Why buy on Expertissim ?

Buying valued items with the guarantee of the best experts on the art market.
All experts working within Expertissim have been selected according to criteria of seriousness, repute and long professional experience. Expertissim groups together a team of twenty-eight independent experts of high repute, a guarantee of the excellent quality of the expertise of art items. Each item offered for sale has been duly selected by our experts. They describe it, certify its authenticity and value it.

Buying for the best price within the bracket suggested by the expert.
The expert gives a maximum and a minimum value for your item. During the three months' online sale the price of the item decreases once a week, which means twelve equal decreases within three months. Whatever the buying price, you are sure it is a fair price, included within the price bracket the expert considers to correspond to the current market price.

A clear, secure way of buying.
With Expertissim there is no longer any need to be initiated into the intricate ways of traditional sales channels. The price of the item decreases automatically, following a clear, regular, continuous process. There is no bidding in hand.

How to buy on Expertissim ?

During the whole duration of the sale online and 24 hours a day, you can purchase the item you are interested in wherever you are in the world.

Upon payment you will be invited to provide personal information and decide upon whether you pick up the item yourself or arrange to have it collected by one of our shippers. On our website you will get an idea of the shipping rates.

Expertissim puts at your disposal a fully protected online payment managed by HSBC via Ogone and insured by Fia-Net.

Should the item have to be sent out of France we can take charge of all administrative procedures (customs, export permited).

Should you have a question to submit or should you wish to look at the item, please contact us either by e-mail or by telephone. We shall answer you in the shortest possible time.

How much will this cost me ?

The buyer's commission is 20% , excluding tax, of the price for which the item is bought.