Auction houses charge a commission fee for consigned property. BILLINGS’ standard commission fee is 20% and covers all expenses including photography, marketing, insurance and buy-in fees. If your item does not sell, you incur no charges, unlike many other auction houses.

We thoroughly research your item and set the sales estimate in the range at which comparable items have recently sold at auction. In addition to the sales estimate we provide, we will usually outline the ‘start price’ as well. This is the price at which bidding will begin.

A reserve is the minimum amount that a seller will accept as the winning bid. This price should be set somewhere in between the ‘start price’ and the low estimate. The majority of our items are sold without a reserve and we recommend this approach. Since we set a ‘start price’ with the estimate we provide, the ‘start price’ essentially acts as the reserve.

BILLINGS will work with you to come up with the best solution for your situation. Options include offering the item again in the next auction or returning it to you.

BILLINGS prioritizes paying consignors as soon as possible. Our standard terms are payment within 30 days of the auction but if your consignment is paid sooner, you will be too. Many consignors are paid within 2 weeks of the auction.

We are open to accept your consignments by appointment and you are free to drop off your items personally if you are local. If you need assistance shipping your items, we can recommend local, national and international shippers our clients have used successfully.