Hallands Auktionsverk

Buying and selling

Many people think it's difficult to shop at auction, but in fact it's quite the opposite! It's simple, fun, often inexpensive, and by buying second-hand goods you make a concrete contribution to the environment!

Online auctions

Via our website you can easily register as a customer. As soon as we have approved you, you are then free to click around among the items and place bids. Bear in mind that the bids you place are binding and that a 25% buyer's commission and SEK 63 per object in hammer fee are added (sometimes an additional 5% so-called artist's fee is also added, but you can read more about that in the complete terms of purchase). Also bear in mind that these are NOT internet auctions but traditional live auctions, and that there is therefore no automatic right of return on purchased items.

Shortly before the auction begins in the room, it is no longer possible to place written bids, but instead you can bid 'live' via your computer, phone or tablet. Since there are people bidding in the room, it may happen that they bid the same amount as you do from home, and it is then the auctioneer who decides who bid first.

Auctions in the saleroom

Our premises are open to everyone, both during viewing and during the auction. If you are interested in bidding on something and are a new customer, you identify yourself at the desk and receive a customer number, a so-called 'paddle'. With this in hand, you can then bid during the auction and the purchase is registered to the number. Then you just pay at the desk when you leave and take your items with you straight away.

If you don't want to pay immediately, or carry the items with you, you have one week to pay and collect. If you don't want to stay during the auction itself, you are very welcome to leave written bids with the staff at the desk. We then bid as favourably as possible on your behalf.

So-called telephone bids can also be arranged, i.e. we call you up just before the item is to be sold. Please note that telephone bids cannot be registered after 14:00.

What security is there when you buy at auction?

Since EVERYTHING at the auction is second-hand, you as a buyer must accept that the items are not always in mint condition. Items such as clocks or barometers, for example, are not sold as technical instruments but as decorative antiques. So if the 18th-century barometer indicates there will be an earthquake in Södertälje tomorrow, that is something you will have to put up with.

On the other hand, the cataloguing provides great security regarding, for example, age, material and so on. If the catalogue states that something is 17th-century, we guarantee that this is so. Likewise, if it states that there is 18-carat gold in the bracelet you are thinking of buying, we naturally guarantee that too.

Our cataloguing therefore gives you the assurance that, should it turn out that we have missed something in the cataloguing, you can return the item and get your money back. However, since this is a live auction in the saleroom and NOT an online auction, there is no general right of return.

What do you do if you have something to sell?

Nothing could be easier!

Take a photo with your phone and email it to us, and you will usually get an answer the same day. You are also very welcome to send pictures via our Facebook/Instagram page.

If you live nearby, you are welcome to bring items or pictures and come in to us, and you will usually get an answer straight away. If it concerns entire homes, larger items, or if you live some distance away, we can often arrange a home visit where we come to your home and look at the items.

Valuations for auction are always free of charge, and there is never any obligation to sell.

If, for example, you would like an insurance valuation or a probate valuation, this can readily be arranged at a fixed hourly rate.

Why should you sell specifically at auction?

When you sell with us, you sell THROUGH us, never TO us. We work here just like an estate agent: we assess whether an item is saleable and then agree on a lowest price. After that, we try to achieve as high a price as possible.

Since we take commission on the hammer price, it means that the more you get for your items, the more we earn.

Why should you sell your items specifically with us?

Hallands Auktionsverk has been around for twenty years, and we work to make our customers satisfied. All our items are exposed internationally via the art and auction site Barnebys.

Buying and selling

Online auctions

Auctions in the saleroom

Questions and answers

Welcome to sell your items with us!