PRE-BIDS
Pre-bids are bids placed prior to the auction. They will be defended by the auctioneer during the live auction session against the room bidders, the live bidders and the phone bidders.
You are invited to enter your maximum bid. Your first bid will be the start price plus a bid step* and will then be increased up to your maximum against other bidders or the reserve, if any. Pre-bids must be placed at least 3 hours before the live auction start.
There are many options when it comes to placing pre-bids, here is the complete list:
- On www.numisor.ch
You must be registered on our website to place pre-bids. The registration takes place on the My Account page and only takes a few seconds. When you have completed the registration process, please go to our Auctions page where you can find links to browse our upcoming auctions and place bids on any available lot. - On Auction portal
We currently post our auctions to Sixbid and NumisBids. Please refer to their FAQ for instructions on how to place bids. - By e-mail
You can always use the contact form on our website or email auctions@numisor.ch to place your bids. - By phone
You can call +41 22 735 92 55 during office hours and leave your bids with our staff. - By fax
Fax your bids to +41 22 735 92 56.
PHONE BIDS
Phone bidders needs to register prior to the auction and let us know their first lot of interest. We will then call them a few minutes before their first lot begins and place bids when instructed to.
LIVE BIDDING
Live bids are placed during the auction by room bidders, phone bidders or live bidders, which are the three methods available to place live bids.
Room bidders attend the auction in person, register and are attributed a paddle number. Then they can attend the auction room where they can place bids by raising their paddle number.
Live internet bidders use our live auction software. It requires the same registration process as for placing pre-bids on www.numisor.ch.
You must be registered on our website to use our live auction software. The registration takes place on the My Account page and only takes a few seconds.
When registering you instantly get a 3’000 CHF credit limit. If you wish to increase this limit, please contact us by email.
At the time of the auction, go to www.numisor.ch/live/ and log in. On the left part of the screen is the lot currently being auction, you can see the image, the description, the current bid and the next bid. To place a bid, wait for the lot you are interested in and use the button on the right to place your bid, you always bid the amount shown as Next Bid.
* A bid step amount is the set amount that a bid must be above the start price or the current bid. You can find the bid steps for an auction in the conditions of sales.