Selling

Choosing The Popular Auction Auctioneers

 

Decades of experience combined with a relentless pursuit of top sales results make The Popular Auction Auctioneers the best choice for selling at auction. Whether coordinating the sale of an entire estate or selling a few items from your home, we cover a wide range of property from rare books and manuscripts to fine jewelry and timepieces. Through our enormous online presence with platforms like Live Auctioneers and we command top dollar and exposure for our clients’.

 

Evaluation

 

If you prefer to mail photos of your property, please print the PDF version of the auction evaluation request form and mail to:

 

The Popular Auction

 

18 Turntable Junction,

 

Flemington, NJ 08822,

 

United States

 

 

 

Please allow two weeks for us to contact you with your preliminary auction evaluation. Please note that these evaluation are subject to change upon physical inspection of your property. It is customary for us to review photographs prior to scheduling an on-site visit. If you have additional questions or would like immediate assistance, please call our offices at 1(908) 751-5801.

 

Consigning to Auction

 

The Consignment Agreement

 

After reviewing the auction evaluation, the next step in the auction process is to review a Consignment Agreement for your property drafted to our mutually agreed specifications. This agreement will include an auction date for your property, sales commission, insurance charges and policies, photography fees, and any use of name that you permit in advertising or printed catalogues. Complete confidentiality is assumed unless otherwise noted in the Consignment Agreement.

 

Frequently Asked Questions

 

How do I get my property to you?

 

While The Popular Auction Auctioneers does not provide packing and shipping services, we do have a list of recommended third party shippers to assist you with delivering the property to our office. In some instances, The Popular Auction Auctioneers can not manage and execute the delivery of large consignments or estates.

 

What is ‘Fair Market Value’?

 

Fair market value is defined by IRS section 1.170 and 20.2031(b) as “the price at which the property would change hands between a willing buyer and a willing seller, neither being under any compulsion to buy or to sell, and both having reasonable knowledge of relevant facts.” Insurance appraisals or replacement values are representative of what it would cost to purchase your item from a gallery or original maker.

 

What if my property doesn’t sell?

 

If an item does not sell it is your responsibility to have it picked up within ten days after the date of sale. If an item is not picked up or arrangements have not been made, the seller will be charged $10 per lot per day until the item is removed from our facility.

 

When do I receive payment?

 

Your account executive will contact you after the auction and provide the results of the sale. Prices realized are also posted on our website. Settlement checks and statements are mailed out fourty-five days after the auction.

 

What is a buyer’s premium?

 

When purchasing at The Popular Auction a premium is paid by the buyer based on the hammer price. Settlement with our consignors is based on the hammer price, which is the total cost, excluding buyer’s premium and tax.

 

Why are the prices realized posted online different?

 

Our website listings include the buyer’s premium paid for the item. The seller’s settlement is based on the hammer price for which each lot sells.