How bidding works

Bidding happens inside auction blocks — themed, time-limited sales curated by Frank. Each block contains one or more lots; each lot is a single specific record listed by a single seller.

Placing a bid

To place a bid you need an active Buy membership (€3/month) or higher. Browse-tier members can watch but cannot bid.

• Open the lot detail page during the block's active window.
• Enter your bid amount. Bids are in whole euros. No fractional bids, no cents.
• Confirm. The platform places the bid immediately.

You will see the new high bid and, if your bid was beaten, an outbid notification by email.

Proxy bidding

Instead of returning to the lot every few minutes, you can set a maximum bid. The platform bids on your behalf in the smallest required increments, up to the maximum you set. If someone outbids your maximum, you get notified and can raise it.

Your maximum is private. Only the current visible bid is shown to other bidders — never your ceiling.

Anti-sniping

If a bid comes in during the final minutes of a lot, the lot's end time is extended. This gives others a chance to respond and prevents last-second snipe tactics from dominating outcomes. The exact extension window is shown on each lot.

Winning a lot

When the block ends, the highest valid bid wins. The platform creates the order and notifies the seller. From there, payment and shipping follow the usual seller path — see When and how to pay.

If you win multiple lots from the same seller in the same block, they are automatically bundled into one combined-shipping order. See Combined shipping from one seller.