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Auction sales

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Tuliptree Wed 10-Jun-26 11:50:07

It’s certainly not worth doing it for one low value item . But I sold a lot consisting of many small related items and received nearly £1000. All the various deductions ( including VAT) came to about 25%. The auction house were lovely, collected the goods and paid out very quickly after the sale. No way would I have wanted to do it myself via eBay or whatever with all the possible problems

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fancythat Wed 10-Jun-26 11:47:39

Because sometimes they are used for larger items, such as a house.

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Badgerboy Wed 10-Jun-26 11:41:43

Why do we use an Auction ?
I have just sold an item at Auction for £20..but do we receive that amount ? No.
After the Auction people took £3.60 for commission , Lotting fee of £10 and VAT of £2.00 they sent me £4.40 !
So total deductions of 75% which is ridiculous.
Has anybody else had this experience ?

I was so disgusted I put the remainder £4.40 in a charity box.

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