How it works

Verified bidding, in plain terms

VULCAN is a closed room: only buyers we've verified can see lots and bid. Here's the whole path, start to finish.

Register

Choose Private or Company and give your contact details. Private buyers register in their own name; companies give their trading name, VAT/registration number and a contact person.

Upload documents

Private buyers upload one photo ID — a national ID card or a passport. Companies upload their business registration. PDF or image, up to 8 MB.

We review

A person on our team checks your document by hand. This usually takes under a business day. You'll see your status update from "in review" to "approved".

Bid & win

Approved buyers see the full catalogue and can place binding bids. When a lot's countdown ends, the highest bidder wins.

What you need to register

For a private account: your name, address and phone number, plus a clear photo or scan of either your national ID card or your passport.

For a company account: the company name, VAT or registration number, a named contact, address and phone number, plus your business registration document.

How the bidding works

Each lot has a starting price, a fixed bid increment, and an end time shown as a live countdown. You bid at least the current price plus one increment. Every bid is binding, and the highest bid standing when the clock reaches zero wins the lot.

Some lots carry a hidden reserve — a minimum the seller will accept. You won't see the reserve figure, only whether it has been met. A lot below its reserve at close may not sell.

The anti-snipe window

To keep things fair, a bid placed in the final moments of a lot automatically extends the end time by a short window (typically two minutes). That means a lot can't be snatched with a single last-millisecond bid — genuine bidders always get a chance to respond.

Who can see what

To other bidders you appear only under a pseudonym, never your real name. Your identity and documents are visible only to our verification team, never to the public and never to other members.

Winning a lot is a commitment to buy. Settlement, collection and any fees are arranged directly with us after the sale — see our Terms & Conditions.

Get verified once, bid on everything

Registration takes minutes. Approval usually lands within a business day.

Register to bid