Stock
See how Tandem simplifies the complexities of stock management, from item entry to final shipping.
Tandem makes managing stock a breeze
Tandem's stock management features offer a comprehensive solution for auction houses.
From a detailed knowledge base of historic sales to streamlined consignment management, the platform simplifies every step. Item scheduling and cataloging has never been easier, enabling you to quickly add and organize hundreds of items. With integrated label printing and real-time stock monitoring, keeping track of inventory becomes hassle-free.
The platform also supports post-auction logistics like collection and shipping, ensuring a smooth end-to-end process for both sellers and buyers.
Trusted by auction houses across the globe
Sale History
Gain invaluable insights from past auctions
You have a digital archive of all historic sales, providing you with valuable data to lean on for future auctions. Make informed decisions about your planned auctions, pricing strategies, and market trends, ensuring you stay ahead in the auction industry.
Consignment
Streamlined consignment control
Add items, set commission and insurance rates, and manage fees. Handle everything from vendor references, departments, categories, and reserves. Generate labels and attach relevant files as needed to keep your consignment process organized.
Item Scheduling
Assign items to upcoming auctions
Seamlessly schedule items for upcoming sales, benefit from automated reserve adjustments for unsold lots, and enjoy the flexibility to split, merge, or transfer items as needed. This feature ensures your auction scheduling is both efficient and adaptable.
Label Printing
Streamline item labeling with integrated printing
Connect your Dymo printer, offering a quick and easy solution for printing labels. This integration simplifies the labeling process, saving time and improving the organization of items, which is crucial for tracking and presenting auction lots.
Monitoring
Keep a close eye on your inventory
Track the status of all items in real-time. Stay informed about your current stock levels, helping you make timely decisions about consignments, auction scheduling, and stock replenishment.
Cataloguing
Add hundreds of items with ease
Streamline the cataloging process with tools to schedule items, manage descriptions, and handle bulk image uploads. Fill in many fields in the same workflow, and then come back and edit or update any information about an item at any time.
Photography
Showcase each item in its best light
Enjoy the simplicity of drag-and-drop uploads or utilize bulk processing through our Dropbox integration. This feature streamlines your image handling, allowing you to focus on showcasing each item at its best.
Collection & Shipping
Streamline post-auction logistics
Tandem even assists with the “last mile” of the auction process: collection and shipping. This feature ensures that buyers receive their purchased items promptly and securely.
Returns & Reoffers
Hassle-free handling for unsold items
Manage unsold items with options to renegotiate, reoffer, or return. Tandem's versatile system allows for swift adjustments to commissions and premiums, facilitating deposits and partial payments while keeping deal specifics confidential.
Providing tech solutions to auction houses since 1997
See how we've changed workflows for clients around the world
Andrew Grigg
Owner, Cordy's Auction House
John More
Owner, Hayward's
Mandy Metzger
Owner, McElwain's Auctions
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FAQs
Find answers to commonly asked questions about our auction management system.
You can access the back-office system from any internet connection, so it is quick and easy to work from home or out of the office.
No, since 2017 all major web browsers on phones, tablets, and desktop computers can stream live audio and video so an app is no longer required.
There is no software to install onto the computer, but the system does require a modern ever green web browser to operate, e.g. Microsoft Edge / Firefox / Chrome / Safari (Mac or iPad).
By verifying our servers as part of your official email configuration we can use tools such as SPF, DKIM, DMARC to let mail servers know to trust your emails. If that sounds complicated, we can help...
You can get all the efficiency benefits while still running traditional in-room auctions with your preferred combination of absentee, in room and phone bidders. The ability to attract a larger audience from online bidders at a webcast auction is only one step away when you are ready.
Yes, you can easily export the buyers, vendors, lots and financial data from each auction.
The system is cloud based and always requires a live internet connection. While a 4G mobile data connection will provide access for a single user, a VDSL or Fibre connection is recommended when uploading images or for multiple users.
Yes, you can easily import buyer and vendor contact information from a spreadsheet or talk to us about importing historical auction data from different systems.
More reasons to love Tandem
Buyers
From watch list alerts to seamless collection, Tandem makes bidding and buying easier than ever.
Vendors
Simplify vendor coordination and lean on automation to cut away the busywork.
Financials
Discover the joy of straightforward invoicing and flexible payment solutions tailored for the auction industry.
Live
From seamless buyer registration to real-time display and webcasting, Tandem provides auction managers with the tools to conduct live auctions effortlessly and professionally.
Online
Whether it’s your first online auction or your 100th, Tandem makes managing online auctions seamless and hassle-free for auction managers.