Selling with Thimbleby and Shorland
Start your selling journey with T&S by submitting your items for a complimentary appraisal. Our specialists will be delighted to provide you with an initial assessment to determine if your items are suitable for sale in our online auctions or fixed-price marketplace.
Contact us via:
WhatsApp Message: Email: info@tsauction.co.uk Phone: 0118 950 8611
Local Convenience, Global Reach
Our Saleroom is located in central Reading, which makes it convenient to drop your items to us. Our catalogues can be viewed from all over the World, with items regularly shipped to Europe and the United States. We’ve even sent a piano to Tasmania.
Practical, Flexible & Trusted Support
Our friendly team is dedicated to guiding you through the entire auction process. We specialize in full and partial home contents and estate sales, and can assist you with selling anything from a single item to a large private collection.
Regular Sales
We host monthly Antique & Collectables sales featuring Jewellery & Watches, Designer & Luxury Fashion, Interiors & Antique Furniture, Art, Wine, Video Games and Consoles, Musical Instruments and much more.
International Marketing for Every Auction
Our long-standing partnership with thesaleroom.com, the world's largest auction selling platform, ensures your items can be seen by over 7 million potential buyers monthly, both locally and internationally.
The Selling Process
Images can be sent to us by email to info@tsauction.co.uk, we will respond as soon as possible and provide an auction estimate. Alternatively you can make an appointment to bring your item(s) to our central Reading saleroom for one of our valuers to look at. If your property is too large to bring in to our saleroom, or you cannot send us a photo, we are happy to make an appointment for one of our valuers to visit your home.
Items that we have agreed to sell can be delivered to our saleroom Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm. We will store the items until the next available sale. If you are unable to deliver to us, we can arrange for collection of your items.
Whether you deliver your items, or we collect, we will always provide a receipt, which forms your contract with us.
Reserves
We only accept reserves on items valued at £50 or more.
Fixed reserve - the auctioneer will agree a reserve price to ensure the item will not be sold for less.
Auctioneer's Discretion - You are giving your permission for the auctioneer to use his discretion, and for your goods to be sold at up to 10% less than the reserve price.
No reserve - The lot(s) will be sold for the highest price received on the day.
Auction costs
Seller's Commission is 15% + VAT of the hammer price
Entry Fee of £5 + VAT applicable to each lot
What Happens Next?
We catalogue and photograph your lots ready for auction. You will receive a statement by email, itemising your lots and the estimates we have given them.
Once the auction has taken place, we will send a second statement detailing how much your items sold for.
Any unsold items may be re-entered into our next sale, normally at a reduced estimate. The auctioneer may also ask that some unsold items are picked up.
Payment, minus our commission, will be made by bank transfer two weeks after the sale.