Auction Toolkit
Professional Tools for Every Stage of the Auction Cycle
Auction Suite1 delivers a seamless, end-to-end auction management experience empowering your team to stay ahead of the curve, elevate customer service, and run every auction with confidence. From pre-auction preparation to auction-day efficiency and post-auction follow-through, Auction Suite1 ensures nothing is left to chance.
Pre-Auction: Get Ahead Before the Bidding Begins
Transform preparation into a competitive advantage. Auction Suite1 gives your team all the tools needed to organise effectively, avoid costly errors, and engage vendors early:
- Effortless Lot Management
Automatically import articles allocated to an auction and instantly identify items not yet cleared for sale, eliminating the risk of accidental listing of uncleared articles. - Smart Lotting Tools
Managed lotting up by categories, subcategories, and other custom selections. Visual order sorting screen to assist in lotting re-order. - Warning and Error check Tool
Powerful errors and warnings check functionality highlights missing information, including catalogue descriptions, images, condition reports, reserves, estimate discrepancies and much more. - Professional Vendor Communication
Send pre-sale advice as hard copy or trackable soft copy * to keep vendors informed and confident in the process. - Powerful Pre-Sale Insights
Access instant statistics such as lot volumes, vendor counts, commission bids, and top absentee bids to forecast minimum sale values and plan your auction strategy. - Telephone & Condition Report Management
Assign telephone bids to appropriate staff and manage condition report requests with precision and transparency.
Auction Day: Keep the Momentum Moving
Keep your auction room running smoothly, fast, and error-free with tools designed for real-time performance:
- Brandable Paddle Printing
Print bidder paddles that double as marketing assets and even include buyer images for enhanced security and personalisation. - Comprehensive Auctioneer Book
Access lot details, commission bids, breakeven points and more in a single, clear printout. - Streamlined Result Entry
Enter auction results on an uncluttered, simplified page to keep workflows fast and accurate. - Live Performance Statistics
Track the pulse of your auction with real-time insights of registered buyers, hammer totals, commission bid totals, fees earned, and progress updates delivered instantly.
Post-Auction: Smooth, Professional, and Automated
Once the gavel falls, Auction Suite1 ensures the process remains frictionless for both your team and your customers:
- Automated Buyer & Vendor Emails
Send post-auction results with unsold recommendations, invoices, and personalised updates without manual effort. - Online Invoice Payments *
With integrated payment gateways via your website, buyers can pay instantly and securely. - Collection & Dispatch Management
Generate collection documentation for both sold and unsold items to avoid unnecessary storage. - Automated Payment Reminders *
With website integration create levelled follow-up messages to help recover overdue balances while reducing administrative workload.
Auction Suite1 - The Complete Toolkit for Confident Auctions
With Auction Suite1, your auction house is equipped to deliver precision, professionalism, and exceptional customer service. Whether managing hundreds of lots or a boutique sale, the platform gives you the clarity, control, and consistency you need from start to finish.
*Website functionality is dependent on website provider/ integration.
Auction Suite1 incorporates:
Website Integration
Seamless. Intelligent. Effortless.
Transform the way your auction house connects with buyers and sellers online.
Inventory Management
Total control. Total clarity. Total confidence.
Complete visibility and precision from the moment an item arrives to the moment the hammer falls.
Advanced Accounting
The next generation financial management.
Powered by Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central end-to-end finance tailored for auction houses.
Photo Management
Fast, Intuitive Image Uploading.
Power your auctions with beautifully organised, effortlessly managed images.
Barcoding
Optimise Operations. Enhance Productivity.
Powerful Barcoding Integration designed to streamline workflows and reduce errors.
Bidding Platforms Integration
Save hours of time on auction day.
Results management tool allowing auction results to be imported promptly and accurately.
Customer Relationship Management
Understand Your Customers. Grow Your Success.
Build deeper relationships, identify opportunities, and make more informed decisions.
Know Your Customer Screening
Strengthen Security & Reduce Risk.
Ensure that every bidder is verified quickly, securely, and in line with regulatory requirements.
Auction Toolkit
Complete Control at Every Stage of Auction.
Empower your team to stay ahead of the curve, elevate customer service, and run every auction with confidence.
Condition Reports Management
Build Trust. Save Time. Elevate Every Interaction
Elevate your customer experience and present your business as professional, responsive, and effortlessly organised.
External Valuations Management
Deliver professional, consistent service
Powerful, fully integrated workflow for capturing, assessing, and converting valuation enquiries with unmatched efficiency
Commission and Telephone Bids Management
Flawless telephone bidding experience.
Manage high volumes of commission and telephone bids with total confidence.
Introduction Commission
Unlock New Revenue Opportunities.
Grow your network, reward referrers, and optimise profit with Auction Suite1.
Droit de Suite
Automatically calculate payable royalties.
Complete, compliant, and cost-saving solution for managing Artist’s Resale Right.
DocuSign
Fast and Secure Digital Signing.
Manage documents digitally in a secure cloud environment.
Collections Management
Enhanced Accuracy & Security.
Create collection documents your way, whether generating them directly from an invoice or consignment.
Advanced Fees Module
Effortlessly handle all vendor and buyer fees.
Transform your fee management into a reliable process with the power of the Advanced Fees Module.
Mailing Lists
Stay in control. Stay informed. Stay ahead.
Give your marketing team the clarity, flexibility, and intelligence needed to scale confidently.
