Sell with us!
The premier auction house!
Tullochs Auctions provide a fast and seamless outlet to sell your items, with our primary goal being to achieve the maximum price possible for you. Whether you have one item, twenty items, entire house, a deceased estate, a vast collection, there is nowhere better to sell your pieces than by selling with Tullochs. We have a network of buyers waiting!
Sellers FAQ
In the Launceston CBD at 3-7 George Street in the “Boags Brewery Precinct”.
Tuesday to Friday 9am-4.30pm and Saturday 9am-2pm.
We are closed Mondays to finalise weekly auction catalogues.
Every Wednesday night, excepting one week between Christmas & New Year!
We also conduct specialty auctions sporadically throughout the year.
Established since 1980, we have built a stellar reputation for auctioning everything from antiques, vehicles, collectables, vintage and modern items to general household goods.
Sellers have dedicated areas for delivery of their goods, a streamlined consignment process, and our buyers can see and inspect your items clearly in our open, spacious emporium.
We conduct weekly online auctions. This keeps buyers engaged, and ensures a fast turnaround for sellers. Being the only auction house in the Launceston CBD, we also see a lot of ‘walk in’ buyers between auctions.
We can assist with the selling of your obsolete / discontinued / liquidation stock. Are you closing or require an onsite auction – contact us!
Sales can be through our weekly Wednesday online auction, or alternatively, a specialty auction. We will assist in the entire process from site visit, scheduling, assessing, cataloguing, photographing, marketing, payments, and collection. It can be a daunting task, but we are here to help!
Weekly auctions are timed. They work in much the same way as live auctions did, though now buyers can bid from home! Once the auction commences, the online bidding system manages the sale of each lot in number order, commencing final countdown at 7.30pm every Wednesday.
Each lot opens with the highest bid that has been placed during the pre-auction period and a countdown starts. Bidders have the option of bidding “live” in the final moments of each lot. If a live bid is recorded, the lot countdown starts again and this repeats until all bidders are silent - then the highest bidder has won the lot.
You can sell art, antiques, historically important items, mid-century & vintage items, collectables, stamps, coins and notes, jewellery, watches, gemstones, rugs, garden ornaments, quality home wares, alcohol, vehicles, tools and much more!
The best way to ensure we can sell your item and get the best price available is to email photos to [email protected]. Alternatively call us on (03) 6331 5200 to discuss the items you wish to auction.
Please Note: If your item has a back-stamp, hallmark, or signature, or any damage or faults, please ensure that you inform us of this for an accurate assessment.
You can sell any vehicle with us – Motorbikes, Cars, Motor Homes, Caravans, Trucks, Trailers, Trikes, Farm Equipment, Forklifts, Bulldozers to Excavators!
Check out our Vehicle Seller FAQ page.
Absolutely - Our preferred days for receiving goods are Tuesday & Wednesday between 9am-4.30pm. But we can receive anytime during our opening hours from Tuesday to Friday 9am-4.30pm and Saturday 9am-2pm.
No - We will only do valuations on items that are being consigned into our auctions, and these assessments are completely free of charge.
Any goods that are consigned, valued and then removed will incur a valuation fee of $100.00.
When selling with Tullochs, there is a seller’s premium of 21.45% (including GST) on every piece. This commission covers our costs in handling of your products from start to end, including valuations, cataloguing, photographing and receiving payment. All auction houses charge a premium - It helps keep our doors open.
This premium may be negotiated in some cases.
Our team has a plethora of different experiences and specialties, and we keep a close eye on the second-hand and auction market from around the world. We use our own auctions as a guide too. Using this experience, we will set a price estimate based on current market values and desirability.
You can set a reserve on your items in consultation with our valuers. This reserve will be the minimum price the item will be sold for.
Reserves will hold for one auction to ensure something isn’t snapped up too cheaply.
If there is no interest at the reserve price the Auctioneer, at his discretion, will remove or lower the reserve at the next auction to promote the sale.
The Tasmanian Property Agent’s code of conduct is clear that as auctioneers we must always act in the customer’s best interest, which is a value we take very seriously. Our sales, estimates & reserves are set with your best interests in mind.
