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How to sell
Mainichi Auction accepts consignments from collectors, institutions, and estates around the World.
We are open to discussing the sale of a single item or even an entire collection, and we will provide our estimates of those items.
- 1Valuation
- 2Receiving your property
- 3Final valuation
- 4Registration of your property
- 5Sale result
Before Auction / Free Valuation
Submit the following photos and information :
- Clear color images of the front and back, a close-up of the signature or maker’s mark
- Dimensions, medium and other available details.
- History of the item (when, where and how it was acquired).
- Copies of appraisals, any literature relating to the item or certificates of authenticity, if available.
Please send the above via email or via our form below.
Upon receiving the information, our specialists will study the item and suggest our estimated price via email.
Our suggested estimate price is determined based on the auction records of the comparable items fetched in the current auction market.
It should not be considered as any proof of authenticity, a guaranteed offer for purchase, or a guarantee of selling price.
Due to the high volume of requests, it may take a few days to respond to you.
Receiving your property
Once you decide to consign your items, we will confirm with you the date of sale (sale number), which will include your item, estimate price, and discuss if we should set a confidential minimum price, or reserve price.
If you consign the goods from overseas, a shipping fee from your location to Mainichi Auction (paid in advance on your side), a customs clearance fee, and import duty, etc. would be incurred.
We will guide you through further detailed procedures by email.
Please do not dispatch the parcel without our instruction since the items must be imported through Before Permit customs clearance. All outstanding costs can be deducted from our payment after the auction.
Final valuation
After receiving your property, we will inspect the items on our side, and our suggested estimate price may be revised upon the inspection. Upon receiving your agreement on the sale's terms, we will send you the Consignment Confirmation, on which the details of the property, sale's date, estimate price, etc. are listed.
Note: If a certificate of authenticity must be issued before the auction, the expenses will be at your charge.
Registration of your property
You will be asked to review your property’s catalog page and agree with its content. Upon confirmation, consignment fees must be paid to Mainichi Auction before the given registration deadline. Proof of identity must be shown to finalize registration.
Cancellations cannot be accepted after the registration deadline.
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Consignment fees
- 10 lots or less : 5,000 JPY
- 11 to 20 lots : 10,000 JPY
- 21 lots or more : 20,000 JPY
* Consignment fees are free for catalogue subscribers (does not apply for Web Online Membership)
Insurance
The artwork will be covered by insurance we will arrange from the arrival date of your property to the date when the transfer of ownership is moved to Buyer. Please note that this insurance is entirely based upon our good will as an agent of a contract for sale and the insurance coverage for your property will be valued at our absolute discretion. Meanwhile, the seller shall be fully responsible for bearing of risks until ownership is transferred to the Buyer. In addition, Loss or damages resulting from force majeure(a declaration of war, earthquake, or other natural disaster events) will not be compensated. Also, we strongly suggest that you get insurance cover for your property by your own, especially when your artwork is highly valued one.
* Refer to MA Conditions of Consignment and Sale Article (10) for the detail of insurance.
Sale result
A seller’s premium will be deducted from your property’s hammer price according to the terms you agreed with and be due to you.
Unsold items will be returned to the consignor at their own expense.
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Payment date
The owed amount will be transferred on the third Friday following the auction (may vary upon national holidays).
Seller’s Premium (per 1 lot)
- Under 70,000 JPY : A flat 11,000 JPY.
- Above 70,000 JPY and under 500,000 JPY : 16.5% of realized hammer price.
- 500,000 JPY and up : 11% of the final hammer price
Unsold items, After Sale and Collection
With your consent, your property will be available for After Sale for a week. Your property will be kept for a total of 2 weeks following the auction. During this period, you must decide between :
Register it again for auction (registration fees will be applied as a new registration).
Get your property back (packing and packing fees will be at your own expense).
* For more details, please consult our CCS
Mainichi Auction Inc.
TOC Ariake West Tower-5F, 3-5-7 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0063 Japan
TEL: +81(0)3-3527-7330 FAX: +81(0)3-3527-7336
E-mail: inquiry@my-auction.co.jp
