If you have never bought wine at auction, you may wonder what are the advantages compared to fixed-price sales. Discover here 10 good reasons to start bidding on iDealwine!
1. An incredible choice
With online auctions three to four times a month and thousands of great wines available, the choice on iDealwine is beyond compare! In 2023, 213,886 bottles (or 222,224 when scaled to standard 750ml bottles) were auctioned on iDealwine. This shows how vast the choice is!
2. Find what’s hard to find
On iDealwine, you will discover many treasures. There are absolute rarities, prestigious wines, bottles that can only through the allocation system, or incredibly old vintages – some are over a century old!
3. Good deals
Among all the lots at auction, there are always treasures to discover. You might have to hunt around a bit – they are not always easy to find – but we have some tips for you. You can use the menu on the left-hand side and filter for lots without a reserve price. These are wines whose starting price is set at €1. You can also filter the lots by their current auction prices, and you never know what some people may have overlooked when the lots have a lower starting price than people expect them to have. Auctions will thus enable you to find some exceptional deals! What is more, the auction world is open to all budgets.
4. Comfort
What’s better than being able to bid, in peace and quiet from home? On iDealwine, everything is done from your computer (or your smartphone with our app). You can browse the catalogues and see the lots in detail (high-definition photos with a zoom option, descriptions, etc.), place bids in just one click, follow your bids, pay and have your wines delivered in perfectly adapted packaging.
5. Becoming an expert thanks to iDealwine
We often talk about good potential deals, but it is often necessary to have basic wine knowledge to be able to find these gems. That’s why iDealwine offers a wide range of tools to help you become an expert in the field: wine descriptions, main tasting characteristics, scores from top tasters, a vintage guide, blog articles… Without forgetting, of course, iDealwine’s Auction Price Estimates! Are you still hesitating? Read our auction reports that point out the latest trends in the market. You have all the keys to choose the wines that suit you best.
6. It’s worth the effort
The playful side of auctions is also something to mention. There’s nothing like the adrenaline rush of a bidding war! Our tip is to use F5 to refresh your page, make sure you don’t lose out in the final seconds. And if you’re a busy person, don’t worry, we also have you covered with the Maximum Bid feature that you can find just below the Bid button on the lot’s product page.
7. Safety and security
Online auctions on iDealwine are managed by our subsidiary IWA Auction, an auction house approved by the French public auction regulation authority, the CVV (Conseil des ventes volontaires). We use a state-certified auctioneer who is responsible for the smooth running of the auctions. Appraisal is the strong point of our house, which is among the most serious players in the industry. Each bottle is thoroughly authenticated, inspected, photographed and described by our team of specialists.
8. Leading European wine auction house
If you choose to buy wines at auction, don’t do it in any old auction house! You might as well choose the reliability of the top French wine auction house, which has proved its worth since its creation in 2000 and has established itself as the go-to website for wine enthusiasts. iDealwine has been named the leading wine auction house in France for eight consecutive years. In 2023, one out of every three bottles sold at auction in France went through our hands.
9. A caring team at your service
At iDealwine, the whole team are passionate wine enthusiasts who are happy to share this passion with you, advise you, listen to you and guide you as you make your choices. Agathe and Paul in our customer service team are always ready to help and answer your questions via email or a phone call.
10. And there’s always the possibility to sell the wines you won’t drink
Most wine consignors who sell their wines at iDealwine auctions are, above all else, great enthusiasts, who have often bought too much or whose tastes have evolved. If that is the case for you and you’d like to make more space in your cellar to buy more bottle, selling some of your wines on iDealwine would be to be an excellent option!
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