealers when needing quick reliable information.
Note: To be clear this will only come into play after our first online auction ending on the 19th of September 2021 and build information over time. Previously only old catalogues could be used which are limited in giving very little picture information regarding the condition.
Many of these old Tony Murland catalogues in PDF form will be available for Silver & Gold Members giving auction estimates which are by no means a way of valuing old tools. Note: Copyrights are reserved.
Buyers Premium Rates
These rates are applied by us before each future auction.
New Bidders with no buying history – 22%
Bidders with Historic buying history under £1K – 20%
Bidders with Historic buying history over £1K – 18%
Bidders with Historic buying history over £5K – 16%
Bidders with Historic buying history over £10K – 12%