Live Bidding

Artfact and its UK sister site, Invaluable, attract collectors and dealers from around the globe searching for paintings, prints, furniture, glass, jewelry, silver, wine, coins, vintage cars and more from over 1,000 exclusive partner auction houses. Bidders around the world choose Artfact Live! to bid in real-time at the finest selection of art, antiques, collectibles, and estate auctions. Artfact offers bidders unable to bid during a live auction the chance to bid with confidence using Artfact's trusted SecureBid™ absentee bidding technology. With SecureBid™, absentee bids are delivered securely and confidentially during the live auction.

As an auctioneer, Artfact Live! allows you to tap into Artfact's extensive pool of experienced, high-value bidders from around the globe. By adding Artfact Live! online bidding to your sales, you will not only increase your auction traffic and demand, you will satisfy your consignors by recording much higher prices realized.

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Are you an auction house looking to add Artfact Live! online bidding to your sales? Contact Auction House Sales today by calling Relly Banker at 1 617 746-9813 or email rbanker@artfact.com to learn how adding Artfact Live! online bidding will dramatically improve your auction results.

Infinite Bidding™

Infinite Bidding™, your own live online auction platform powered by Artfact, allows your valuable clients to access auctions live on the Internet from your own website. Your customers can register for auctions directly on your site, and bid live on sale day using your custom-branded bidding console. You don't need to install any special software; Artfact does the setup for you. All you need to do is add a link to your web page! With Infinite Bidding™, your busiest clients will participate at record levels. You will attract new bidders unable to make their first trip to your auction room or unwilling to leave absentee bids. After all the time and money you invest in cataloging, mailings, website management, and email marketing, Infinite Bidding™ maximizes qualified bidding on auction day.

Contact auctionhousesales@artfact.com to learn more about how Infinite Bidding™, in combination with Artfact Live!, can broaden your market and increase your sales.

RFC Systems Auction Management and Websites

Artfact offers a full range of auction house software solutions, designed by RFC Systems, to help our auction house members work more effectively and efficiently. From simple plug-and-play software solutions to run your saleroom, to enterprise-sized database systems that can manage inventory, accounts, catalog subscriptions, CRM and more for the largest houses, we can tailor a system to fit your needs and your budget. In addition, we can provide your website with an integrated, plug-and-play online catalog system that includes your own live online bidding using our Infinite Bidding™ software , all fully integrated with Artfact's global network of quality online marketing platforms.

Contact Auction House Sales by calling Relly Banker at 1 617 746-9813 or email rbanker@artfact.com today to learn more about how RFC systems can help make the best first impression on customers and drive increased consignments.

Upcoming Auction Promotion

Artfact gives you the unique chance to advertise your auctions on the premier online marketplace for art, antiques, collectibles and estate auctions worldwide. Not only does Artfact attract a large international audience, but in combination with the UK sister site Invaluable, no market is left uncovered. Artfact and Invaluable attract over a million unique visitors each month searching for paintings, prints, furniture, glass, jewelry, silver, wine, coins, toys, vintage cars and more from over 1,000 prestigious auction houses. Artfact offers a variety of promotional packages including website banners, newsletter features, and custom packages, which have proven to increase catalog views over 50% and average sell through by over 100%. After each auction, your promotion continues as your catalog is archived and added to our vast database of more than 63 million unabridged auction results worth more than $200 billion. Artfact's extensive archive of auction results allows collectors and dealers to search and follow your auctions for years to come.

To learn how Artfact can enhance your marketing efforts, visit our advertise with us page, or contact Auction House Sales by calling Relly Banker at 1 617 746-9813 or email rbanker@artfact.com .

Auction Results Database

Artfact has processed over 100,000 auction catalogs and sale results for over 58 million lots from more than 2,000 auction houses making us the most well known auction data processor. Save time by doing your research with the world's largest database of antiques and fine art auction sales records and the most sophisticated search engine.

Users search our databases to answer the important questions that professionals and collectors continue to ask about buying, selling, and valuing antiques and fine art, such as:

• What is it worth, and why?
• Who made it?
• Where does it come from?
• What is it?
• Where may I buy one?
• When will it be for sale?
• Where will it be for sale?
• Who should sell mine?

If you're new to Artfact, Sign-in or Register to sample the database now, or Subscribe, or call Relly Banker at 1 617 746-9813 or email rbanker@artfact.com to learn more about special subscription plans for auction houses.