Understand costs & fees
Which amounts to check before bidding.
Distinguish bid and total
The stated buyer's premium and applicable displayed taxes may be added to the bid. Always check the breakdown for the particular lot.
This knowledge base does not give one blanket fee rate for all listings. Use the published terms and the amounts recorded in the purchase.
Plan for other costs
Check transport, loading, possible export questions and any explicitly stated additional conditions before bidding. Clarify unclear services with the relevant contact for the actual listing.
Compare invoices and payment instructions with the purchase. A platform fee invoice is not automatically the seller's invoice for the purchased goods.
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.
After both signatures and confirmed full payment, the buyer confirms actual receipt of the goods. This completes the purchase without another payout. Open holds, disputes and unresolved overpayments must be resolved first. Existing lots and purchases retain their previous terms.
dev1: testing with dummy data
Direct sale is enabled on dev1 for new publications. Payment recipient and invoice issuer are test data explicitly labelled DUMMY; do not make real payments using these details. Fees remain separate. Already published lots and existing purchases retain their saved workflow. Replace the dummy details with verified company, account and issuer data before real use.
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.