Tuesday 19 August 2014

How To Place An Absentee Bid.

If you cannot attend the 2014 Annual Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia Auction and want to place absentee bids on any items then the various methods are listed below.

1) Email. 
Send an email to auction@thebeatleshop.co.uk with "Absentee Bids" in the subject line (this helps us sort the messages from everything else in that inbox)
List the lot number and your top bid for each item. We do not take unlimited bids, you must state the amount you are willing to go up to. (See Notes below)
You will be contacted for further details.

2) Fax
Fax to 0113 2779750, (or from the USA 0144113 2779750) with your full name and address, contact number and/or email.
List the lot number and your top bid for each item. We do not take unlimited bids, you must state the amount you are willing to go up to. (See Notes below)

ALL BIDS MUST BE RECEIVED PRIOR TO 9.00 BST (8.00 UT) ON SATURDAY MORNING. BIDS RECEIVED AFTER THIS MAY NOT BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.

Notes
We are required to try and obtain the items for you for the best price possible dependant on bids in the room and other absentee bids on the books.

All bids must be in UK£ not local currency.

You may be asked to secure your absentee bid with credit card details. This does not mean we will take payment via this method. You will be contacted after the auction if you are the winning bidder for payment arrangements, including any shipping costs.

We accept credit cards (subject to a 3% administration charge) and personal cheques (drawn on a UK bank, with bankers guarantee cards within the limit.)

Please note that a buyer’s premium of 17% of the hammer price is payable by the buyer’s of all lots, this premium includes VAT 

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The 2014 Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia Auction takes place on 23rd August 2014 at the Paul McCartney Auditorium at The Liverpool Institute for the Performing Arts.

For contact details regarding valuations and questions about the auction click here.

All images on this site are watermarked, contact us if you need to see non-watermarked images for press use or when considering whether to bid on an item.

To read our Frequently Asked Questions page click here.

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