RED DOT Auctions

Red dot auctions

APS runs at least four Red Dot Auctions each year.

They are called Red Dot Auctions because people who attend and are interested in items that have a Reserve placed on them simply put a red dot sticker on the item.

Items without reserves are simply auctioned off with the best on floor or postal bid winning the item.

Postal Bids are accepted - simply contact Bruce Webber at brucewebberqa@netscape.net.

Items are available for collection immediately after the auction and payment has been made. Postal Bids are either posted or couriered once payment for the lots and and the postal/courier charge has been received.

Sellers who are members pay 15% commission and non-members 20% commission. Payouts are made after all payments have been received - this can take up to 14 days.

Red Dot Auctions are usually held in the Senior Citizens' Hall, Wairere Ave, Mt Albert. Doors open for lot delivery at 10.30am and to the public for viewing from 11.00am.

Auctions start at 12.00pm (Midday) sharp with an interval after the first 200 lots for those wishing to pay and leave early.

NEXT RED DOT AUCTION:
The next APS Red Dot Auction will be held at the Mt Albert Senior Citizens Hall.

Saturday 10 May 2025

Click here for a catalogue

(Sellers please note that available lot spaces for this auction are now full).

Results from previous Red Dot Auctions:

Some helpful information

Descriptions

Some vendors have given better descriptions of the more complex lots and this has resulted in better offers from the postal bidders. For collections and accumulations, try to give an idea on the:

Age range or era
Amount (Estimate of stamps or pages or weight)
Countries or Areas (BC, Europe)
Strength (where the main or best material)
Note a couple of the best items
Note any obvious defects and indicate if common material

items we don't want

Solomon Island America's Cup books
Stamp exhibition material (ie PalmPex, CanPex, Aupex, Auckland 1990 etc.)
NZ Post posters
Old catalogues, prior to 2005 unless specialised
Fantasy issues (unless in a bulk lot of other material)
Common and modern used stamps on paper from between 1950 and 2005
Used stamps with inkjet or machine cancellations
Collections of first day covers issued between 1945 and 2000, unless rare postmarks, cancels, flight covers or very high denomination ($5 face value or plus stamps)
Anything that is damaged, ripped, toned or foxed: stamps, cards, covers otherwise.
Any items that catalogue under $5 unless in bundles
Stamps described as mint, that are in fact mint no gum and unused.
Packet stamps and CTOs like Hungary, Russia, Laos, Vietnam, Cuba etc. and cheap thematics.
"Donations" of cheap and accumulated stamps, they are usually hard to sell or dispose of, please give these to your local church, mission or Salvation Army/Opportunity shop type store. Or better yet give them to a child who shows an interest in stamps.

PRicing

When making up lots, aim for a $5 to $20 sale as a minimum. A better result is likely when minor items are grouped together (i.e. a box lot) as they are more likely to attract spirited bidding than if they are put up singerly as $1 or $2 items.

If in doubt, please contact us and we will answer within a week. Please do not be offended if we reject your items. Catalogues of stamp issues are in most branches of the Auckland and other city libraries and are often easy to take out. Any stamp or set catalogued under $5/$10 is a handling charge and not indicative of true value.

DISCLAIMER: We will take mint packs and Yearbooks of NZ, Australia and other known countries, however we can not guarantee you will get a high price, as most modern mint stamps are selling well below their face value. Typical buy in rates for NZ mint stamps are 40% face value or less.

want to add items

Want to add items to the next auction? Download lotting form (52 kb)

If you have material for sale, or wish to receive a catalogue of items for sale, please contact Bruce Webber brucewebberqa@netscape.net