Absentee bids are displayed on the Clerking Grid and in the auctioneer clerking reports. You can also accept in-person absentee bids and upload those online. Click the Download Auction From HiBid button to access the Download Center.

Placing an absentee bid is another way for you to bid if you can't join the auction in person. It is also known as 'proxy bidding' and is very simple - the auctioneer places bids on your behalf as if you were in the auction yourself. You can place absentee bids on multiple lots.

An absentee bid is exactly as it sounds. It is a bid placed by a potential buyer who wishes to compete for a lot (or lots) but cannot be present during the auction. Absentee bids are a service offered to our bidders at Hinter Auctions.

A commission paid by the consignor to Sotheby's, which is deducted from the hammer price. For most auctions, including those in our Fine Arts division, Sotheby's standard seller's commission is 10% of the hammer price. An expert in a specific field of collecting who belongs to a department.

There are two types of bidding in procurement: open or competitive bidding, and closed (“sealed”) or noncompetitive bidding. Competitive bidding takes place usually through the RFx process, which is detailed below. In contrast, some companies will also use noncompetitive bidding.

Types of bids include auction bids, online bids, and sealed bids.

Bid rigging occurs when a group of bidders unlawfully band together to devise strategies to reduce competition in a bidding process and determine the bid winner. Common types include cover bidding, bid rotation, bid suppression and non-conforming bid.