Internet Live Auctions: Invest and Enjoy - Presentation by Alexander Zacke, CEO of Auctionata at the NOAH 2013 Conference in London, Old Billingsgate on the 13th of November 2013.
2. Disruptive business model:
Auctionata provides a trusted online platform bringing together local sellers with
international buyers
Sellers
Auctionata
Private Sellers
• 4 reasons of private sellers (“4 D’s”):
Death, Divorce, Debt, Displacement
• Either sell complete estates or
single items or whole collections
Requires trust
built through true
expert curation
Buyers
Buying art, antiques & collectibles as an
“investment of passion” because of
• Emotive reasons (aesthetic
value, lifestyle appeal, status)
• Financial reasons (preserve value)
• Speculative reasons (make money)
Collectors & Dealers
• Looking for new customers, new &
trustworthy channels and
competition between buyers
Buying is more of a pastime, not a
necessity
Have easy access to vast
information, but are seeking
advice, trustworthy channels, and a
broad selection
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3. Auctiona has 2 customer-facing businesses and
charges a commission to both sellers and buyers
Buyers
Sellers
Two sales formats…
Two sourcing channels…
Auction
• Premium (avg. price EUR 12,000)
• Standard (avg. price EUR 1,000)
Private
• Private individuals
• Collectors
Shop (buy-it now)
• Avg. price EUR 1,000
Dealers
• Professional dealers
• Expert referrals
Buyer‘s
premium
20%
Seller‘s
commisson
20%
4. Markets grow 5% a year, Auctionata 5% a week
Fine art market = $59 billion, luxury goods market = $37 billion
Top segment
> $ 100,000
spending per
customer
& top auction
houses
Auctionata
~$15,000
per auction
customer
Low segment
< $ 500
per customer
• The top four
Sotheby’s, Christie’s, Bonham’s and
Phillips with global sourcing volume
of $18 billion
• Auctionata Germany: $40 million in
2013 (1st YOB), $160 million in
2014, net revenue 27%
& small, local
traders / classifieds
portals / flea markets
• Auctionata’s 52,500 users each
generate $500 in annual
sales, marketing = $50 per acquired
user
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6. What problem do we solve, what sets us apart
Sotheby’s, Christie’s, Bonham’s & Phillips
Primitive auction
experience
Old fashioned
& slow model
No online DNA
Auctionata
Superb auction
experience
Auctionata
Live Online Auction
Video
Cost effective &
fast model
Online DNA
New online live auction experience makes buyers spend more
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7. What we have achieved in 12 months
• Sourced merchandise for $40 million
• Sold merchandise for $20 million
• Built the largest expert network worldwide
• Grown from 10 to 135 people
• Grown from 50m² to 2,500 m²
• Grown from 3 auctions 2012 to 36 in 2013
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8. Auctionata‘s auction partnerships:
The gateway to loyal buyer and seller communities
Chrono24 partnership an
instant success, $2 million
GMV at first shared
auctions
Ruby Lane and Artspace
are two major US players.
Joint auctions with Ruby
Lane starting in Q4 2013,
Artspace in Q1 2014
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9. Financials 2012-2015
In EUR million
212.0
GMV
Net revenues
95.3
61.3
0.7
0.3
2012
12.7
25.3
3.5
2013
2014
2015
15.1
EBITDA
-1.5
-4.4
-8.2
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10. Auctionata‘s Vision
Owning the category for internet live auctions.
Winning 20% of the global art auction market until 2018.