BIDDING
| In the Saleroom |
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To bid in the saleroom, all you need is a bidder card with your bidder number. All customers, who already participated in one of our auctions don't have to apply for a bidding number again. If you are new to our auctions, you can create an account online or fill out our registration form on site. |
| By Telephone |
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If you wish to join our auction live by telephone, we will contact you by phone on the day of the auction. To register as a telephonebidder, please use our bid form .
Let us know which lots you are interested in and make sure that you can be reached at the time of the auction. We will call you directly from the saleroom when your desired lot is auctioned and you will be able bid live by phone.
Registrations for telephone bidding must be submitted at least 24 hours before the auction starts.
You may return us the form per:
Email: info@leitz-auction.com
Fax: +43 1 523 56 59 88 or
Mail: Leitz Photographica Auction Westbahnstraße 40 A-1070 Wien |
| Absentee Bid Online |
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As soon as you have registered at our website, you can submit a bid for any lot in our online catalogue. The offers will be stored in your personal account and can be changed until 24 hours before the auction starts.
Your online bid will be taken as the maximum amount you are prepared to pay for a lot. If there are no other offers received, you will get the lot at the start price. If there is another bid lower than yours, then your offer will be ranked first and accepted at 10% more than the lowest bid. Bids lower than the starting price will not be accepted. |
| Written Absentee Bid |
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If you prefer to send us your bid in writing, please download our bid form and you may return it to us by:
Email: info@leitz-auction.com
Fax: +43 1 523 56 59 88 or
Post: Leitz Photographica Auction Westbahnstraße 40 A-1070 Wien
Written bids must be submitted at least 24 hours before the auction starts.
Your written bid will be taken as the maximum amount you are prepared to pay for a lot. If there are no other offers received, you will get the lot at the start price. If there is another bid lower than yours, then your offer will be ranked first and accepted at 10% more than the lowest bid. Bids lower than the starting price will not be accepted. |
| LIVE at www.leitz-auction.com |
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In order to be able to place bids during the auction online at www.leitz-auction.com, please create a customer account here. To activate your account for the LIVE bidding function, please contact us by phone at +43 1 523 56 59 - 18 or by email at info@leitz-auction.com. You can only use the LIVE bidding function after successful activation!
On the day of the auction, the link to the LIVE bidding console will be provided approx. 1 hour before the auction starts and published at www.leitz-auction.com. |
| Live at Liveauctioneers.com |
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To place bids online during the auction on our partner platform liveauctioneers.com, please register here for the respective auction. At Liveauctioneers you can find our entire catalog with English descriptions online. Please note that if you bid via Liveauctioneers, you will be charged an additional 5% + VAT on top of our buyer's premium. |
Buyer's premium
The purchase price comprises the hammer price plus a surcharge. Fot lots that will be exported to countries outside of the EU, the surcharge is 20%.
For lots that remain in the EU, the surcharge is 24%. On lots that are marked in the catalogue with *, VAT, currently amounting to 20% in Austria for cameras, lenses and accessories; 13% for photographs or 10% for books will become due and be charged on the hammer price and surcharge (full taxation) if they remain in the EU.
Please note that if you bid via Liveauctioneers, you will be charged an additional 5% + VAT on top of our buyer's premium.