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New Fees Coming for Sotheby’s Next Week

There will be changes to the Buyer’s Premium starting February 25th at Sotheby’s too. The full rate card is here but the news is:

• the 25% BP tier applies under $400,000 for sales in New York, £300,000 in London, €250,000 in Paris, €250,000 in Milan, CHF400,000 in Switzerland, and HK$3,500,000 in Hong Kong

• above that …