BUYING
How to Participate
No fees are needed to participate.
Contact us at any time.
Upcoming auctions
Check our auction calendar via Upcoming auctions if any of your artwork of interest will be auctioned soon.
You can also subscribe to a specific artist’s Wishlist via Register to a Create Alert.
Ask for Condition Report
To receive additional images and detailed condition of the lots of your interest, contact Mainichi Auction team.
If you live in Japan, you can come to the preview in Tokyo, held 2 days before auction.
Place your bids
You can participate in the auction by : absentee bid(paper form or web form), telephone bid (with our operator),
Or bid from your computer (Live bid).
If you live in Japan, you can bid in person at the saleroom.
- *Documentation will be asked to all new overseas participants. Registration must be completed before auction-day.
Details
Participate as the sale goes
If you are in Japan the day of the sale, you can come to our saleroom in Tokyo and participate in person.
Connect with our operator to bid in real time. English, Chinese, French and Korean speaking operators are available.
Let an absentee bid
You can place your absentee bid via our website.
- *You must be registered to place your bids.
Bid forms are sent to you by email from our staff. Contact our team to receive a bidform.
Successful bids
You will be contacted by email to select your preferred packing and transportation options.
Upon your selection, a final invoice will be emailed to you.
Payment / Buyer’s Premium
You are required to fulfil payment within 10 days after auction-day. The total amount will include Hammer price, Buyer’s premium,
Consumption tax and eventual delivery costs.
Details
Buyer’s Premium
Buyer’s Premium is not included in the Hammer Price.
Buyer’s Premium adds up to 16.5% of the final Hammer Price.
Payment deadline
Payment must be fully complete and due by 10 days after auction-day.
Payment methods
A. Cash (only in Japan and in Japanese Yen)
B. Wire transfer
<Note>: All the payments must be made in Japanese Yen.
Both of the bank transfer charges (sender and receiver) must be covered by the sender.
<account information>:
Beneficiary：Mainichi Auction Inc.
Beneficiary Address：TOC Ariake West Tower 5F, 3-5-7 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0063 Japan
Beneficiary Telephone：+81-3-3527-7330
Account No.：6550793 (Account Type: Current )
Bank：Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Branch：Marunouchi Branch (Branch Code: 245)
Branch Telephone：+81-3-3216-0442
Swift Code (BIC)：SMBCJPJT
Packing Shipment
Your purchases will be released and prepared for shipment following your payment clearance.
You can use your own carrier or Mainichi Auction’s contracted carrier.
If you have a DHL account number or special instructions, please indicate these on the bidding form.
If you would like to ship your purchases through MA’s contracted carrier, the quote will be available following the sale.
All the charges including insurance, packing, shipping fees and any applicable import duties and taxes by the laws and regulations in your country are at your charge.
For details of our “Mainichi Auction Conditions of Consignment and Sale”, please visit our website.
MAINICHI AUCTION INC.
TOC Ariake West Tower 5F, Ariake 3-5-7, Koto Ward, Tokyo, Japan 135-0063
TEL:+81-33527-7330
E-mail:inquiry@my-auction.co.jp