SELLING AT AUCTION

Selling at Auction
Please refer to the Terms of Service which detail your legal obligations under New Zealand Law.

Off-site Inspections
We retain the right to charge a fee, for an inspection of goods, including travelling time, greater than 30 minutes. This is discussed when making an initial inquiry with Nelson Auctions. This inspection fee may be deducted from the Vendor payment after your items have been sold.

Receiving Goods
We will only receive goods at a mutually agreed time, phone, text or email for an appointment. We only accept clean goods that are in very good to excellent condition.

Any electrical items must have a current electrical safety tag. Due to limited display and storage space, large items will not be accepted. The value of individual lots must be a minimum of $60. If sorting of goods is required this may incur fee, please discuss on delivery.

Collection Available
We can collect your goods prior to auction for a small fee. Please get in contact by phone or email to arrange pick up.

Sellers Fees
We charge 20% incl. GST is on all items sold at auction.

Items that do not sell
If an item does not sell in the initial auction it will be automatically entered into the next auction. If this item has a reserve, that reserve will be reduced by 15% in the subsequent auction.

If the item is withdrawn by the Vendor, they will incur a fee to cover handling and associated costs of their item. The fee will relate to the value of the money lost to Nelson Auctions through Vendor Commissions. This is at the Auctioneer's discretion.

Reserves
We will not accept any reserves on a Lot under $50.00. All reserves must be included in the Vendor's Consignment Note.

Payments for Goods Sold

  1. Payments to Vendors are generally paid within a week of Nelson Auctions being paid by bidders or buyers.

  2. Vendor payments are paid directly into the Vendor's Bank Account or the nominated bank account details as included in the Vendor's Consignment Note.

  3. We do accept items to be auctioned and the proceeds are paid directly to a chosen charity such as Nelson Tasman Hospice, St Johns, Red Cross or Cancer Society.

  4. We do not pay Vendors cash under any circumstances.

  5. If the recipient of auctioned goods is located overseas or goods from an estate where there are multiple recipients, the proceeds are directly credited each week into the Nelson Auctions Trust Account. When all the items have been auctioned and paid  by the bidder,  the money will then be dispersed within a week to the appropriate recipients.

  6. We provide, via email, an itemised breakdown of the items sold, the prices they fetched, Vendors Commission and any fees incurred.

  7. If your items are included in several auctions you will be paid after each auction if the amount you are being paid is more than $50. If the amount you are being paid is less than $50, the amount will be added to the following auctions payment.