Overview of Internet auction sites
online auctions
online auction sites
Interchaers, Drouot Live, Auction ... the battle is tough on the online auction market. Individuals can benefit from it.
"Christie's, Sothebys and Artcurial, the leading trio of auction houses in France each have their own online sales system. (Photo: Christie's sale, "Women of Algiers", Picasso).
An auctioneer armed with his hammer, a room that rustles ... Soon an image of Epinal? This is possible, considering the number of auction sites for furniture and art objects that have been developing in recent years.
The closest to the sale in "real" is inter bers. Created in 2000 by the French licensed auctioneers, it now concerns 274 studies. Live sales (representing 15% of all sales presented) are accessible from the site. Main advantage of inter bers: guarantees related to a transaction with an auctioneer. The authenticity of the object is guaranteed five years by the mentions brought to the catalog (published on Internet or on paper).
Second site behind which are auctioneers: Drouot Live. The dedicated platform of the Parisian auction house is divided into three sites: Drouot Live for sales that take place simultaneously in theaters; Drouot Online which lists sales 100% online; and live monitor that provides access to sales of office equipment, computers, cars, etc. In total, 240 auction houses use this service. A bit like this, the Auction site organizes a network of partner auction houses in France and abroad. Like the first two, it provides access to many sales every day.
Note also that Christie's, Sotheby's and Artcurial, the leading trio of auction houses in France each have their own online sales system.
The experts
Second category of auction site: that of the experts! Two main, Expertissim and Catawiki. Expertissim, historically first come, presents on his site a selection of furniture and objets d'art from private individuals. Examined in situ by experts (their guarantee on authenticity is ten years), they are then offered for a week at auction; then two months at a fixed price.
Catawiki, more recent, is a variation of a site of Dutch origin. Since 2014, he has been setting up in France, offering lots in the air of the time: street art, art of the twentieth century, comics, etc. Particularity: the objects are seen by experts who work only on photos and who assemble thematic sales. These items leave the home of their owner after the closing of the sale, to be shipped to the buyer.
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The most recent of these web auction sites is a search engine. Barnebys, site of Swedish origin, reference sales of auction houses and art dealers. It aims to become a platform of the art market. Its strengths lie in the number of objects offered, and its weakness in the diversity of their origins. As a result, warranties, purchase and sales charges differ depending on the origin of the item.
Let's close with the giant eBay, which has recently changed the presentation of its category "Collections and antiquities" to highlight the furniture and old art objects. And to secure these exchanges between individuals, which are the vocation of eBay, he has set up an "eBay customer guarantee", which should make it easier to obtain a refund in case of litigation.
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