Bidding and buying

If you want to bid in our auction, you will have to register first. You can do this at online registration. Once you have entered all your details correctly, you will receive a confirmation e-mail which you must accept. Once you have completed these steps, you are officially registered and can bid on all our auctions. Below you will find information about the auction types and how the bidding process works for each auction.

All auctions at Vendu Dickhaut Maastricht are timed online. In a timed online auction, the auction opens online on a specified start date. From this moment on, all lots can be bid on. To bid, you must be logged in. You can then bid for each auction object in the online catalogue. You can choose to place a direct bid or leave an automatic bid with a maximum amount. Our system will then automatically bid for you up to your specified maximum. You will receive an email notification as soon as you are outbid. You can bid up to the indicated end date, after which the lots close in stages. This makes it easy to place a bid whenever and wherever you want. If a bid is placed in the last minute, the closing time is extended by 3 minutes.

N.B. When bidding, please note that you are bidding the hammer amount. This amount is increased by commission fees.

After the auction, you will receive the invoice by e-mail. The purchased goods must be paid for and collected within five working days. You can transfer your purchased goods by bank transfer, after which you can collect your purchases from us. Click here for more information about the buyer's commission.

Should any goods remain unsold during the auction, you still have a brief opportunity to purchase them after the auction in the so-called 'aftersales'. For this we usually charge the lower guide price plus commission and other costs.