You can still safely sell at online auction despite covid-19
Remember that it is still possible to sell at Lauritz's online auctions. You can either call or email us for a quick online valuation. Alternatively, you can visit our sizeable Danish auction houses, where we have plenty of space for keeping proper distancing, just as we are careful about maintaining proper hygiene. You can also book a free pick-up in any of the countries where we are represented, of the item you would like to sell via our online services. Finally, it is even possible for you to schedule a home visit by one of our Danish specialists. In Germany we are unfortunately closed for visits, but we welcome your items sent to us by courier or by use of a transport company.
At Lauritz.com you can sell everything from furniture and art to electronics and design. Your items are sold at online auction, where our hundreds of thousands weekly visitors can see your lots and bid on them.
How does it work?
- Firstly your item is valued – so you have a good idea of what you can get for it. Our valuation specialists can be reached by phone, at our auction houses and online.
- Your item is consigned at an auction house. Here, it is described and professional photos are taken before it is put on auction.
- Our visitors bid on your item online – over 90 % of all lots sell first time round, and typically within 5 days.
- Your profit from the sale is paid directly to your bank account
What does it cost?
At Lauritz.com you only pay if your item is sold. If your item is not sold first time round it is put on auction again, up to four times. When it is sold you pay 15 % of the hammer price (sales price) – as well as a DKK/SEK/NOK 150, EUR 20 hammer fee (EUR 80, DKK/SEK/NOK 600 for leasing cars). This is automatically deducted from the hammer price, and your profit from the sale is transferred directly to your bank account.
More information
- Free and non-binding estimate
- Contact us by email, call or visit your Lauritz.com auction house to consign your item.
- Settlement
- Payment from Lauritz.com’s account to the seller is made 42 days after the auction or the first working day thereafter.
From scrap heap to record sale
A lady from Norway called us as her parents were about to throw out some furniture including a chair she thought might be worth selling.
Lauritz.com thought the chair sounded interesting too, and on further investigation we found it actually to be The Ox with accompanying ottoman designed by Arne Jacobsen. The chair was sent from its home in Norway to Lauritz.com in Denmark. The chair complete with ottoman, a rare and highly sought after find, fetched over EUR 18,000 at auction.
EUR 1,300 vs. EUR 21,000
A company was closing down and was contacted by someone offering to buy their fixtures and fittings for EUR 1,300. Our valuation specialists advised the company to put the items on auction at Lauritz.com instead. The amount achieved at auction was EUR 21,000.