More premier auction houses partner with Invaluable than with any other online platform in the industry.
See why.
Our Solutions, Your Success
The Invaluable Advantage
475,000+
Bids placed each month
3.1 million
Monthly visits
$300 million
In annual hammer
$400 million
In annual underbidding value
Invaluable is the leading online marketplace and auction technology provider in the industry. We place auction houses at the heart of our mission, creating strong business relationships built on the principle of trust and an unwavering focus on continuous improvement.
Our unparalleled suite of products and services provides auction houses with custom-fit solutions for all of their needs. No other company in the industry offers the same quality of end-to-end services, which include:
| Services |
|---|
| Advertising |
| 5D Artwork Scanning |
| World-Class Customer Care |
| Pricing Parity |
| Data & Protection |
|---|
| GDPR Compliance |
| Privacy Shield Compliance |
| KYC Compliance |
| Bidder Verification |
| PCI Compliance |
| Fraud Protection |
| Technology |
|---|
| Patented Bidding Technology |
| Catalog Upload API |
| Powered by AWS |
The Invaluable Advantage
475,000+
Bids placed each month
4.76 million
Monthly visits
$266 million
In annual hammer
$1 billion+
In annual demand
Invaluable is the leading online marketplace and auction technology provider in the industry. We place auction houses at the heart of our mission, creating strong business relationships built on the principle of trust and an unwavering focus on continuous improvement.
Our unparalleled suite of products and services provides auction houses with custom-fit solutions for all of their needs. No other company in the industry offers the same quality of end-to-end services, which include:
| Services |
|---|
| 5D Artwork Scanning |
| Advertising |
| World-Class Customer Care |
| Buyer’s Premium Parity |
| Catalog Upload API |
| Technology |
|---|
| Patented Bidding Technology |
| Powered by AWS |
| Privacy & Data Security |
|---|
| GDPR Compliance |
| Privacy Shield Compliance |
| KYC Compliance |
| Bidder Verification |
| PCI Compliance |
| Fraud Protection |
Products
Power your auction on the world’s leading online marketplace for fine art, antiques, and collectibles. With nearly 200,000 active annual bidders, we deliver passionate collectors and exclusive clients directly to you worldwide.
Our patented bidding technology and site engineering ensure that we have the best performance grades and load times in the industry. Meanwhile, Invaluable’s world-class customer care delivers swift and effective resolutions and support for bidders and sellers alike.
With over 40 years of auction experience, we work with the finest selection of brick-and-mortar auction houses whose reputation drives more returning bidders than any of our competitors. In the last two years, Invaluable witnessed an unprecedented demand for online bidding.
| 27%
Bidder gain |
32%
Buyer growth |
61%
Hammer boost |
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27%
Bidder gain |
|
32%
Buyer growth |
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61%
Hammer boost |
Top Lots From Recent Years
De Smet Gustave, The pleasure boat (1925)
Sold: €500,000
De Vuyst
March 12, 2022
Lokeren, Belgium
Spanish master, ca. 1560. “Christ Carrying the Cross”
Sold: €180,000
Setdart Auction House
January 26, 2022
Barcelona, Spain
Chinese Gilt Bronze Standing Figure of Buddha
Sold: $200,000
I.M. Chait Gallery
February 22, 2022
Los Angeles, CA, US
Bessie Davidson, La Robe Bleue, 1911
Sold: AUD300,000
Deutscher and Hackett
May 4, 2022
Sydney, Australia
William Merritt Chase (USA 1849-1916) Oil/Canvas
Sold: $600,000
Joshua Kodner
May 18, 2022
Dania Beach, FL, US
十八世紀 白玉喜鵲蓋盒一對 A Rare and Fine Pair of White Jade Magpies Boxes and Covers, 18th Century
Sold: TWD5,500,000
Yu Jen Taipei
December 25, 2021
Taipei, Taiwan
Invaluable Payments is a cost-effective solution designed with the auction house in mind. Subscribed auction houses will be able to reduce time spent on collections and bookkeeping after the auction and offer bidders multiple ways to submit payment. For US houses, Invaluable Payments will also help manage state and local sales taxes.
Houses on a payment processor improve collections by reducing non-payment up to 35%*, while shortening bookkeeping time after auction. Offer winning bidders a simple and seamless payment experience paying by credit card or ACH bank transfers easily from their invoice and Invaluable account.
*Based on 2023 invoice dispute rates for auction houses with or without a payment processor.
Invaluable Private Label helps auction houses advance their digital strategy with a custom-designed website and mobile app. Powered by our patented bidding technology, this solution enables auction houses to host online sales from their websites and simultaneously, on the Invaluable marketplace.
We provide Private Label services to 400 of the world’s leading auction houses. In 2019, our Private Label clients achieved a 42% increase in online sales*. Features include:
Invaluable Private Label reinforces each auction house’s signature look online. Customizable options for fonts, layout and more are available to create a personalized, experience for online bidders.
The Private Label interface enables bidders to register, watch auctions in real-time, and bid live in 10 languages. Bidders can access sales from anywhere — Private Label websites are entirely mobile responsive and your custom mobile app will work off of our patented bidding technology.
Bidders who register through an Invaluable Private Label site are protected by the same industry-leading data standards that make Invaluable the only patented Privacy Shield-certified live bidding technology. Thanks to our recent partnership with Jumio, we ensure that our EU-based auction houses meet all AMLD 5 requirements with built-in bidder verification services. Plus, Invaluable Private Label is fully GDPR compliant.
*Source: Art Basel Market Report 2020
RFC Auction Systems helps simplify daily operations with flexible customer and inventory management, catalog assembly, full sale-day operations, consignment tools, real-time metrics, and more.
