# After-sale

> The period immediately after an auction during which unsold lots can still be bought, usually by offer at or near the reserve and subject to the consignor's agreement.

- URL: https://www.selloff.auction/glossary/after-sale
- Language: English
- Also known as: Post-sale, After-sale offers
- Last updated: 2026-10-07
- Français: https://www.selloff.auction/fr/glossaire/apres-vente.md

## Definition

The period immediately after an auction during which unsold lots can still be bought, usually by offer at or near the reserve and subject to the consignor's agreement.

After-sale offers often come from underbidders or from clients who missed the sale. The house passes offers on to the consignor, or accepts them within an agreed authority, and invoices them like a normal sale, typically with the same buyer's premium.

In Selloff, unsold lots can be kept open to offers. Each offer is shown next to the lot's estimate, reserve and consignor, and staff accept or refuse it in one click.

## Related features

- [Offers & after-sale](https://www.selloff.auction/features/after-sale-offers.md): Collect offers on unsold lots or in offer sales, decide lot by lot with the consignor's figures at hand, and notify bidders by email.

## Related terms

- [Unsold lot (bought in)](https://www.selloff.auction/glossary/unsold-lot.md): A lot that does not find a buyer at the sale, usually because bidding did not reach the reserve. The lot is passed or bought in, and may then be offered after the sale, re-offered later or returned to the consignor.
- [Private treaty sale](https://www.selloff.auction/glossary/private-treaty-sale.md): A sale negotiated directly between a buyer and a seller through the auction house, outside the public auction, at an agreed price. The house acts as intermediary and earns a commission.
- [Reserve price](https://www.selloff.auction/glossary/reserve-price.md): The confidential minimum price agreed between the consignor and the auction house, below which a lot will not be sold. If bidding does not reach the reserve, the lot is unsold (bought in).