Hallands Auktionsverk

Buying and selling

Many people think that buying at auction is difficult but in fact it’s the opposite! It's easy, fun, usually cheap and by buying second-hand objects you are making a positive contribution for the environment!

Online auctions

You can easily register as a customer via our website. Once we have approved you, you are then free to click around the items and place bids. Keep in mind that the bids you place are binding and that there is a 25% buyer's commission and a SEK 50 fee per item (sometimes there is also an additional 5% artist's fee, but you can read more about that in the complete terms and conditions). Also keep in mind that these are NOT internet auctions but traditional auctions and that there is therefore no automatic right of return on the items you bid on.

Shortly before the auction starts in person, it is no longer possible to place written bids but instead you can bid "live" via your computer, phone or tablet. However, as there are people bidding in the hall, they may bid the same amount as you do from home and the auctioneer will decide who bid first.

Auctions in person

Our premises are open to everyone both during the viewing and the auction. However, due to the current Covid-19 situation, the number of visitors allowed on the premises at the same time might be limited. We also ask all customers to keep a safe distance from each other and from the staff and to use the hand sanitizers provided.

If you are interested in bidding and you are a new customer, please identify yourself at the front desk and receive a customer number, a so-called "spade". With this in your hand you can then bid during the auction and your purchase will be registered on the number. Then you just pay at the desk when you leave and take your items straight away.

If you don't want to pay directly, or carry the items with you, you have one week to pay and collect. If you don't want to stay for the auction itself, you can leave written bids with the staff at the cash desk. We will then bid as favourably as possible on your behalf.

It is also possible to arrange a telephone bid, i.e. we will call you just before the item is to be sold. However, telephone bidding is a service intended for items with slightly higher value. This means that you have to be prepared to pay at least SEK 2,000, excluding commission, to be called, and we will even bid up to that level if for some we cannot get through. If you don't want to bid that high, it's better to make a written offer. Please note that it is not possible to register telephone bids after 15.00.

Questions and answers

WHAT GUARANTEES ARE THERE WHEN BUYING AT AUCTION?

Since EVERYTHING at the auction is used, buyers must accept that the items are not always in new condition. Items such as clocks or barometers are not sold as technical instruments but as decorative antiques. So if the 18th-century barometer shows that there will be an earthquake in Södertälje tomorrow, that's something you'll have to put up with. On the other hand, the cataloguing provides a great deal of reassurance as to age, materials, etc. If the catalogue says that an item is from 17th century, we guarantee that the dating is correct. Similarly, if it says that the bracelet you are thinking of buying is 18 carat gold, we guarantee that too, of course. Our cataloguing therefore gives you the reassurance that, should it turn out that we missed something in the cataloguing, you can return the item and get your money back. However, as this is a live auction and NOT an online auction, there is no general right of return.

HOW DO YOU SELL AN ITEM WITH US?

Nothing could be easier!

Take a photo with your phone and email it to us and you'll usually get a reply the same day. You can also send photos via our Facebook page.

If you live nearby, you can bring items or photos and come in and we'll usually get back to you right away. If it's a family estate, larger items or if you live some way away, we can often arrange a home visit where we come to you and look at the items.

Valuations for auction are always free of charge and there is never a compulsion to sell. However, Martin Laurell has a personal appointment as valuer for the Swedish Chambers of Commerce. If, for example, you want an insurance valuation or a probate valuation, this can be arranged at a fixed hourly rate.

WHY SHOULD YOU SELL IT ON AUCTION?

When you sell with us, you sell THROUGH us, never TO us. We function as an estate agent, we make an assessment of whether an item is saleable and then agree a minimum price. We then try to get as high a price as possible.

As we take commission on the agreed price, this means that the more you get for your items, the more we earn.

WHY SHOULD YOU SELL YOUR ITEMS WITH US?

Hallands Auktionsverk has existed for twenty years, but Martin Laurell has been in the industry for over thirty years, both in Sweden and Denmark. He holds a BA in Art History from Lund University, has taught Art History at the Medborgarskolan for many years and has a personal appointment as valuer by the Swedish Chambers of Commerce.

Over the years, he has accumulated great knowledge and, not least, a large network of contacts, both within and outside of Sweden. This guarantees that valuations and thus sales prices will be good as possible.

We invite you to sell your items at Hallands Auktionsverk!

Nässjögatan 6, 302 48 Halmstad

Tel. +46(0)35-15 69 00

info@hallandsauktionsverk.se

Opening hours 14-17 on business days

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Buying and selling

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