Expert perspectives on technology, strategy, and best practices for modern auction houses.
Featured LiveAuctioneers, Proxibid, the-saleroom, BidSpotter, i-bidder, Lot-tissimo, EstateSales.NET, Chairish, Wavebid and Auction Mobility all belong to one London-listed company. Here is what Auction Technology Group owns, what it reports earning from each dollar of hammer, and what its rate cards say in 2026.
Sotheby's pays consignors in 45 days, Christie's and Bonhams in 35, Heritage in 45, and every one of those promises carries the same condition: once the buyer has paid. Here is what the major houses and the state auctioneer laws actually require, why settlement takes as long as it does, and how a mid-sized auction house can pay in two weeks without taking on the buyer's risk.
Wavebid is the cataloging and clerking system behind thousands of Proxibid sales, and since June 2026 its owner has been winding down the integrations that let it feed anyone else's bidding platform. Here is what Wavebid costs, what the wind-down means, and the back offices that do not choose your marketplace for you.
Proxibid's 2026 rate card charges arts, antiques and firearms auction houses 5% of hammer plus event fees, and the cheaper tiers are earned by promising not to use anyone else. Here is what it costs, who the bidders belong to, and the alternatives worth shortlisting.
HiBid is cheap and busy, and for an estate auctioneer that is usually the end of the conversation. For a collectibles auction house the questions are different: who the bidders are, whose brand they see, and what the back office does after the hammer. Here are the alternatives, with current fees.
Invaluable was sold to Liquidity Services on October 1, 2026. Here is what the marketplace charges auction houses and buyers today, who the bidders belong to, the alternatives worth shortlisting, and how to think about the change of owner.
AuctionWriter writes the catalog. It does not run the sale. Here is how a standalone AI description tool compares with AI cataloging built into the platform that also runs bidding, CRM and invoicing, and what to check before you choose.
Every firearms auction house collects FFLs. Few have a process that survives a three-hundred-lot sale. Here is one that does: from cataloging flags to the shipping hold, and where the software should do the remembering.
GunBroker is where individual guns sell. It is not where a cataloged firearms sale belongs. Here are the GunBroker alternatives for an auction house in 2026, what each costs, and how FFL handling changes when the sale runs on your own platform.
Timed auctions run themselves and reach every time zone. Live auctions create urgency and higher prices on the best lots. Here is how to decide which lots go where.
Marketplaces rent you their bidders. White label auction software gives you your own. Here is how the main platforms compare, and what to check before you sign.
AI cataloging, zero-latency live bidding, automated settlement, and full data ownership. The complete reference for choosing the right auction management platform for coins, stamps, fine art, sports cards, and antiques.
The auction industry is not facing a demand problem. It is facing a relevance and experience problem. Learn how auction houses can attract and retain Millennials and Gen Z without diluting expertise or tradition.
Running a successful auction house today requires more than expertise and relationships. Modern auction management systems can transform how you operate—if you choose the right platform.
For every collection that makes it into your catalog, three or four others just disappear. Here's why follow-up falls through the cracks and how to build systems that don't forget.
How behavioral signals reveal ready buyers—and why most auction systems can't see them.
A comprehensive toolkit to evaluate your auction house's readiness for behavioral tracking, intent scoring, and consignment intelligence systems.
In hybrid auctions, timing synchronization determines fairness. Learn how Circuit Auction AI prevents timing conflicts and protects bidder confidence.
Auction platform quality depends on how systems manage critical timing moments. Use this checklist to evaluate platforms before committing.
From strategic consignment selection to post-sale excellence, discover 10 proven strategies that drive sustainable revenue growth for auction houses.
Successful auction houses prioritize cultivating lasting partnerships with collectors rather than focusing solely on individual transactions.
Discover how artificial intelligence is transforming the auction catalog creation process by accelerating research, description writing, and estimate setting while maintaining expert quality standards.
Digital participation now dominates auctions. Discover best practices for platform selection, user experience, hybrid management, and optimization strategies.
Discover how Circuit Auction's integrated platform can help you implement these strategies and maximize your auction revenue.
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