Your bottles, in front of collectors across Europe
Wine, port, whisky, cognac, rum, gin. List it in minutes, a Bottles expert reviews it, and buyers in 27 EU countries bid.
Sell in four steps
List your bottle
Photos, a few details and your reserve price. Or no reserve, with bidding opening at €1.
An expert reviews it
A Bottles expert checks your photos and details and sets the estimate buyers see. Then it goes live.
Buyers across Europe bid
Collectors in 27 EU countries see your lot, in their own language.
It ships, you get paid
The buyer pays first. The money reaches your bank after delivery.
Try a price
Nothing to pay if it doesn't sell.
- Hammer price
- €300
- Bottles commission, 9%
- -€27
- VAT on the commission
- -€6.21
The buyer pays the shipping and their own buyer fee. A company with a valid EU VAT number outside Portugal pays no VAT on the commission.
Collected at home, or shipped by you
You choose for each lot, when you create it. Either way the buyer pays before anything ships.
- The buyer pays the lot and the shipping
They pick the courier service and the insurance at checkout, with live Eurosender prices.
- You confirm a pickup slot
The app asks you as soon as the payment is in. Pick the day and time that suit you.
- Pack it, hand it over
The courier collects it at the pickup address on your account.
- Tracking starts by itself
The tracking number appears for you and the buyer when the courier collects it.
- You get paid
48 h after delivery, or sooner if the buyer confirms it arrived.
Your bottle, your terms
You set the reserve
Below it, the bottle doesn't sell.
Didn't sell? Try again
Put it back up for auction, with a new reserve if you like.
Protected payment
The buyer's money is held until delivery, and Bottles handles any dispute.
About 5 minutes, once
Have your ID and bank details ready.
- Billing addressIts country is where Stripe verifies you.1 min
- Identity check with StripeOur payments partner checks your ID. Bottles never sees your documents.3 min
- Bank account for payoutsEntered in Stripe, where your money is paid.1 min
- How you sellAs a private person or a business, for the VAT on the commission.30 s
Stripe asks if you are an Individual or a Company. No incorporated company? Choose Individual, even if you sell as a business.
What can I sell?
Sealed bottles of wine, port, whisky, cognac, rum, gin and other spirits, sent from and to an EU address.
Do I need to be a company?
No. Most sellers are private collectors. If you sell as a business, you say so on step 4.
Who sets the estimate?
A Bottles expert, from your photos and details. Your reserve stays yours; the estimate helps buyers bid.
When exactly am I paid?
48 hours after delivery, or as soon as the buyer confirms it arrived, as long as there is no open dispute.
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