AuctionCoreThe same details, entered again
Make, model, serial, condition. Written on site, typed into the catalogue, then again on the invoice. Small mistakes slip in and are found late.
For industrial auctioneers
Less administration.
Better-run industrial auctions.
Sale day gets the attention. The site visits, lotting, catalogues, invoices, settlements and collections are where most of the work is. We're building auction management software for that part of the job, and we want to hear how it works in your business before we decide what to build.
Join an early conversation. No commitment.
- Site visits & lot intake
- Asset photography
- Catalogue build
- Online bidding
- Timed closings
- Buyer's premium
- Invoicing
- Payments
- Seller settlements
- Collection scheduling
The honest picture
Most setups work. They just cost more time than they should.
A typical auction house runs on an auction platform, a few spreadsheets, the accounting package, email, and a lot of knowledge in people's heads. It gets the sale done. These are the places where it tends to strain.
Spreadsheets in the middle
They're flexible, which is why everyone uses them. They're also where versions multiply and where only one person knows how things fit together.
The week after the sale
Invoices, payments, seller statements, collection slots, release notes. It's routine work, but there's a lot of it, and much of it is done by hand.
Tools built for other kinds of sales
Many platforms were designed with consumer or online-only auctions in mind. On-site viewings, heavy lots, removal rules and multi-site sales don't always fit.
None of this is unusual. If some of it sounds familiar, we'd like to hear how you handle it.
The life of a lot
One lot, from the site visit to the loading bay.
Every lot makes the same journey. The sale itself is a few minutes of it.
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01 · Site visit
It starts on a factory floor.
Someone walks the site, photographs every asset and notes make, model, serial number and condition. Often on a phone, sometimes on paper, usually in a hurry.
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02 · Catalogue
Notes become a catalogue.
Descriptions are written, photos sorted and renamed, lot numbers assigned. Usually by someone back at the office, typing up what was captured on site.
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03 · Bidding
Buyers register, get approved and bid.
Late bids extend the close and the price settles. This is the part most auction software is built around.
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04 · Sold
The hammer falls.
For the buyer, that's the end of it. For your team, the next part of the job starts here.
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05 · After the sale
Then the paperwork catches up.
Invoices, payments, seller statements, collection slots and release notes. Days of follow-up per sale, much of it by hand. This is where we think most of the time can be saved.
We want to make the whole journey lighter, not only sale day.
Where we're heading
Built with auction operations in mind
These are areas we're exploring, not a finished feature list. We'd rather get the priorities right with auctioneers than guess them.
Manage lots and catalogues
Capture lot details and photos once, at the site visit, and build the catalogue from them instead of retyping.
Run online auctions
Registrations, bidding and timed closings in one place, connected to the lots and the buyers behind them.
Reduce manual work
Invoices, settlements and collections that follow from the sale data, rather than being rebuilt after it.
Why we're asking
We'd rather build the right thing than the most things.
We've spent years building auction software. What we need now is a clear view of how auction houses work today: what's worth fixing, and what already works fine.
A short call
You tell us how your sales run, from intake to collection. We listen and ask questions. No demo, no pitch.
An honest view back
If we see something that could run more smoothly, we'll say so, whether or not it has anything to do with us.
Early access, if you want it
If what we build fits your business, you'll get to try it early and influence what comes next.
Start with a conversation
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.
You don't need to prepare anything. A few lines about how your sales run today is enough to start.
- No commitment and no sales pitch
- A conversation with someone who has built auction software
- A useful outside view, even if we never work together
Interested in a short conversation?
Leave your details and we'll get back to you to find a time.