Bids & the bid robot

Check before bidding

Read the description, condition, included items, collection location and terms in full. Resolve compatibility or transport questions before bidding.

Your bid covers the entire offered lot. The bid amount is not automatically the total including fees and taxes.

Place a bid

1. Sign in with an approved account eligible to bid.
2. Check the current price and displayed next minimum bid.
3. Enter an amount and review the cost breakdown in the confirmation.
4. Confirm once and wait for the response. If the connection drops, check the current state before acting again.

How the bid robot works

Set your personal maximum. The robot bids within that limit using the required increments. Your limit is not automatically the immediately displayed price and does not automatically include additional fees.

Turning the robot off does not undo an already accepted bid. Choose the maximum deliberately.

Extensions and reserve price

An accepted bid during the final two minutes can extend the end by two minutes, with a limit of five extensions. Follow the currently displayed end time.

Being the highest bidder does not guarantee an award if the reserve was not met. After closing, the transaction shows whether an award or a post-sale option is available.

Direct sale and payment allocation

For direct sales, transfer the payment due shown in the purchase to the seller account. Independent platform fees are invoiced separately. An approved goods-seller surcharge instead belongs to the goods payment and invoice. The stored terms and reviewed breakdown for the particular purchase apply.

The terms published with the lot apply. Later settings do not automatically change the settlement process of an already published lot.

Reserve price and the result after closing

During a live auction, bidders are not shown or sent the reserve status through the APIs. The countdown reaching zero is not yet a confirmed result; the server must complete the auction first.

If the auction ends with bids below reserve, signed-in users see the result on the auction page and in My Bids: “Auction ended – reserve not met. You have not been awarded the lot.” The highest bidder also receives a personal bell notification and an email linking to the result. The reserve amount remains hidden. Guests can still view closed lots and public prices, but not reserve or relisting details.

The result notice is not a post-sale offer and does not create a purchase. If the seller later offers the lot at the last highest bid, that offer arrives separately. Only explicit acceptance within the displayed 72-hour window creates a purchase. Without bids there is no highest bidder and no such email.

Tax treatment and full cost

For new lots, the price breakdown identifies the tax treatment. An ordinary Austrian sale generally carries 20% goods VAT whether the account is a company or an individual. A VAT ID alone does not establish an exemption. The total includes the buyer charge and the applicable disclosed tax.

Under the margin scheme, the bid includes goods tax that is not separately disclosed or deductible. An exemption displays its legal basis. Independent platform services may have a tax treatment different from the goods.

Clarify cross-border transactions before making a binding bid. Destination, actual goods movement, buyer status and evidence determine treatment. Tax approval cannot add costs above those offered when bidding.