How to Buy

How to buy with Hansons

Auction viewing

Viewing is available by appointment ONLY. If there is an vehicle you would like to view, please contact info@hansonscars.com

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Online bidding

We are pleased to offer a live online bidding service on our bidding platform. To access this service, please click here and ‘Create Account’ to register to bid. You can browse our catalogues and bid in advance or during a live auction. There is no internet surcharge to bid online.

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Can you bid in person in the saleroom?

Yes – you are welcome to our saleroom to bid in the room on the day.

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Commission bid

As well as online bidding, you are welcome to leave a commission bid with us and the auctioneer will bid on your behalf against other bidders.

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Telephone bid

Buyers can also bid by telephone. On the day of the auction, a member of our team will contact you shortly before the lot appears for sale, they will then act on your behalf in the saleroom, bidding on your instruction. We advise that telephone bids should be placed as far in advance as possible, as this is a first-come, first-served service.

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Condition Reports/Image Requests

We highly recommend that potential bidders gather as much information as possible regarding a lot before placing a bid. We offer an image and condition report service by telephone and email. Please note, condition reports are provided as a complimentary service and only reflect the opinion of Hansons Auctioneers and are NOT a statement of fact. Additionally, a condition report only details flaws or restorations and does not take into account any issue(s) consistent and commensurate with age. Furthermore, images provided as part of the condition report and item description form part of this opinion, and they should be studied with care. When you have decided which lot(s) you would like to receive condition reports on, please contact us.

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What is the buyer’s premium, and how much will I pay?

Purchases are subject to a buyer’s premium plus VAT (subject to a minimum charge). When you successfully bid on any lot, the price you pay will be the hammer price (your final bid) plus the buyer’s premium/VAT.

Motor Cars

Buyers Premium – 10% plus VAT to the Buyer (minimum £250)

Motorcycles / Scooters / Bicycles

Buyers Premium – 10% plus VAT (minimum £250)

Registration Numbers

Buyers Premium – 15% to the Buyer (minimum £50)

Automobilia

Buyers Premium – 26.5% plus VAT

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How do I pay for an item?

If you are bidding online, you can pay with credit or debit card. Please note, the payment is not automatic – you must wait for a payment link sent via email from our accounts department:  accounts@hansonsauctioneers.co.uk. Alternatively, you can pay by bank transfer, full details are contained on the invoice and covering email which is sent at the end of the auction.

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After-sale offers

Where an item remains unsold on auction day, should a reasonable offer be made during the week following the sale, Hansons reserves the right, in their position as agents, to accept on the vendor’s behalf. All such sales incur the same charges as if the Lot had been sold at Auction.

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Post-sale terms

Once the hammer has fallen, Hansons responsibility for insurance for the Lot expires, and it is the buyer’s own responsibility to ensure their items are sufficiently covered whilst in our possession. Hansons Auctioneers will not accept any claims for loss or damage any later than 5 days after the sale.

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Collection of purchased items – Appointment ONLY

Please contact the relevant Hansons saleroom to book a collection slot for your purchased items.

Please note: If a courier, family member or friend is collecting on behalf of the buyer, Hansons needs authority from the buyer before the goods are released.

All Buyers and Couriers must check their purchases prior to departure from the auction house. Sportbidder.com will accept no claims for loss or damage thereafter.

Timely collection of items is imperative as storage space is limited.

Car, Motorcycles, Scooters must be paid for and collected within 14 working days of the end of sale, after that storage charges will apply which will vary between £50 – £100 +VAT per week dependent upon volume of items/space required to store.

Automobilia must be paid for and collected within 7 working days of the end of sale, after that storage charges will apply which will vary between £20 – £50 +VAT per week dependent upon volume of items/space required to store.

Failure to pay for goods within 10 working days will result in the sale being rescinded. The defaulting buyer will also be blocked from bidding in any of our future auctions and be banned from the-saleroom.com

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Customs Tax and VAT

Please be aware that VAT under the margin scheme is payable, we are unable to refund the same for overseas buyers additional customs taxes may be payable both by a buyer or potential seller. Hansons are not responsible for any additional customs taxes. Anyone sending items from overseas to Hansons to be commissioned for sale or valuation may incur customs taxes. This tax also applies to buyers if we despatch lots won overseas.