Mark Hill Auctions is here to help.

A valuation is the first step to selling an item at auction with us. But a valuation may be required for other purposes too. Maybe you have inherited something, or a collection of things, that needs to be valued for probate reasons. Or else maybe something you own needs to be insured, and your insurance company is requesting an up to date value. 

Get in touch as we can help with valuations of anything from single items to entire house contents and estates for:

• Sale by auction
• Insurance
• Probate
• Sheer curiosity

Your item(s) will be examined by one of our professional valuers. When we provide a valuation, we will give you an estimate of what we think your item(s) will sell for at auction on the open market. Typically, this is a price range comprising a low and high value - for example, '£1,000 - 1,500'. This estimate is based on our experience, as well as examining and appraising the item.

Please note that any and all valuations given via any means from descriptions and/or photographs are subject to one of our professional valuers viewing and inspection the item(s) in person.

If you decide to sell the item with us, we will discuss a 'reserve' with you. The reserve is the price below which an item cannot be sold, and it cannot be higher than the low end of the estimate range. A reserve can be 'fixed', ie; the bidding must reach that level in order to sell, or it can be 'discretionary', which means that the auctioneer can sell the item for around 20% less than the figure of the reserve. A reserve can also be set to 'sell'. This means that we will still get the very highest price that we can for you during the auction, but the item will be sold for that, whatever that top bid is. 

There are three ways to request a valuation - in person or online.

To submit an online valuation request, please fill in the form below.

To book an appointment to bring something in to show us, please click here.

To request a visit to a property, please click here.