After the closing of the Buy-or-Bid sale!


What to do after the closing of the sale.

1./ Check My Buy or Bid Watch List
Please check My Buy-or-Bid Watch List within 2 to 24 hours after closing to see the status of your bids and offers.

  • Items purchased at the Buy price and bids between the BidAsk spread are automatically accepted and added to your invoice.
  • In the 24 hours following the closing, you can buy an item at its Reserve price from your Watch Page by clicking the label Buy and add to invoice
  • A bid made below the BidAsk spread that was accepted by the seller, can be canceled until 24 hours after the closing.
  • When you don't want the item anymore at your initial bid amount, you simply click the label : I do not want this item
  • The items that did not sell within 24 hours after closing remain unsold and are no longer available.

2./ When ready, go to the Invoice & Certificate section From here, you can see your Invoice and download and print certificates. 


My buy-or-bid Watch List.
In the My buy-or-bid Watch List you can monitor your succesful and unsuccessful bids.

Different labels are used to show the Buy or Bid status :

  • Items on which you are successful have the label Sold to you
  • In the 24 hours following the closing of the sale, you can buy an item at its Reserve price from "My Buy-or-Bid Watch List by clicking the label Buy and add to invoice
  • When your bid is below the BidAsk spread the item is not sold.Below Spread
    You still have 24 hours the option to buy the item at the reserve price. After 24 hours the unsold items are no longer available.
In the 24 hours following the closing, you can buy an item at its Reserve price from My Buy-or-Bid Watch Page by clicking the label Buy and add to invoice
A bid made below the BidAsk spread is usually not accepted by the seller. When a bid is accepted by the seller the item is automatically added to the invoice.
When you don't want the item anymore at your initial bid amount, you simply click the label : I do not want this item
Cancellation has to be done within 24 hours after the closing.
Please double-check your shipping and billing address and let us know if you need any changes.
  • You can add a new shipping address in the Address Book.
  • Due to Tax calculation reasons, you can only add a shipping address, but not change it.
  • Please contact us so we can adjust your details.

Invoices are in US$ and you will find a secure payment link in your invoice. You can pay by most credit cards, PayPal or bank wire transfer.
European buyers can pay in Euros, with most creditcards, iDEAL, and bank wire to our Wise bank account. Currency exchange is done at a middle rate. or Please double-check your shipping and billing address and let us know if you need any changes.


hold optionWe've added an option to put your shipping on hold. This can be incredibly convenient for people who want to buy several items at different auctions and ship them together.
The service is free, and you pay only once the shipment fee.
You will pay the shipping fee the first time we put your shipment on hold. The next time, you don't get charged for shipping.
You can add as many items as you like.

Please contact us if you want us to hold your shipment.

Maps are shipped flat between solid cardboard or in solid tubes. For parcels of more than 2kg, an additional fee applies. You are billed at the prevailing postal rate.
In the Client Center, you can update your shipping preferences.

Our shipping centers are in USA and Europe. For the convenience of our buyers, we try to ship purchases made by European buyers from Europe. When possible, these items are sold in the European margin scheme, and no VAT / BTW or import duties are charged.
Learn more in the Terms and Condition section.

A flat shipping fee is added to each shipment.
This covers:
- Shipping to North America, Canada and Europe is a flat fee of $25 (send by DHL)
- Shipping to South America, Australia, New Zealand, and Thailand, Mauritius, a shipping fee of $ 50 will be charged.
Packing and Insurance (up to the invoice amount) are included.
Shortly before shipment, we will email you a shipping notification with the tracking number.
Check the shipping address carefully! Please update your shipping address here and contact us immediately about your update.

Purchases in Europe and Asia will be shipped as much as possible from Europe — shipments in North America and Canada from USA.

When will my items ship?
We will try to ship it out as soon as possible. However, due to the large volume of items to be shipped, this may take up to 10-14 working days after the close of the sale.
You are informed by email about the shipping date and tracking/registration number.


Paulus Swaen
 Buy-or-Bid
is now
Rare Paper Sales Buy-or-Bid

Paulus Swaen and New World Cartographic (Chicago) have joined forces to offer more Americana, posters, ephemera and other rare papers!

Rare Paper Sales
a division of New World Cartographic
1200 W. 35th Street, #425
Chicago, IL 60609, USA
tel. : (312) 496 - 3622
email : moc.selasrepaperar@ofni

Paulus Swaen Old Maps and Prints
901 North Hercules Avenue, Suite A
Clearwater, Florida 33765, USA
tel. USA +1 727 687 3298
tel. NL +33 (0)6 27839704
email : moc.neaws@suluap