Terms and conditions

All Lots are sold as seen. It is assumed and accepted that Buyers have viewed Lots and/or photographs of them and satisfied themselves as to age, condition and authenticity. Please speak to a member of staff for any advice.

No warranty or guarantees are given.

All descriptions are as accurate as possible and where there is a fault, we will endeavour to notify of this with ‘as found’ in the description. Viewing for online auction lots can be viewed at Brilliant Auctions strictly by appointment, as well as online. All electrical items whether shown as working or not are ‘Sold as Scrap’ and we highly recommend that they are checked by a qualified electrician before use as they will be untested.

Information for Sellers

All items entered are at the seller’s own risk and Brilliant Auctions are not responsible for any items whilst in their possession. The seller will be paid via bank transfer within 4 working weeks of the sale, subject to the buyer having paid for the Lot. Unsold items must be collected within 5 days of the end of the sale unless otherwise agreed, or a storage charge will be incurred. Sellers will be charged a £5.00 per lot Lotting fee (sold) plus 15% (+VAT) of the hammer price.

Information for Buyers

All Lots are sold subject to a Buyer’s Premium of 24% inclusive of VAT on the hammer price. Packaging, packing and postage will be added to the invoice for payment where relevant.

Terms of Payment

Full payment (including any shipping charges) is requested on completion of the auction. Payment methods are credit/debit cards or bank transfer.

Online Bidding Fee

We offer an online bidding service via easyliveauction.com for bidders who cannot attend the sale. We are delighted to welcome bidders from the UK and USA.

Please note that any lots purchased via easyliveauction.com live auction service will be subject to an additional 3% commission charge + VAT at the rate imposed on the hammer price, or no commission for the internet bidding if the ‘Flat Fee’ has been chosen at registration.

We are happy to offer an in-house packing and posting out service for our customers, for which there will be a charge made at the point of invoicing. Unfortunately there are some restricted items we are not able to send by post (these are clearly identified in our catalogue) and most items of furniture will need to have collection arranged. Please enquire before bidding if you are unsure. We are unable to take any responsibility for damage or loss in transit. We will happily provide shipping quotes for addresses throughout the UK and USA.

Shipping will incur an admin fee to cover the packing and posting out time, the cost of the packing material, and the courier charge which matches the insurance level required for purchased items.

For items we are unable to ship in-house you may wish to use Mailboxes and can request a quote here: https://www.mbe.co.uk/auction. For local offices please contact [email protected] (0191 2220018) or [email protected] (0114 2720777).