How To Buy
Live Online Auctions
1. Registration
Register on our website – www.pcv.pt – or log into your personal account. Your registration will be approved within a maximum of 24h. If you want to speed up your registration, please contact +351 918710592 in order to be authenticated in the moment.
2. Research
Browse the auction’s digital catalog or find out what interests you through the search bar. Select your favorite pieces and receive notifications/information of other works of art that share the same category.
3. Bid
To bid or watch the auction, you must register. Select the auction you are interested in and click on “Register to Bid”. You can participate in our auctions in three different ways:
– Request a telephone bid order, maintaining the obligation to offer the minimum estimate bidding. Our staff will contact you during the auction session and intermediate your bids. To do so, fill out the Absentee and Telephone Biding Form or alternativly send us an email to mail@pcv.pt with your personal information, auction number, lot number and description, and your biding requests.
– Bid online through our website or App.
4. Watch the Auctions Live
Follow the auction live through our website or on our social networks (Facebook, Instagram and Youtube).
5. Payment
If you purchased a lot at auction you will receive an email with a sale note with all purchased information and payment details. We partnered with STRIPE payments system in order to facilitate more digital payment methods, or alternitivly you can pay by our traditional payment methods: bank transfer, in person at our offices TPA (debit or credit).
Following your payment you will receive by email our final and legal invoice.
If you choose bank transfer, you must always place the number of your invoice as a reference along with the following elements:
Beneficiary Palácio do Correio Velho, SA
Bank BPI
BIN 0010 0000 20507500002 69
IBAN PT50 0010 0000 20507500002 69
Swift Code B B P I P T P L
6. Collecting Lots
You must collect or arrange to collect your purchases within the next 8 working days after the sale. You either choose to book with our team, by requesting a quote to our transportation department, or make an appointment to pick up your purchases in person at one of our facilities.