Whisky Forum - Whisky Auctions - Charges

CGRenn · Master Of Malts Joined: 09 Feb 2015 Posts: 684

Its my Birthday Next month, and usual go and treat myself with a fancy new bottle of the good stuff every year! This year However, I fancy delving into to the world of Whisky auction to get my bottle. I have been watching a few over the last couple of months to see how the prices are going, and what bottles are popping up ect. But I wanted to ask,
Do you just pay the final price of what you have bid on (and won of course!) at the end or are there any hidden charges?

I know there is a % what changes between site to site, but is that the Sellers problem or the Buyers?

Diademo · Master Of Malts Joined: 22 Aug 2012 Posts: 1255

Different auction houses attract different buyers/sellers and prices vary considerably for the same bottle.

I'm using often whiskyauction.com from Germany and haven't had any problems yet. If delivery costs to UK are not too high, I suggest that you try them at least once - they are less popular than others from UK and you can get some good prices for less popular items. There's no additional charges for buyers!

Wharfedale · Single Malt Member Joined: 01 Apr 2014 Posts: 64

Scotch Whiskey Auctions charge 10% commission on the hammer price plus carriage.

Some people moan about having to pay commission but it's the nature of the beast I find Scotch Whiskey Auctions offer the best variety of whiskies available and never have issues with them unlike some of the other Auction web sites.

Mr C · Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2015 3:28 pm Post subject:

Hi,

I bought the below, hope this helps? Both items went for Â£115.00

1x Lot 0540347: Ardbeg Supernova Committee Release SN2014 Mini 5cl Â£40.00

1x Lot 0540455: Glenfiddich Snow Phoenix Mini 5cl Â£75.00 Â£75.00

Buyer's premium Â£13.80

Insurance Â£4.14

Subtotal: Â£132.94

Delivery (UK delivery): Â£15.60

Total: Â£148.54

dramblersanonymous · Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2015 4:09 pm Post subject:

Remember that you have to pay VAT on the premium - so Scotch Whisky Auctions is 10% hammer + 20% VAT. So 12% on top of the bid.

Whisky.Auction is 15% + VAT, whisky auctioneer is 10% + VAT, Just whisky is 12% inc VAT and regular auction houses are typically 20% + online surcharge (3% ish) + VAT - so can quickly hit 30% on top of hammer.

I buy a fair amount at auction and it can work out expensive if you get it a bit wrong. Most of the whisky auction sites require you to pay a bidders premium (usually Â£5) before they let you bid as a one off fee.

If you pay with credit card they often add a fee (+VAT) of 3%.

Maybe if you are after something specific you should ask if anyone on here has one and would swap/sell?? If it is allowed?

Quaich1 · Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2015 4:16 pm Post subject: Re: Whisky Auctions - Charges

torcross · Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2015 5:02 pm Post subject:

CGRenn · Master Of Malts Joined: 09 Feb 2015 Posts: 684

torcross · Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2015 5:41 pm Post subject:

Justjd73 · New Member Joined: 22 Oct 2015 Posts: 1

torcross · Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2015 5:02 pm Post subject:

I've never had a problem, usually delivered by DHL by end of week following auction and can also be fully tracked, I have used them about 10 times.

Hope this helps