Sell Whisky
Sellers
If you are interested in selling whisky through the Australian Whisky Auctions, please get in touch by email to [email protected]. We host an auction every month throughout the year with no seller’s commission, a $4 (inc GST) listing fee and a $6 (inc GST) reserve price fee, if you choose to use one. We are accepting bottle submissions up until the cut-off date (7 Days before the auction start date) and provide a complimentary bottle collection for sellers located within 20km of Melbourne CBD with a minimum of 6 bottles.
Registration
To be a seller on the Australian Whisky Auctions, you must be registered as a buyer. Please head to the signup page here.
Please ensure you have read our Terms & Conditions and agree to them
Register To Be A MemberBottle Submissions
To assist with listing your lots with the most accurate information for prospective buyers, please submit as much detail as accurately as possible to give yourself the best opportunity to get the best price on sale. A listing fee of $4 (including GST) is charged per lot per auction.
An editable submission document can be found here – Link
We'll need the bottles in our possession to inspect the bottle and take all the necessary imagery for the lots. This can be dropped off or posted to us.
If you are having your bottles collected with our Melbourne complimentary bottle collection service (minimum 6 bottles & Within 20km of Melbourne), please submit a Manual Submission Form with the bottles.
Submission DocumentBottle Reserves
You may add a reserve price to any of your lots. By choosing to use a reserve price, this ensures that your bottle does not sell for any less than the nominated reserve price. A reserve price fee is charged at $6 (inc GST) per lot per auction. Reserve prices however are limited to a maximum 75% of available retail price if the bottles are still available within Australia, 75% of the previous hammer price or 25% on top of the RRP of any sold out new releases within the past 3 months. If you have any queries about this please contact us at [email protected]
After Bottles Are Received
Your lots will be listed in your vendor account in the week leading up to the auction commencement date. This will give you a chance to review and request adjustments to the listing if you have further information to add to it.
You can keep track of the current bids for all your auctions within the vendor account.
We aim to make all payments within 21 days of the auction completion date (sooner depending on the buyer’s payments). We reserve the right to deduct all listing, reserve and other fees from the sale balance such as courier fees and import duties.
Frequent Asked Questions
What is the seller's premium?
There is 0% seller’s premium meaning you keep 100% of the final hammer price (less $4 per listing and $6 reserve price fee if you chose to use it)
How do I get my bottles to you?
Bottles can be sent to:
ATTN: Sean Kingston
Australian Whisky Auctions
138 Salmon St
3207 Port Melbourne
VIC
You can drop a sealed box containing the bottles and submission form off at the reception during office hours Monday to Sunday. They will assist in storing the bottles until submission
If you are a Melbourne local, please contact me at [email protected] to arrange a pickup. (minimum 6 bottles & within 20km of the CBD)
What happens if the bids do not reach the reserve price?
If your bottle fails to reach the reserve price during the auction, we will endeavour to get the highest bidder to meet your reserve price unless we are notified not to before the end of the auction. If the highest bidder refuses the offer, you may reenter it into the next auction, request we offer the bottle to the highest bidder at their highest bid or have the bottle returned to you. We can discuss adjusting the reserve to ensure it gets sold in the next auction. Please note that listing and reserve fees will be applicable each time you enter a bottle for auction.
How do I check the progress of my bottles I listed?
Within the My Account section, you can view all live, expired and future auction items you have associated with your account
When do I need to submit bottles by? Future Auctions
AUCTION NUMBER | BOTTLES SUBMISSION DATE | AUCTION GOES LIVE | AUCTION END | PAYMENT DUE DATE |
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45 | Fri 10th Jan 2025 | Fri 17th Jan 2025 | Sun 26th Jan 2025 8pm | Fri 31st Jan 2025 |
46 | Fri 7th Feb | Fri 14th Feb | Sun 23th Feb 8pm | Fri 28th Feb 2025 |
47 | Fri 14th Mar | Fri 21st Mar | Sun 30th Mar 8pm | Fri 4th Apr 2025 |
48 | Fri 11th Apr | Fri 18th Apr | Sun 27th Apr 8pm | Fri 2nd May 2025 |
49 | Fri 9th May | Fri 16th May | Sun 25th May 8pm | Fri 30th May 2025 |
50 | Fri 13th Jun | Fri 20th Jun | Sun 29th Jun 8pm | Fri 4th Jul 2025 |
51 | Fri 11th Jul | Fri 18th Jul | Sun 27th Jul 8pm | Fri 1st Aug 2025 |
52 | Fri 15th Aug | Fri 22nd Aug | Sun 31st Aug 8pm | Fri 5th Sep 2025 |
53 | Fri 12th Sep | Fri 19th Sep | Sun 28th Sep 8pm | Fri 3rd Oct 2025 |
54 | Fri 10th Oct | Fri 17th Oct | Sun 26th Oct 8pm | Fri 31st Oct 2025 |
55 (Final auction for 2025) | Fri 14th Nov | Fri 21st Nov | Sun 30th Nov 8pm | Fri 5th Dec 2025 |