From browse to hammer, in six steps.
Browse the catalogue
Every lot has full photos, gemological detail, and a starting price. Bidding opens the moment a session is published.
Place a bid in one tap
Tap to bid the next increment, or set a maximum and we'll bid for you, up to your cap, only as much as needed to stay in front.
Your bid stands
Can't make the live close? Your bid still competes. If nobody beats it, you win, awake or asleep.
The live close
Each lot gets its moment on the block with a countdown. A bid in the final 15 seconds resets the clock, so a lot only closes when bidding truly stops.
Winning is simple
Your invoice arrives when the auction ends. Everything you win in an auction arrives on one invoice. Your winning bid is the price of the lot. There is no buyer's premium, and GST is included. Insured delivery is quoted before you bid. Insured delivery is $19 plus 2.5% of what you win, quoted before you bid.
Your guarantee
Guaranteed as described, or your money back. Every stone is sold by Teals itself, not a third-party seller, so your full consumer guarantees under the Australian Consumer Law apply to every lot.
How the numbers work
- Every lot opens at its listed starting price and moves in a minimum step shown on the bid panel. The bid button always names the exact amount you'd pay, so you never have to work out the next bid yourself.
- A maximum is private. We bid the smallest amount needed to keep you in front, never your ceiling, and nobody else can see it. If two maximums tie, the earlier one wins, so there is a real advantage in bidding early.
- Nobody bids against you but other buyers. Teals never bids on its own lots and there are no vendor bids: every rise in the price is another buyer.
Try a no-stakes practice sale - set a ceiling, watch a rival push against you, and see your proxy win below your maximum. No account, no money.
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