# Articles

- URL: https://www.selloff.auction/articles
- Language: English
- Last updated: 2026-10-07
- Français: https://www.selloff.auction/fr/articles.md

## Notes on running an auction house

Announcements, guides and perspectives on auction-house operations and software.

- [Running a numismatic auction house: cataloguing, grading, references and platforms](https://www.selloff.auction/articles/running-a-numismatic-auction-house.md): What sets numismatic auctions apart (structured coin descriptions, reference catalogues, grading standards, certification, photography and specialist platforms) and how to organise the back office around them. (2026-09-24)
- [Artificial intelligence & auctions](https://www.selloff.auction/articles/artificial-intelligence-in-auctions.md): A manifesto on artificial intelligence in auction houses: the uses worth building – finding the right buyers for each lot, cataloguing, translating, searching the archive – and the red lines that protect trust. (2026-09-16)
- [Selloff 3.0: new navigation, a dashboard per auction and one page per client](https://www.selloff.auction/articles/introducing-selloff-3-0.md): Selloff 3.0 introduces a new menu with global search, a dashboard configured per auction and a contact page that gathers every role, document and activity of a client. Here is what changes for each team in an auction house, and why. (2026-09-11)
- [Selling on Drouot, Interenchères, Sixbid & co. from one catalogue](https://www.selloff.auction/articles/selling-on-drouot-interencheres-sixbid.md): How to publish one auction catalogue on several online platforms (Drouot, Interenchères, Sixbid, Numisbids, Biddr, Philasearch) and bring bids and results back into a single system, with the pitfalls to avoid. (2026-08-27)
- [Selloff 2.4 in review: invoicing, logistics, contacts and catalogues](https://www.selloff.auction/articles/selloff-2-4-in-review.md): Between December 2025 and August 2026, eight Selloff 2.4 releases reworked invoicing and payments, after-sale logistics, contact management and catalogue production. This recap groups the main changes by workflow. (2026-08-24)
- [Running hybrid auctions: room, phone, absentee and online bids](https://www.selloff.auction/articles/running-hybrid-auctions.md): A practical guide to hybrid auctions: registering bidders by channel, aligning bid increments, clerking a sale with room, phone, absentee and online bids, and reconciling the results afterwards. (2026-08-06)
- [From consignment to invoice: the auction-house workflow](https://www.selloff.auction/articles/auction-house-workflow-consignment-to-invoice.md): The full lifecycle of a lot in an auction house, step by step: consignment receipt, cataloguing, estimates and reserves, catalogue, bids, sale day, invoicing, payment, consignor settlement and shipping. (2026-07-09)
- [How to choose auction management software](https://www.selloff.auction/articles/how-to-choose-auction-management-software.md): A practical buyer's guide for auction houses: the criteria that matter, the questions to ask vendors, and how to plan a migration without disrupting your sale calendar. (2026-06-18)