Buy & Bid at Flanders Auctions
The time has come and you’re preparing to bid.
What’s next? Flanders Auctions makes it easy to place a bid on your favourite items.
1. Bid in-person
2. Absentee bid
Placing an absentee bid is one of the easiest ways to participate in an auction. You can submit your bid via mail, WhatsApp, or directly through your Flanders Auctions account. When logged into your account on our website, enter the maximum amount you’re willing to bid on a specific item. If your bid exceeds the seller’s minimum reserve, the auctioneer will aim to secure the item for you at the lowest possible price.
Important: Absentee bids submitted in advance take precedence over identical bids placed in the room or over the phone.
Auction Total: Your bid + a 25% buyer’s premium + any applicable resale rights
3. Telephone bid
If you prefer to bid by telephone, we can call you directly from the saleroom and place bids on your behalf with the auctioneer. To register for telephone bidding, please reach out to us via email, phone, or WhatsApp for assistance.
Auction Total: Your bid + a 25% buyer’s premium + any applicable resale rights.
Tip: to ensure you don’t miss out, we also recommend leaving an absentee bid as a backup.
4. Online live bidding
During our live auctions, we also provide the opportunity to bid online live. If you would like to bid online live, please register on one of the following platforms before the start of the sale. Registration on the Flanders Auctions website is not mandatory.
Auction total: your offer + a buyers premium of 25% + online-live commission + a potential resale right
Drouot Online: 25% +1,5%
Invaluable: 25% + 5%
LiveAuctioneers: 25% +5%
Contact our Experts today
for more information
info@flandersauctions.be
+32 50 39 00 84
Beernemsteenweg 99, 8750 Wingene, Belgium
Monday-Thursday: 09h00-17:00 (CET)
Friday by appointment
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Frequently asked questions
You will receive your invoice within 24 hours after the last lot is sold. Please check your spam or inbox, and feel free to contact us by email if you have any questions.
You can place a bid on your favorite item by creating a Flanders Auctions account, reserving a telephone line, or bidding through one of our partner platforms (Drouot, Live Auctioneers, Invaluable, etc.).
At Flanders Auctions, the buyer’s premium is 25%. This premium is a charge based on the final hammer price that the buyer must pay. In addition to the buyer’s premium, the buyer is also responsible for all applicable taxes and shipping fees.
The resale right is an additional compensation fee granted to graphic and visual artists, including photographers, when their original artwork is resold by an art dealer or auction house. The resale right applies when the resale price of the work (excluding VAT) is €2,000 or more. The resale right is calculated as follows:
4% for the portion of the sale price up to €50,000
3% for the portion between €50,000.01 and €200,000
1% for the portion between €200,000.01 and €350,000
0.5% for the portion between €350,000.01 and €500,000
0.25% for the portion exceeding €500,000
However, the maximum resale right per artwork (per resale) is capped at €12,500.
(Source: Unisono Belgium)
Our customer service team is happy to assist you via phone or WhatsApp at +32 50 39 00 84, or via e-mail at info@flandersauctions.com.
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