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BordeauXchange is a all-in-one fine wine investment platform. We have thousands of clients including both private individuals and merchants from across the globe, who use our platform to buy, sell, value and store fine wine.
- We make buying and selling easy with a real-time trading platform where members can instantly buy and sell to one another anonymously.
- All the logistics involved when trading is handled by us, so you don't have to worry.
- We collect and display prices for thousands of wines daily, allowing you to accurately value your wine portfolio and track performance over time.
- We offer storage and insurance services at an HMRC regulated bonded facility.
- Our curated screeners analyse the market to identify opportunities that might interest you.
- Get help from our brilliant support via the in-app chat, phone or email.
It is completely free to create an account on BordeauXchange. If you already hold a wine portfolio, you may also add as many wines as you like into your account.
A 3% commission is charged on the total value of your purchase or sale. The commission is only due once we have received the funds from the buyer and the wine from the seller. For sales, we retain the commission fee during the payout of the sale price. There is no fee or commission for placing bids to buy or offers to sell. Please see an example scenario below.
If you purchase or sell a wine for £1,000, the commission would be £30. The 3% commission charge is subject to VAT, so the total commission would be £36.
Yes, however, they must already be stored in a UK or EU bonded tax warehouse, and in perfect condition as per our terms & conditions. Each case of wine is subject to a thorough inspection at our warehouse prior to settlement. The photos and comments from the inspection will be uploaded to your account for you to see.
We highly recommend transferring your wines to a private account with BordeauXchange at London City Bond prior to selling them. Unfortunately, there have been numerous occassions where wines have been delivered for sale, only to discover upon inspection that they do not meet the condition requirements.
In the event that this happens to you, you will be unable to sell wines on BordeauXchange in the future, unless they are already in storage with us.
Yes, all purchases are initially assigned to your own account with BordeauXchange at London City Bond. Once assigned, you can arrange delivery or collection via the 'Storage' page of your account or by contacting us. We can deliver to any UK address within 10 days.
We do not offer international delivery, but we can release the wines for collection by your chosen transporter. If you do not have a transporter, please contact us and we can offer our recommendations.
We have created numerous step-by-step guides to help you navigate the platform, including a 5 step tutorial on how to buy and sell. Please click here to view the tutorial.