Frequently Asked Questions

Currently we do not have bidders in the room on the day of the sale.

We conduct phone bids only on items exceeding $300 lowest estimate. There is no cost for this service

If you email me, I will give you a condition report as well as extra photos if required.

You can sign up on our mailing list on the mailing List tab. If you sign up for this list we will notify you when the catalogue is available to view online.

We have viewing on the day prior to the auction from 10-5. You can arrange a time earlier in that week by contacting us first.

All our previous sales are available to view on invaluable as per ‘Past Sales’ link on this web site. You will need to be registered with invaluable to gain access.

Yes we sell live through invaluable.com

Yes we have an in-house packing service for your convenience. Charges are posted on the website as well as on invaluable.

You must register with us on this website. You will be approved for bidding & then you can leave a bid or bid live at time of the auction. You can register to bid on invaluable also but the Buyers premium is 25% (we are 22%) plus there is a flat rate of $15.50 for items under $300.

We conduct monthly sales. We publish the next date of sale on our website front page.

We open Monday to Friday 10.00am to 5.00pm. Closed for lunch: 12.30 to 1.30 each day. On viewing days we are are open all day as well as collection day after the sale. We have an intercom on the front door which you can press & talk through if the front door is closed.

We accept Cash, Debit card & bank transfer. You can also use our online payment system but please be aware that there is a 3.1% CHARGE (TAX). If making a bank transfer please deduct the charge (TAX) from the invoice total or I can send out a separate invoice if required. We also accept credit card (Mastercard & visa) but a surcharge of 1.54% applies.

https://www.invaluable.com/auction-house/woodlands-auctions-v347pd52tw

To bid through us via phone or absentee, we have a 20% buyer’s premium inc GST. & bidding through our website is 22%. If you choose to bid through invaluable it is 25% inc GST plus a flat rate premium of $15.50 on items under $300

Items are available for collection the day after the sale unless notified i.e. if sale is conducted on saturday. We require you to collect as soon as possible & there will be storage charges if furniture items are not collected within a week of the sale unless prior arrangements are made. Small items can be stored if necessary & collected at your convenience without a storage charge.

Items must be paid for ASAP with 7 days being the limit.

We have the catalogue is generally available by the weekend before the sale. If you register on our mailing list we will email you when it is online. This will save you from checking constantly until it is posted.

I recommend Ron Sherry to deliver your furniture or larger items. His phone number is 0423857599

I can give you an appraisal of an item if you require. We can set reserves if required for which I am happy to advise

If you have a large amount of items i.e. a house lot or an Estate of many & large items, we will consider an on-site auction.

All our previous sales are available to view on invaluable as per ‘Past Sales’ link on this web site. You will need to be registered with invaluable to gain access.

For furniture items, please email, text me or bring in photographs of your items. You can also send photos of smaller items which can be a general photo of a group of items. Alternatively you can bring them straight in to our rooms as long as you do not mind me not accepting unsuitable items.

For large house lots & estates, I will be happy to personally inspect the items at your property

We open Monday to Friday 10.00am to 5.00pm. Closed for lunch: 12.30 to 1.30 each day. We have an intercom on the front door which you can press & talk through if the front door is closed.

16.5% inc GST & a Lot fee of $11 per Lot (charged at each sale the item is offered)

We sell mainly antiques, items of quality, rarity & collectables but also retro (classic 1950’s & 1960’s.) Our range is huge inc furniture, Jewellery, Militaria (inc guns & weapons), lighting, rugs, Numismatics, stamps, ephemera, Chinese & oriental items, Art , clocks, taxidermy, Religious items, advertising, ceramics, glass, Toys, , books, radios & gramophones, 1960’s onwards vinyl records, plus much much more inc decorative items

We do a bank transfer to your nominated account from 2.5 to 3 weeks after a sale. We no longer use cheques so we require your bank details when booking items in.

We can accept items for sale from 2 days after the previous sale.

We accept items from shortly after the previous sale up until 2 weeks before the next sale. I will often put the cut-off date on the home page