The fee for including a reserve price is £4 (+VAT) per lot. The reserve is the minimum price that must be bid for an item before it can be won/sold.
For advice on reserve prices for selling rare spirits at auction email [email protected]
Commission Fee
Item type
Fee
Bottles
Commission rate varies from 2.5%-20%
Hammer price per lot
Commission rate
£2000+
2.5%
£1000-£1999.99
5%
£20-£999.99
10%
£0.01-£19.99
20%
Casks
Commission rate varies from 2.5%-10%
Hammer price per lot
Commission rate
£10000+
2.5%
£5000-£9999.99
5%
£2000-£4999.99
7.5%
£0.01-£1999.99
10%
Memorabilia
10% of hammer price
Miniatures
Commission rate varies from 10%-50%
Hammer price per lot
Commission rate
£75+
10%
£55-£74.99
15%
£40-£54.99
20%
£25-£39.99
25%
£15-£24.99
30%
£5-£14.99
40%
£0.01-£4.99
50%
VAT
There is no VAT on the hammer price of spirits sold at auction
VAT is charged on commission, listing and reserve fees only
Buyers Fees
It’s easy to buy whisky online, just set up an online account on Whisky.Auction. The one-off registration fee of £5 enables you to bid on as many bottles and auctions as you like.
Commission fee
15% (+VAT) of the hammer price (we do not charge VAT on commission for all orders shipped outside the UK).
Late payments
Additional 3% of the full invoice amount will be charged for payments not received in full within four working days of a winning bid.
Payment types
No charge for debit or credit card payments.
Any non-UK bank transfer costs must be met by the buyer.
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