Auction guide
How to participate in our auctions?
At Földváry Castle auctions, there are several ways to join the bidders:
- In person on the spot
- Online via the auction platform
- In the form of a written purchase order
- With telephone participation
Registration is required to start bidding! Which you can do now by clicking here.
Registration is extremely simple, takes just a few minutes and only needs to be done once. To bid on an auction, once registered, you need to log in to your personal page and request a "bid reel serial number"which the system will automatically generate for you. This bid dial number will identify you in the auction, preserving your Incognito.
From From our new guests when you apply for a bidding wallet for the first time, we will also ask you for a copy of your ID card, which you can easily upload into the system.
Important: Registration and application for a reel serial number must be completed at least 24 hours before the auction.
How to bid in person?
The most exciting part of the auction. If you have pre-registered for the auction and applied for a bidding disc, we will be waiting for you in the lobby to hand you your personal bidding disc. All you have to do is find a comfortable seat in the hall and enjoy an experience guaranteed to captivate you! Our colleagues will keep bringing the champagne and the artworks, presenting them one by one and you can bid on the artwork you like by raising your dial. At the end of the auction, you can take the artwork home as soon as you have paid for it, by card or bank transfer! 🙂 It's good to participate in person because no photo or video can reproduce the true colours and charm of the artwork, which you can enjoy on the spot and decide immediately whether you like it or not. When bidding, please always check the picture on the Led wall to make sure that your reel number is the winning one. The information displayed on the Led wall is always the reference.
You can also bid online
If you don't want to or can't come in person, you can bid online.Just log in to our app where you are registered and if you have a dial-in number, you can start bidding online.
- On the online interface, you can view the lots put up for auction in order, with their photos, current price and next bidding step.
- You can make your offer by clicking on the "Bid" button.
- The system automatically shows the bid amount without the auction commission which is always 23%.
- If you are the highest bidder, the system will show a green light. If you are outbid, a red indicator will appear and you will have the option to place an additional bid.
- At the end of the auction, you will also receive a warning beep before the lot is closed.
- You can see the bids on the left side of the screen and the auctioneer on the right.
Written purchase order
You can place a buy order by filling in your order form, of course only if you are registered in our system, which we can accept up to 24 hours before the auction. To place an order, click here. Based on the maximum amount you specify, our sales agent will bid on your behalf. The price will always be adjusted to the bids of other bidders and the lot will be secured at the best possible price. In the case of equal orders, the bid received first will be preferred. It is not possible to withdraw a placed buy order. Terms and conditions can be found at the bottom of the registration form.
Telephone bid
The playground of the professionals. The really high stakes players are the ones who make their bids completely incognito over the phone. Lots over 50 million are usually sold on this or the Online platform. The telephone bidding facility is open to anyone, but you must be a registered customer and have expressed your intention to bid in advance by filling in the form below https://ottevenyikastely.hu/telefonos-licitre-torteno-megbizas/ must be indicated.
What happens if you win the bid?
When the bid is closed, an automatic receipt is generated and sent to you immediately by email. This e-mail will contain a confirmation that you have won the Bid and a link to the electronic purchase price request. This will allow you to pay very conveniently, at the click of a button, using any of the following options.
- Bank card
- Revolut
- PayPal
- ApplePay
- Bank transfer
or on the spot with a physical bank card via a terminal.
An invoice will be sent to you automatically within 3 days after full payment of the purchase price. This fast payment system allows you to avoid queuing for payment and at the end of the bid, you can collect your paid items immediately on the spot.
Other important information
How can He be sure that the items being auctioned are genuine? All auction items are accompanied by an art historian's certificate of authenticity with a dry stamp, free of charge, in which the art historian guarantees the authenticity of the item.
What items are included in the auctions? The castle's auctions are mainly of 19th and 20th century Hungarian paintings and Art Nouveau Zsolnay ceramics and other valuable works of art.
What happens if you are unable to see the exhibits in the castle in person? Visit our special website and you will find lots of information and photo details about the auction items.
How does the price rise work? Bidding increments will be 10%, according to the following rates:
Between HUF 100 000 and HUF 200 000 by HUF 10 000,
between HUF 200 000 and HUF 500 000 by HUF 20 000, etc.
What is the difference between the strike price and the purchase price? The bidding always takes place at the starting price that can be bid on, which is how the bid price is created when the bid is struck. This is what the house comes up with 23% brokerage commission and this is the purchase price that you have to pay at the end.
