HOW TO BUY
Attending the sale
All auctions organised by Aste Bolaffi are open to the public. To participate, you may register at the auction on the day of the event with a valid I.D. document and tax code (new clients will be required to provide business or financial references). Once registered, you can enter the auction and place your bids. If you place the highest bid, you will win the lot in question and can proceed to payment and collection. If you wish to bid on multiple lots, you may stay until the end of the auction to pay for and collect everything all at once.
Online bidding
Purchasing at online auctions is easy; after you login to the site, you may register for the auction that interests you. Aste Bolaffi will use reasonable efforts to accept requests to participate in auctions within 24 hours (although they are usually accepted sooner). Once registered, just access the platform and you will be virtually present in the room. The live streaming option offers all the excitement of the auction from the comfort of your home, office or wherever you may be. You can follow the auction live and bid safely with a simple click from your PC, tablet or smartphone.
Telephone bidding
If you wish to make a telephone bid, only available on lots with a starting price of over 500 euros, a Bolaffi representative will attend the auction and contact you by telephone when your lot of interest is due to appear. This will allow you to bid in real time. To use this function login to the website and fill in a request form for telephone bidding or browse here, fill in and send the request form by mail, fax or email no later than 24 hours before the auction with a copy of your I.D. document attached.
Absentee bidding
If you cannot attend the auction or connect online, you can issue a written bid on any lot of your interest once logged in and registered for the auction no later than about an hour before the beginning of the auction. Using this option, you appoint Aste Bolaffi to bid on your behalf, up to the maximum price indicated in your offer. The computerised system will bid for you and each lot is always bought for the lowest increment that exceeds all competing bids. If there are no competing bids, the lots will be sold for the starting price. Absentee bids can also be made via email, post or fax by filling in the appropriate form and sending it to us no later than 24 hours before the beginning of the auction, with a copy of your I.D. document included.