RFC Auction Systems seamlessly integrates with the Invaluable marketplace and Private Label, so you can build your inventory, set up your auction, and publish it directly to your site and the Invaluable marketplace.
Invaluable Shipping will revolutionize the auction buying experience and increase bidder participation, auction prices and transaction transparency and velocity with instant shipping quotes, insurance, integrated payment, customs clearance and tracking.
This product serves a range of auction house use cases, including self-ship, managed shipping and hybrid, by connecting Invaluable auction houses and buyers with a global shipping network of over 700 packing, transport and parcel service vendors.
Engineered to scale, auction houses’ preferred packing and shipping vendors are invited to taking part to join the network to benefit from its greater efficiency and transaction velocity.
Services
5D Artwork Scanning
Invaluable proudly offers exclusive access to ARTMYN-powered 5D artwork scanning and authenticating services to all our auction house clients. ARTMYN scans engage online bidders, drive sales and vastly improve the experience of buying collectibles and art online.
The Benefits of Scanning Artwork
The captured “DNA” of an artwork contributes to the authentication of the piece going forward, increasing buyer confidence and protecting auction houses, owners and collectors from potential forgeries. Learn More
The first-ever Biometric Art Passport, an individualized, highly-secured digital document, will remain with the artwork over its lifetime, giving auction houses, owners and collectors unprecedented transparency and assurance. Learn More
Any damage or modification to the artwork after the first scan will automatically be detected during subsequent scans — a major advantage for security and insurance purposes. Learn More
Collectors can promote, magnify and share their art collections like never before by creating highly secure personalized and interactive videos with audio commentary that will vividly tell the stories of their artwork. Invaluable’s auction house partners and their consignors will benefit from heightened online engagement with the objects offered for sale. Learn More
Advertising
Reach passionate collectors from around the globe with a comprehensive range of advertising services. Invaluable offers versatile marketplace ad placement for both desktop and mobile along with shared and exclusive email marketing solutions.
Buyer’s Premium Parity
Under this program, auction houses benefit from a tiered commission pricing model by eliminating the additional fee typically paid by online buyers. This means that no matter what method a collector uses to bid (floor, phone, online, etc.), they pay the same buyer’s premium as any other bidder.
Compared to houses that do not offer buyer’s premium parity, auction houses that have already made the switch to parity on the Invaluable marketplace have seen:
| 150%
Lift in bidders |
100%
Lift in buyers |
77%
Increase in online hammer |
| 150%
Lift in bidders |
| 100%
Lift in buyers |
| 77%
Increase in online hammer |
150%
Lift in bidders
100%
Lift in buyers
77%
Increase in online hammer
Catalog Upload API
This integration enables auction houses to add, edit, or delete lots in timed and live sales on Invaluable, AuctionZip and Private Label sites directly from their auction management software. The Catalog Upload API improves the speed of text and images uploaded by up to three times.
Leaders in the Industry
The Global Auction House Summit
Recognizing its unique ability to unite auction houses around the world, Invaluable established the Global Auction House Summit in 2017 to bring together pioneers, disruptors and game-changers within the art business to foster meaningful conversations designed to propel the industry forward.
Since its inception, the Summit has convened dozens of thought-leaders in the auction industry to discuss strategies for innovation through panel discussions, special presentations and interactive sessions. This event draws on the wealth of talent and experience from all sectors of the art market, with an aim to address the needs and challenges of auction houses specifically.
The goals of the Summit are threefold:
- Facilitate transformative and collaborative discussions that drive growth in a rapidly changing industry;
- Uncover the latest technological innovations and their impact on global markets; and
- Create a forum for collaboration on client cultivation and engagement in new and emerging markets.
2020 Speakers and Moderators Included:
Anne Bracegirdle
Senior Director, PaceX
Paul Minshull
Chief Operating Officer, Heritage Auctions
Rodica Seward
President, Tajan
Bruno Vinciguerra
Executive Chairman, Bonhams
Technology and Scale
Online Bidding Patent
One listing fee, one upload, one clerk, one approval and registration process — across all marketplaces. Our online bidding technology enables auction houses to promote their upcoming auction catalogs on multiple marketplaces and filter all bidding through a single clerking console, saving time for more important things.
Reliability and Performance
Invaluable and AuctionZip have the best performance grades and load-time rates in the industry. Latency and speed are important to fostering a high-quality and engaging bidder experience. We offer the best-performing marketplaces when it comes to scaling globally and distributing real-time data during live auctions.
Privacy and Data Security
Our Information Security and Data Protection standards are second to none. Invaluable is committed to exceptional insurance, information security, and data protection standards on behalf of our clients.
Our Information Security and Data Protection standards are second to none. Invaluable is committed to exceptional insurance, information security, and data protection standards on behalf of all of our clients.
GDPR and PCI DDS Compliance
Invaluable carries the highest standards in data protection for bidders and sellers worldwide. We continue to be recertified annually with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DDS) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Fraud Protection
Through global payments partners and Anti-Fraud AI tools, Invaluable boasts the lowest rate of non-payment in the industry. We protect bank and credit card information with tokenization, meaning that any sensitive information is replaced with a randomly generated token. This has led to a 100% success rate through auto-charging credit cards after the auction.
KYC Compliance
To satisfy the “Know Your Customer” (KYC) requirements under the EU’s Fifth Anti Money Laundering Directive (AMLD 5), Invaluable partnered with Jumio, a PCI Level 1 compliant, global leader in AI-powered identity verification. We provide a bidder verification process on the Invaluable marketplace and any websites powered by Invaluable Private Label.
In Good Company
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