Turn any artwork into a bidding. On your Instagram or on the wall.
For artists and galleries. Take a photo of the work with your phone, give it a starting bid and share it on Instagram or on the wall with its QR. Whoever sees it bids; you get the best offer and their contact.
No commissionYou close the saleThe contacts are yoursJust a phone
Post your work stress-free: if it gets no bids, the credit comes back to your account.
How it works
Three steps. One artwork. A bidding wherever your audience is.
You are the seller from beginning to end. We only run the bidding: when it closes we hand you the best offer with the collector's verified contact details. No money for the artwork passes through us.
Photograph the work and set a starting bid
Photo, artist, title and the lowest offer you'd accept. One artwork or a whole show.
≈ 40 seconds per artwork
Share it in your Instagram stories or print its label
You get a ready-made Instagram story and the link for the sticker, plus an A6 label with its QR for the wall. One credit per artwork: the same bidding in both places, for a few hours, seven days or up to 90.
Instagram, WhatsApp, your website or any wall
Whoever sees it bids from their phone
With a verified email and a phone number, no account. You watch the offers come in live. At the close, the top bidder gets a one-hour priority window to settle the purchase with you.
Their contact details are for you, not for us
On your Instagram
Your Instagram shows your work. Let it take offers too.
You post a new piece, put it in a story with its bidding link, and it closes on Sunday. Your followers bid from their phones; you get the best offer and their contact. With your own page, one link in your bio gathers every bidding you have open.
A story and a post, ready-made with your artwork's photo
One link for the story sticker and one for your bio
You see how many people opened the page, and from where
What you get
Everything a bidding needs. Nothing a sale doesn't.
The highest offer, with a verified email and a phone numberPlus the full history and the contact details of every bidder, for your own follow-up. They are yours: we use them for nothing else.
A one-hour priority reservationThe winner is told to reach you directly. You close the sale your way.
Live panel, Instagram story and printable labelsSee the leading offer, the time left and how many people opened each artwork, and from where. Regenerate the story or the label whenever you like.
Edit, pause or withdraw at any timeFix a typo, pause an artwork, or withdraw one you sold at the booth. The clock never changes.
What ArtBidHere is not
Not a marketplaceNo catalogue of ours, no search, no permanent price history. Each bidding is only where you put it: the QR by the artwork and the link you share.
Not a payment intermediaryWe never touch the artwork's money. A bid is an offer; purchase and payment are settled between you and the collector.
Not an auction houseNo commission, no buyer's premium, no fee tied to the artwork's value. Ever.
Pricing
One fixed fee per artwork. Zero commission.
One credit opens an artwork for a few hours, seven days or up to 90. Credits last 12 months.
5 artworks
$10
$2 per artwork
If your artwork gets no bids, the credit comes back to your account.
15 artworks
$25
$1.67 per artwork
If your artwork gets no bids, the credit comes back to your account.
Best value
40 artworks
$50
$1.25 per artwork
Labels and Instagram stories without our logo, never expires
If your artwork gets no bids, the credit comes back to your account.
First artwork free with every new accountTaxes included where applicablePay by card via Stripe
Questions
Before your first bidding
What if nobody bids?
Your credit comes back. Each artwork you open for bids uses one credit; if it closes with no bids, that credit comes back and you can reopen the same artwork with it, with the same link and the same QR. The same goes for your free first artwork: if nobody bids, you get it back. You only use credits on artworks that get bids.
When does the credit come back, and when doesn't it?
It comes back when bidding reaches its closing time with no bids, even if you had paused it. It doesn't come back if there is at least one bid, even if you don't end up selling: the bidding worked and you have an interested buyer. Nor does it come back if you withdraw the artwork before closing. Bidding open in your Instagram stories and on the wall at the same time is still one bidding and one credit. A returned credit keeps its pack's expiry; if it had less than a month left, you get 30 days to use it. And once you have opened bidding with a pack, that pack can no longer be refunded in money, even if credits came back.
I post my work on Instagram. How does it work there?
You open the artwork's bidding and we give you a ready-made story with its photo and a link for the sticker. You post it, your followers tap the link and bid from their phones. Posts can't carry links: put your page's link in your bio, and every open bidding is there.
Does a bidder need an app or an account?
No. They open the link or scan the QR, type an amount, an email and a phone number, and enter the 6-digit code we send them. That's all. We never ask for a name.
And at a show or a fair?
You print the A6 label with the QR and put it next to the work; whoever walks by scans and bids. It's the same bidding as the one in your Instagram stories: both can be open at once on a single credit.
What happens when bidding closes?
The highest valid offer wins. The winner receives your contact and a one-hour priority reservation; you receive the winner and the full offer history. You complete the sale directly, however you normally would.
Is a bid binding?
A bid is an offer to purchase at that amount, made under the bidder terms. The sale itself — invoice, payment, delivery — happens between you and the collector. ArtBidHere provides the bidding software; it is not a party to the sale.
Can I change something after going live?
Yes. Title, artist and details are editable until bidding closes. Image, starting bid and increment can be changed until the first offer arrives. The closing time is fixed at activation and never changes. You can also pause or withdraw an artwork.
Do collectors see each other's bids?
They see the current leading amount and how many offers there are — never who made them. After close, the public page shows only that bidding has ended.
Which currencies and countries?
Bids can be labelled in any of 152 currencies, chosen per artwork — the same gallery can take offers in euros in Madrid and in dollars in Miami. What you pay us is a separate matter: our own fee is charged in EUR, GBP or USD. You can use ArtBidHere anywhere; the interface and emails are in English and Spanish, and the wall label prints in the language you choose.
Can I print the labels without your logo?
Yes, with the 40-artwork pack. Once you buy it, your Instagram stories and posts come without “Powered by ArtBidHere”, and the labels screen lets you take it off your labels. The option stays with your account: it does not lapse with the credits. Without it, they carry our small logo.
Your next post is a good place to try it.
Your first artwork is free. Take a photo and open the bidding today.