Upon receipt of your goods, you will be issued with a consignment agreement docket, which you sign. This docket contains your personal details and brief description of what you dropped off, along with commission rate. If possible, bring your bank details with you, so there are no delays with your payment. This docket will also detail whether items are to have reserves, or can be assessed in-house by our valuer.
Our team will then research and value your items, before allocating numbers and processing these details into our auction system. You will then be emailed a consignment report to check. Please check this report thoroughly, and if you disagree with any values, reserves, or descriptions of items, please call or email us and we will get the listing updated immediately after discussion.
Items are then photographed and placed on display in our emporium for inspection in the days prior to auction. This allows buyers to bid with the confidence of having seen and inspected the goods!
That’s it - they are in our next online auction!
All sales are subject to our Terms and Conditions
For sellers that are not within our region, you may post your goods to us via your choice of postal/courier service. Please ensure your name and return address are on the parcel. *We do not accept liability for goods damaged during transit, so please ensure that you pack to the best of your ability.
We email the consignment reports for the sole purpose of ensuring that each seller is satisfied with the information being published. It is up to you, as the seller to check this report and if there any changes you MUST Contact Us as soon as possible. Remember, your items are already in a live auction!
If changes are around valuations, please understand that our team has many years of experience, both professionally and personally along with excellent research skills, so the valuations placed on items is fair market value. Though, it is not unusual for items to sell in excess of top estimates!
A new catalogue is uploaded every Thursday - it’s a ‘living catalogue’, which means we continually add lots until it is completed, usually every Saturday.
Specialty auctions can be uploaded anytime throughout the year!
At our emporium on George Street. Tuesday and Wednesday, from 9am-4.30pm are our dedicated viewing days for the entire auction catalogue each week.
But, once an auction lot goes online with photographs, it is viewable! So really, buyers can inspect items at any time, with our showroom open to the public Tuesday to Friday 9am-4.30pm and Saturdays 9am-2pm.
Yes, any items that have gone through the auction system and not reached reserve, can be purchased though our emporium.
Buyers can purchase your items outright at either the reserve price or starting bid price (if there is no reserve).
In the event that your goods do not sell after multiple auctions or via ‘walk-in’ sales, you are required to come and collect the items. Please monitor your items that are up for auction, and keep us informed of your instructions – If you wish to collect after one auction, lower a reserve for the next auction, etc. Goods held on site after multiple auctions and not collected will attract a storage fee.
Reserves will hold for one auction to ensure something isn’t snapped up too cheaply.
If there is no interest at the reserve price the Auctioneer, at his discretion, will remove or lower the reserve at the next auction to promote the sale.
Absolutely – Anyone who has sold with us has an online account!
Head to our website and click on the auction button, which will take you to the auction software. On the top right of the page, click on the LOGIN/REGISTER tab and enter the email address you used on your consignment docket, click ‘FORGOT PASSWORD’ to receive a link to reset the password for your account.
Once you have signed up for an account, you only need to LOGIN in for subsequent auctions, making it easy to buy with Tullochs!
As per selling, you are abiding by our Terms and Conditions that all our sales are binding.
LOGIN and check your online account - if you have sold any items, your statement will be available in your account. You should also receive an email notifying you of the same. This statement shows the results of each auction, including if your item sold, how much they sold for, and what you can expect to be paid.
If you don’t see a statement - check your spam folder or alternatively, check notification preferences on your online account and make sure the ‘Statement Available’ and ‘New Payment Notify’ notifications are ticked.
After the buyer has paid for your items, we process funds to sellers the Tuesday following auction day. Please allow a couple of days to receive your payment into your nominated bank account. It is your responsibility as a seller to ensure that bank details we have are correct and you can do this via your account on our website.
Our terms are strictly 48 hours for buyers to settle their accounts. We follow up immediately with any accounts that are overdue to ensure you receive your payments in a timely manner.
Sometimes we have buyers who do not respect our Terms and Conditions. Unfortunately, this may mean we have to cancel the transaction and relist the item for auction.
Buyers who breach our contracts have their bidding privileges revoked.
Yes, we have the last two months available for viewing on our website. Go to the ‘AUCTION’ button on the menu and then you will see another button ‘VIEW PAST AUCTIONS’. Click this and it shows you the results for previous auctions.
Due to the number of auctions we conduct – only the last two months are viewable!
