Buying Guide

Great Central Railwayana Auctions offer an online bidding service via our website link on selected auctions throughout the year. You will need to register to use our online bidding facility for our auctions (existing & new subscribers). Once registered with Great Central Railwayana you will only need to sign in using the link for each online auction. Once registered you can watch the auction in real time, simply click the bid button to place a bid.  There is no charge for this facility. Our Buyer’s Premium remains at 15% plus VAT making a total of 18%.

If you choose to use the Easy Live Auction website there are two types of registration.

• FREE Registration – A further 3.60% on the hammer price of all lots you win, over and above the auctioneers normal Buyers Premium
• Flat Fee of £3.00 – This is taken now by Easy Live Auction. You will not be charged any further premium on lots you win over and above the auctioneers normal Buyers Premium. NOTE: This fee will be taken regardless of whether you bid on / win lots.

 

Please remember that these registration fees are in addition to Great Central Railwayana Auctions Buyers Premium of 18% including VAT.

We offer a postage and packing / shipping service. Please follow the Postage & Packing link to learn more.

The Auctioneer will bid on your behalf up to your stated limit. Please use the commission bidding form and email or post it to us, to arrive no later than 48 hours before the auction date. There is no charge for this facility. You can also fill out the form below which will automatically be sent to us when you press submit.

If you wish to bid by telephone you must contact us at least 48 hours before the auction date. This service is only available for catalogue lower estimates of £500 or more. Our staff will telephone you on a best effort basis, prior to the lot being sold on the telephone number you will have provided. Please ensure you bid promptly. There is no charge for this facility.

If attending the auction and already registered with us, on arrival please hand in your yellow registration card at the cash desk, retaining the half with your unique paddle number to be used during the auction to signal your bid. If you have not registered with us before please report to the Cash Desk and our Staff will create a record and paddle number for you – this number remains unique to you for all future Great Central Railwayana Auctions.

To view terms and conditions of business for Great Central Railwayana Limited please follow this link : Terms & Conditions

Great Central Railwayana Limited will at the request of the buyer store large items at its premises for up to one month at the Buyer’s risk. Any lots still stored by us after the month may be subject to a storage charge.

A Buyer’s premium of 15% plus VAT at the standard prevailing rate applies to all purchases.