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We have created some answers to questions, which we are commonly asked and added them into the relevant sections below. We hope that you are able to find the information that you are looking for, but if you would prefer to speak to a member of our team please call us on 01768 890 781.
We are located near the market town of Penrith, just off J40 of the M6.
For full details of our location and our contact details please see our Contact Us page.
Buying from our auctions is easy.
Prior to each auction, we publish an online catalogue – which you can access via our Auction page.
If you see items there you would like to buy, you can:
Register with our online bidding partner the saleroom at www.the-saleroom.com
If you would like to bid in person (the most exciting way to bid!), you can visit our office at the Skirsgill Saleroom to register your details and obtain a unique bidding number, which you’ll show the auctioneer if you are the successful bidder.
We accept all forms of payment, including debit and credit cards, cash, cheques and bank transfers. Please note we do not accept American Express cards. For security reasons, we do not accept payments over the phone for more than £500 in the UK, £100 internationally. Payment in full, cleared funds is required before goods are permitted to be removed from the premises.
Click here to see more information about how to buy at a PFK Auction.
FROM 2020 OUR STORAGE POLICY IS CHANGING: buyers will have a week to collect. After one week, storage will apply at £5 + VAT per day per item. Items uncollected after 30 days shall be re-sold without reserve.
We sell a wide variety of items at auction from good quality modern furniture to fine art and antiques.
The first step is for us to value your items and advise whether and for how much we think we can sell your items for.
You can bring your items along to our saleroom.
For our Interiors & Clearance sales and Collectors Carousel auctions, we accept items the week before the sale, Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday. Please note that occasionally we fill up pretty quickly with items from deliveries and house clearances, so if you’re not sure if we still have room, please ring us on 01768 890 781.
For the curated auctions, we would prefer items to be consigned a few weeks earlier than our normal auction deadline so we have time to catalogue them. Please ring the office on 01768 890 781 for more details.
Alternatively, use our handy valuation form for a free, no obligation valuation. Click here to be linked to a page which contains the valuations form.
If you would like to proceed to sale based on our valuation, we will receipt you for your items and hold them in our storage facilities prior to sale, entering them into the most suitable auction.
We produce formal written valuations for probate and insurance purposes. Please contact the office on 01768 890781 for further details, or click the link to relevant pages on our website for more information.
PFK Auctioneers operate three types of auctions and these are as follows:
Featuring a different collecting category from antiques, fine art and jewellery through to fine wines, spirits and vintage vehicles.
Mixed, eclectic sales of antique and later furnishings and effects, jewellery, silver, artwork and more, held fortnightly, immediately after the Carousel auction.
Themed gallery-standard lifestyle sales, with lots on offer all in excellent condition and curated by us, with interesting items ready for your home.
Yes, we have viewing days prior to each auction. See the auction listings for more details.
Saturdays the week before a sale: 9am-12pm.
Monday 9am-5pm
Tuesday 9am-6pm
Wednesday from 8:30am
We do not close for lunch on viewing days.
Office hours are Monday-Friday 9am-5pm. Please note we are closed for lunch 12:30pm-13:30pm.
Post-sale Thursday the saleroom is closed, so we can organise the saleroom for the next auction. The office phone lines and emails will function as normal.
Collection days are Friday & Monday after the sale. Collection outside of these days is by appointment only.
FROM 2020 OUR STORAGE POLICY IS CHANGING: buyers will have a week to collect. After one week, storage will apply at £5 + VAT per day per item. Items uncollected after 30 days shall be re-sold without reserve.
Please call 01768 890781 to discuss delivering items to us for sale or valuations.
Free valuations are available most days.
We recommend Bradleys Packing Services (01325 281332) for all postage and packing requests and do not offer an in-house service, with the exception of single small items that can be sent in a Jiffy bag within the UK.
For local collection and delivery of items to or from our saleroom, we recommend either J&S Removals 01768 864705 or Chris Watson 077932 40435.
We would be happy to help answer your question.
Please call our office on 01768 890781 to speak to a member of our team.
