Wine & spirits auctions: rare whisky, fine wine and vintage port, searched at once
Wine and spirits move through two very different routes: dedicated fine wine and whisky specialists running high-profile sales, and general house-clearance auctions where a cellar or drinks cabinet gets sold off as an unsorted case lot. A rare bottle can sit in either, and the specialist sales are watched closely enough that the general ones are often where the value actually is.
Why wine and spirits lots get missed
A rare single malt, a case of vintage port, or an aged cognac is just as likely to surface in a general auction as in a dedicated wine and whisky sale, described only as "box of bottles" by a valuer who isn't a specialist. Checking every platform every day to catch these before someone else does is unrealistic for anyone with a day job.
One search across every platform
Auction Bid Assistant's free browser extension searches the-saleroom, EasyLive, Bidspotter, Invaluable, NumisBids, iCollector and LiveAuctionWorld simultaneously, alongside eBay. A search for "whisky," "fine wine," "vintage port," a distillery name, or "champagne" returns matching lots across all of them, with images, estimates, current bids where shown, and sale countdowns, sorted by platform in tabs.
Real results for "whisky": 109 lots found in one search, from a Speyside single malt to an empty collector's box and a whisky barrel.
It works by searching from inside your own browser, the same as opening and searching each site yourself, just done in seconds. Nothing is stored on our servers, permissions are minimal, and the extension never places a bid on your behalf.
Alerts: for a slow-moving but competitive market
Good wine and spirits lots don't come up often, so when they do, save a search (a distillery, region, vintage, or "whisky" generally) and get emailed the moment a new lot matches it, across all covered platforms including eBay, rather than relying on remembering to check each one.
Want to try before installing?
The same search box works on this website with no install at all for eBay, iCollector, LiveAuctionWorld and Featured Auction catalogues, a quick way to see matching wine and spirits lots before adding the rest of the platforms via the extension.
Built for how wine and spirits collectors actually work
Save any lot with one click from search results, export your shortlist as a printable PDF or CSV before a sale, and on the day itself the optional live bridge feeds the auctioneer's asking price into the free bid calculator, so your maximum (with buyer's premium and VAT included) is always in front of you.
Browse wine & spirits types
Wine and spirits collecting splits into distinct fields with their own quirks and premiums. Search any of these directly:
Common questions
Can I search wine and spirits auctions across multiple platforms at once?
Yes, the free extension searches the-saleroom, EasyLive, Bidspotter, Invaluable, NumisBids, iCollector and LiveAuctionWorld simultaneously, alongside eBay, from one search box.
Does it cover whisky and spirits, not just wine?
Yes, any keyword works, so rare whisky, vintage port, champagne, cognac and other spirits categories search the same way across all covered platforms.
Can I get alerted the moment a new wine or spirits lot is listed?
Yes, save a search and get an email the moment a new lot matches it, across all covered platforms including eBay.
Is the extension safe?
It requests minimal permissions, cannot read your browsing history, only reads publicly visible auction listings, and never modifies pages or places bids. No account, no personal data.