How to Bid
Register to bid
Like many auction houses, Indigo Art Auctions use a paddle bidding system. If you wish to bid you must register before the sale, providing your name, address, email address and proof of identity, for example your passport or driving license, PAN card together with your credit card. A advance amount shall be charged/blocked at your credit card.
Bidding at Auction
After registering for a sale, for your convenience we offers a number of different ways for you to bid:
Attending the sale in person:
You will be issued with a paddle when you register at a sale and you must show this to the auctioneer, by raising it, when you wish to bid on a lot. If you are successful in your bidding, the auctioneer will make a note of your paddle number. If that is the end of your purchasing you can pay for your items immediately. If you would like to bid on further lots in the sale you can pay for all your items at the end of the sale. If you pay with cash you can take your items away immediately. If you pay by credit card you can take your items away immediately. If you pay by cheque you must wait until the cheque has cleared before collecting your items.
Bidding over the telephone:
An alternative for higher value lots is to make a telephone bid. This is particularly useful if you wish to place your own bids on a specific lot, even though you cannot attend the sale. Telephone bids must be booked in advance with the office. They are available on a first-come first-served basis and may be subject to a minimum lot value.
On the day of the sale, a Indigo Art representative will telephone you about four lots before your lot comes under the hammer. When this happens, you will be talked through the bidding and asked at each stage if you wish to continue - either until you are successful or until you choose to cease bidding.
Leaving an absentee bid by telephone
After you have registered for the sale, we are happy to undertake placing of absentee bids on your behalf. With your written permission, we can act as your representative to secure an item for you at the lowest possible price. You complete an 'Absentee Bid Form' (which can be found here or from the sale catalogue) - giving your price limit for any specific lot. This should be the maximum hammer price that you are prepared to pay, remembering to take into account the additional buyer's premium and any applicable GST & other Taxes.
You may telephone your bid through to the office at least 24 hours before the start of the auction. If we receive two bids of equal value, preference is given to the bid that arrives first.
If you are succesful a email confirmation shall be send to you. An invoice shall be send by email, which need to be sttled within 7 days. You must ensure that Indigo Art Auctions has cleared payment prior to you collecting or arrange shipping your lot.
All bidders are encouraged to examine the property offered for sale in person prior to the sale.