Live and Online Bidding
If you can't attend the auction in person you can register online and "pre-sale" bid until half an hour before the auction. Bids left in the presale competitive bidding environment will then be processed into the live auction.
To get started you must REGISTER - Registration is free and will enable you to receive updates and to create your own wish list using the lot alert feature. You will be asked to provide your credit card details which facilitate the verification process in a secure environment. Once registered you will simply need to SIGN IN by entering your email and password for each auction.
Once signed in, you can place bids with Lawsons bidding system through our online catalogues. Lawsons catalogues are uploaded on a weekly basis and are generally available from Wednesday evening prior to the auction or earlier. Specialist sales catalogues will generally have a longer viewing time.
Lawsons will notify you by email following the auction with an invoice, however it is the responsibility of the buyer to check whether you have been successful.
Pre-sale Competitive Bidding
Presale bidding enables competitive bidding in real time prior to the commencement of the physical auction. Bidders are able to see the highest current bid through our website catalogue also receive 'outbid notifications' by email. When the presale bidding closes the highest bids are carried through into the live auction. Please remember that the bids placed for presale bidding are real time bids which cannot be amended or retracted.
For online bidding clients must register, sign in, provide credit card details. Registration will also enable you to request information about a lot and send lot information and images to a third party.
Live Bidding Online during the auction
You can participate live in the majority of our auctions through the Invaluable Bidding System. The link on the home page is enabled when a catalogue is uploaded and ready to receive bids. Please note there is a processing fee applicable for live online bidding. For further details please seewww.invaluable.com.
Absentee or Commission Bidding by Telephone
An absentee bid is a one off maximum bid which is left with the auctioneer and executed on your behalf using up the amount required to knock out any competition during the sale and against any reserve price. Presale Absentee Bidding can be done via the website and is interactive or a form can be picked up during the viewing. This can be left with reception up until half an hour before the start of the sale. This form enables you to either leave a maximum bid or participate in the sale by telephone. Absentee bids are executed by the auctioneer on your behalf. If you indicate you wish to phone bid, our staff will call you shortly before your lot is due to be sold. If you require a cover bid, which is a bid which is treated as an absentee bid only in the event that the telephone connection fails, this can also be indicated on the form.
PLEASE NOTE:
- Lawsons offers this service as a convenience to our clients. Lawsons will not be held responsible for error or failure to execute bids.
- Lots will be bought as reasonably as is allowed by reserves and other bids, if any, and in accordance with our terms and conditions.
- A buyers’ premium of 25% will be added to the hammer price of all lots purchased.
- All goods must be paid for by 4pm on the Monday following the sale or as otherwise stated in our catalogue.
- It is the responsibility of the buyer to check if your bids have been successful.
- Storage fees of $10 per lot per day will be charged for late payments/collections
- Telephone bids are subject to availability and by prior arrangement. Minimum telephone bid $100
- All absentee bids must be submitted a minimum of half an hour prior to the commencement of the auction.
Shipping
Lawsons recommends Pack and Send Pyrmont. Please contact them directly for a shipping quote on +61(0) 2 9660 5088.
For larger items both locally and interstate a carrier list is available from front of house.