Invaluable is the world’s leading online marketplace for fine art, antiques and collectibles. Working with more than 4,000 of the world’s premier auction houses, dealers and galleries, Invaluable helps buyers from 200 countries connect with the things they love.
With best-in-class online bidding technology, along with a fixed-price retail platform, Invaluable provides sellers with e-commerce and marketing solutions, as well as auction management software. Recently called “one of the fastest growing e-commerce sites in the art world” by Blouin ArtInfo, Invaluable has also been recognized by Deloitte’s 2015 Technology Fast 500™ and the 2015 and 2016 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® program.
Whether you’re looking to add to your collection, decorating your home, shopping for a gift or on the hunt for a hidden treasure, Invaluable makes it easy for you to find rare and one-of-a-kind pieces at every price-point.
There are a couple different ways to shop on Invaluable, including bidding in both live and timed auctions. If there is something you wish to purchase from an auction house on Invaluable, you have the option to bid live in real-time during the auction, or place an absentee bid prior to the sale, allowing you to get in on the action ahead of live bidding that takes place once the auction kicks off. Once a live auction begins, Invaluable bidders gain access to an online bidding console so that you can follow and participate in the auction in real time.
There are a few ways that you can get in touch with an auction house that sells on Invaluable!
Follow the steps below if you need to contact a seller whose auction you’ve registered for, whose items you’ve placed absentee bids on, or whose items you’ve saved. These messages will be sent through Invaluable’s message center.
- Log into your Invaluable account.
- Hover over the user icon/name in the upper right, and click Auctions, Bids, or Saved Items from the drop down menu.
- From the Auctions and Bids pages, click View Options from below the item or auction, then Contact Seller.
- From the Saved Items page, click the envelope icon next to the seller’s name.
Follow the steps below if you have not registered, bid, or saved items from the seller.
- Go to the Auction House profile page. You can do this by clicking the seller’s name on a catalog or item page, or by searching the Auction House Directory.
- Click Contact Auction House to send a message through the Invaluable message center.
- Alternatively, a phone number should be listed at the top of their profile page as well.
- If the seller has multiple locations with multiple phone numbers, click Read More to see this additional information.
In order to be a seller on Invaluable, you must have the proper business and/or auctioneer’s license to operate in your state or country. If you are interested in learning more about how to connect your business with 3 million art and collectible buyers, please visit this page and provide the requested information.
If you are an individual and are interested in consigning items, please note that Invaluable is not able to sell items on your behalf. We encourage you to get in touch with one of our auction house partners directly to inquire if they are accepting consignments.
Through Invaluable, you can enjoy the excitement of bidding in auctions around the world from the comfort of your home. You can place an absentee bid before the auction begins, allowing you to get in on the action ahead of live bidding that takes place once the auction kicks off. Once a live auction begins, Invaluable bidders gain access to an online bidding console so that you can follow and participate in the auction in real time.
If you would like more information about a piece available on Invaluable, we recommend you contact the auction house, gallery or dealer directly. Contact information can be found on the Auction House and Gallery pages in the Directory. You can also click “Request Info” on the right hand side on each item page.
Invaluable is committed to providing a safe marketplace for buyers and sellers. If there is an item for sale which infringes on your trademark, copyright, or celebrity’s right of publicity, please email us at [email protected].
Please complete and send us this legal form which affirms that you are the intellectual property owner, or authorized to act on their behalf and include a link to the item in question.
No, you are not required to create an account to browse Invaluable but creating a free Invaluable account is simple and takes less than 3 minutes.
With a free Invaluable account you can:
- Purchase “Buy Now” items, as well as place bids in Live and Timed auctions
- Send messages directly to Invaluable’s auction house, gallery and dealer partners
- Sign up to receive email alerts for upcoming items that match your interests, as well as “follow” sellers you are interested in receiving updates from
- Search the past 12 months of auction price results
Creating an Invaluable account is free. We offer optional paid subscriptions that allow you to view price information of pieces sold in the past 5 to 15+ years.
For “Buy Now” items, buyers are responsible for shipping, handling, and other fees including applicable taxes, if any. For auctions, buyers are responsible for the fees for items won at auction, in addition to tax and shipping. Each auction house may charge a buyer’s premium (which is an additional fee that a winning bidder is required to pay above the auction price) as well as other shipping, handling, and other fees including applicable taxes.
You are certainly welcome to watch a live auction without bidding. This can be a great way to familiarize yourself with the process of bidding at auction. Of course, if you find an item of interest that is being offered, we hope you’ll go ahead and place a bid to join the action.
Buyer’s Premium: Percentage additional charge on the hammer price of a lot sold at auction, which is collected by the auction house as their commission on the item.
Absentee Bid or Pre-Bid: A bid placed before the start of an auction.
Live Auction: Live auctions are simulcast events that allow people to bid for items online using Invaluable’s live bidding software, at the same time as bidders on the auction floor.
Lot: An item or collection of items to be sold in a group at auction.
Max Bid: The maximum amount that you are willing to pay for the item; this is entered when placing an absentee bid.
Realized Price: The hammer price that an item was sold for.
Reserve: The minimum price that an auctioneer will sell their item for.
Timed Auction: An auction in which the auction house designates a set end time for all items to close, at which point the auction is over and the highest bidder is the winner.
Verified/Unverified: A realized price may be listed as Unverified if the auction house has not verified the price result. If a realized price is listed as Verified, then the auction house has confirmed that it is the correct price result.
Watched Lot: A lot with online bidding on Invaluable that has been saved to your member account. Watched lots make it easier to refer to lots of interest within your account.
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