Timed Wines & Spirits | Ending 9th March

Lots 2000-2024 Privately consigned wine
Lots 2025- 2230 IWSC consigned wine

Viewing- Sussex Saleroom 

By Appointment please call 01403 700858

Payment
Payment to be received by bank transfer or on collection by 14^th March

Collections - Sussex Saleroom 
We will be open for collections on sale days 9am -4.30pm and additionally
Monday 10 March 9am-4.30pm
Tuesday 11 March 9am – 4.30pm
Wednesday 12 March 9am – 4.30pm
Thursday 13 March 9am - 4.30pm
Friday 14 March 9am-4.30pm

******* Please return unwanted wine boxes for re-use. *********

Lots 2025-2230  are consigned by the International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC).
Bottles with temporary labels- some producers will enter their wines before the new vintage labels are ready, so they will sometimes have to hand write the correct year.
Producers will always want to send their latest wines (sometimes before they’re even on the market) they won’t always have the new labels available, hence some bottles with handwritten or temporary labels. 

Wine Disclaimer: In the case of wines and spirits Bellmans are unable to accept any responsibility whatsoever for natural variations or condition of wines or spirits. The condition of corks, foils, labels and ullages are entirely at the risk of bidders. Bidders are urged to consider carefully the photographic images of each lot and are welcome to view the lots in person. If you are unsure about any photographs or require further information about the description or images for any lot, please contact us. All lots are sold as seen in the images provided and as described in the text.

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This is a Timed Online Auction. A Timed Online Auction is the name given to an auction that runs over a defined period of time, days or weeks, with no auctioneer.

As a bidder you can dip in and out of the auction over the defined period either to place a bid or check the progress of bids.

Using our set bidding increments you can choose your maximum bid – the most you are willing to bid and step away from your computer. (All bids are subject to a 22% Buyer’s premium [BP*]). Our internal computer software will then bid intelligently for you, bidding only enough for you to meet the reserve or stay in the lead. (Exactly the same as our current absentee bidding system).

Your maximum bid remains secure within our systems.  We do not share your maximum bid with the vendor, other bidders, or anyone else for that matter. (Again, exactly the same as our current absentee bidding).

You’ll see your ‘current bid’ when you log in to view the lot (often it will be less than your ‘maximum bid’).

If someone bids higher than your maximum, we send you an ‘outbid alert’ via email to let you know, so you can decide whether to bid more.

If a bid is placed in the final few minutes of the defined time period, that period will be extended by a number of minutes.

In our case if there is a bid in the final 2 minutes of a lots’ allocated time period, then the lot will be reopened for a further 10 mins. This will repeat if the same happens again within an existing 10 minute extension.

This is to stop ‘sniping’ – a practice used by bidders on some other websites whereby they rush to place bids in the last few seconds to prevent other bidders being able to respond before the auction closes.

The lots will have a staggered finish with 30 seconds between when each lot is set to finish. 

It is important to note that bidding on lot 1 will not affect lot 2's finishing time.

It could be that lot number 1 has lots of bidding and will remain open due to repeated lot extensions until no more bids are placed, but lots 2, 3, 4, 5, without competitive bidding would close at their set 30 second intervals, uninterrupted by the bidding on lot 1.

For more information please contact our office 01403700858 or email sussex@bellmans.co.uk

* VAT is payable on the 22% commission