Bid in our auctions
In the auction room |
To bid in the room, you need a bidder card with your bidder number. All customers who have registered for an auction before already have a bidder number. If you have never participated in one of our auctions, you can create an account online or fill out our registration form on site. |
By telephone |
If you would like to bid live at our auction by telephone, we will be happy to connect you by phone. To register as a telephone bidder, please use our registration form.
Please note that telephone bidding is only possible for lots with a starting price of EUR 500 or more. Orders for telephone bids must be received by us 24 hours prior to the start of the auction and we ask for your understanding that we cannot guarantee that a telephone connection will be established.
Please send us the form by: E-Mail: photographs@leitz-auction.com Fax: +43 1 523 56 59 88 or by Mail: Leitz Photographica Auction Westbahnstrasse 40 A-1070 Vienna |
Absentee Bid Online |
Once you have registered on our website, you can bid on all lots in our current online catalog. Your bids will be stored in your personal account. Your online bid is to be understood as the maximum amount you are willing to spend for an item. If there are no other bids besides yours, you will receive the lot at the starting price. If there is a bid below your bid, then your order moves to the first position and the lot is awarded one bidder step higher than the lower bid. We cannot accept bids below the starting price. |
Written Absentee Bid |
For written bids, please use our purchase order form. Written bids must be received by us 24 hours prior to the start of the auction. Your written bid is to be understood as the maximum amount you are willing to spend on an item. If there are no bids other than yours, you will receive the lot at the starting price. If there is a bid below your bid, then your order moves to the first position and the lot is awarded one bid increment higher than the lower bid. We cannot accept bids below the starting price.
Please send us the form by: E-Mail: photographs@leitz-auction.com Fax: +43 1 523 56 59 88 or by Mail: Leitz Photographica Auction Westbahnstrasse 40 A-1070 Vienna |
Live bidding at www.leitz-auction.com |
To bid live, online during the auction at www.leitz-auction.com, please create an account here. To activate your account for LIVE bidding, please contact us by phone at +43 1 523 56 59 - 18 or by email at photographs@leitz-auction.com and state your customer number. Only after successful activation you can use the LIVE bidding function. On the day of the auction, the link to the LIVE bidding console will be made available approximately 1 hour before the auction and will be published on the homepage of www.leitz-auction.com. |
Live bidding at liveauctioneers.com |
To bid live, during the auction on our partner platform liveauctioneers.com, please register here for the respective auction and follow without delay how you get the winning bid for your desired lot. At Liveauctioneers you can find our entire catalog with English descriptions online. Please note that when bidding via Liveauctioneers you will be charged 5% + VAT in addition to our buyer's premium. Premium will be charged. |
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; 20% on edition prints and 13% for other all other 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.
Bidding increments
200 € – 400 € 20 €
400 € – 1.000 € 50 €
1.000 € – 2.000 € 100 €
2.000 € – 4.000 € 200 €
4.000 € – 10.000 € 500 €
10.000 € – 20.000 € 1.000 €
20.000 € – 40.000 € 2.000 €
40.000 € – 100.000 € 5.000 €
100.000 € – 200.000 € 10.000 €
200.000 € – 400.000 € 20.000 €
400.000 € – 1.000.000 € 50.000 €
> 1.000.000 € 100.000 €
Leitz Photographica Auction
Westbahnstrasse 40
A-1070 Vienna
T +43 1 523 56 59- 53
F +43 1 523 13 08
photographs@leitz-auction.com
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