AuctionCoreRe-entering lot details
Make, model, serial number and condition are recorded on site, then typed again for the catalogue and again for the invoice.
For industrial auctioneers
Less administration.
Better-run industrial auctions.
Auction management software designed around the real workflows of industrial auction businesses, from lotting and catalogues to invoicing, settlement and collection. We're at an early stage and talking to auctioneers about how they work today.
Join an early conversation. No commitment.
- Site visits & lotting
- Asset photography
- Catalogues
- Buyer registration
- Online bidding
- Timed closings
- Buyer's premium
- Invoicing
- Seller settlements
- Collections
Where the time goes
Sale day is only a small part of the work.
Most auction houses run on a mix of an auction platform, spreadsheets, accounting software and email. It works, but a lot of effort goes into keeping those pieces in step.
Spreadsheets as the glue
Flexible and familiar, but hard to keep consistent from one sale to the next, and often fully understood by only one or two people.
Post-sale administration
Invoices, payments, seller statements, collection slots and release notes. Routine work, but there is a lot of it, and most of it is manual.
Platforms built for other markets
Many auction platforms are designed for consumer or online-only sales. Viewings, heavy lots, removal terms and multi-site sales are often an afterthought.
Whether this matches your experience or not, we'd like to hear about it.
The life of a lot
From site visit to collection.
The bidding takes minutes. Everything around it can take weeks.
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01 · Site visit
Lotting on site
Each asset is photographed and recorded: make, model, serial number, condition and location. Usually on a phone, sometimes on paper.
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02 · Catalogue
Building the catalogue
Descriptions are written up, photos sorted, lot numbers assigned and the sale published. Often by someone in the office, working from the site notes.
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03 · Bidding
Registration and bidding
Buyers register and are approved, bidding opens, and late bids extend the close. This is the part most auction software focuses on.
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04 · Sold
The hammer falls
The lot is sold. For the buyer, that's it. For the auction house, the follow-up starts here.
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05 · After the sale
Invoicing, settlement, collection
Buyer invoices with premium and VAT, payment matching, seller statements, collection appointments and release notes. This is where we think the most time can be saved.
We're looking at the whole journey, not only the sale.
What we're exploring
Built with auction operations in mind
These are areas we're exploring, not a finished feature list. Which of them matter most is what we want to learn from auctioneers.
Manage lots and catalogues
Organise assets, lot information, images and catalogues, with details captured once and reused.
Run online auctions
Manage registrations, bidding and auction workflows in one place.
Reduce manual work
Simplify the administration before and after the auction: invoicing, settlement and collection.
How it works
What a conversation looks like
We have substantial experience building auction software. Before building more, we want to understand how industrial auction houses work today.
A short call
You walk us through how a sale runs in your business, from intake to collection. We ask questions.
Our perspective
We share what we've seen work elsewhere and where we think there's room to improve. You decide whether any of it is useful.
Staying in touch
If you're interested, we keep you updated as the product develops and invite you to try early versions.
Get in touch
What would make your auction business run better?
I'm speaking with independent auctioneers to understand their biggest operational challenges and shape a new auction management platform around real needs.
No preparation needed. A couple of lines about your current setup is enough to start.
- No commitment
- Experience in auction software
- Your details are only used to reply
Interested in a short conversation?
We'll reply to arrange a time that suits you.