HomeNumismatic Terms“The Juice” - A Fee That Buyers Pay at Auction

“The Juice” – A Fee That Buyers Pay at Auction

This screenshot from a Heritage Auctions lot shows that the final price includes the Buyer’s Premium.
This screenshot from a Heritage Auctions lot shows that the final price includes the Buyer’s Premium.

(n.)

Slang.

The “juice” is the buyer’s fee paid by the winning bidder of an auction lot, usually as a percentage of the winning bid. More formally, the juice is known as the “Buyer’s Premium (BP)”.

It is used in a sentence like this:

“It cost me two grand with the juice.”

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