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Consigning to Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner
Everything You Need to Know:
1. Contact Us
Our specialists examine and valuate attractive individual objects and collections as well as bulk lots and estates. During a telephone call, our expert gathers everything he or she has to know in order to make an initial appraisal. You will get information about what will happen next.
Of course you can also send us an email – with photos or scans of your objects attached, if possible.
2. Make an Appointment
We take a personal look at your material. Either at our business premises or – especially when it comes to larger and higher-value objects – at your place. Please make an appointment for this meeting which is non-binding and free of charge for you.
3. Submit Your Material
If you prefer to send us your material by mail, we will pay the postage for you. Please contact us before you send everything on its way. Every package is automatically insured by us.
After receipt, we will send you a written note of confirmation or give you a call.
4. Purchase or Auction – the Choice is Yours!
DIRECT PURCHASE: If you wish, we will be happy to make you a purchase offer.
AUCTION: Would you prefer to consign your material for auction? Then we will conclude an auction contract with you. With that contract, we commit ourselves to competently evaluate and describe your material, to promote it in the best possible way, and to auction it professionally.
5. Auction of Your Objects
You have decided to consign your items to our auction? An overview of the proceedings is provided here:
1. Lot Description + Starting Price
After our experts have checked and processed your material, we will send you a detailed list. It contains the descriptions, and starting prices with which your items will be put up for auction.
2. Auction catalog
Obviously we will send you the auction catalog in which we present your material to the interested public in every corner of the world.
3. Auction
The time has come! We cordially invite you to participate in the auction featuring your objects. In the case of hall auctions, we would be happy to greet you at our premises. You may do so conveniently for some special auctions via the Internet.
4. Post-Auction Sale
We offer objects that were not auctioned off (“unsold lots”) for up to 6 weeks in post-auction sales.
5. Results
Shortly after the auction, you can see online how much your objects have yielded. We will send you the printed list of results (“hammer prices”) a few days after the auction.
6. Payment
About 6 weeks after the auction, you will receive the final settlements from us.
How to consign and what I should consider?
Due to economic reasons your auction lots should have a minimum starting price of 100 € per lot and the complete consignment should have an estimated starting price of over 1,000 €.
1. Commissioning your consignment personally
You can visit us by appointment and the arrangements can be reviewed directly in our office.
2. Shipping by mail
You can send us your consignment with a minimum estimated starting price of 1,000 € by means of:
-Parcel service up to an estimated price of 25,000 €.
-Express post for a higher value than the above mentioned.
-Our special E-parcel service in collaboration with the Deutsche Post DHL.
Your parcel can be picked up free of charge (up to 31.5 Kg ) from your home. Once your parcel is adequately packed, just call us and let us know on which day you would like your parcel be picked up.
Please don’t forget to include a list of all the enclosed lots. You can also make your own estimates on the lots. Should our estimation of your lots be far beyond your own estimation, we will get in contact with you.
3. Pickup at your home
Large and valuable objects can be directly picked up at your home.
4. Insurance
In all cases we can offer a full insurance coverage that we have been previously notified of shipping either in writing or by telephone.
5. Foreign countries
If your consignment comes from a EU-Country or a non-EU-Country please let us know before shipping. We are glad to assist you with any questions you might have regarding shipping and customs procedures. Our insurance also covers shipping through private carriers such as UPS, FEDEX, etc..
6. Advance payment
Advance payment can be made in adequate proportion to the total value of the consignment bearing the customary bank interest rates.
Further procedure:
As soon as we receive your consignment you will get:
1. a short notice acknowledgement of receipt
2. the corresponding description of the lots and the estimated price with the number of lots and amount; these are for your acknowledgement and in given case can be corrected before being sent in for printing
3. an auction catalogue in time before the auction with a list of your lot numbers
4. a printed list of the prices realised about 3 to 5 days after the auction; the results can be seen online directly after the auction
5. final payment will follow 6 to 8 weeks after the auction, either per cheque or bank transfer
Our auctioneer commission
Our commission will only be payable on sold lots and based on the prices realised. Special arrangements can be made on very valuable lots or on large consignments.
Commission for Intermediaries
If you are satisfied with our service we would be glad if you recommended us. Should your recommendation be successful you will be entitled to an appropriate commission.
We will be pleased to answer any more questions you might have. Call us: Phone +49 -(0) 7142 -789 400