Acker Wines
Acker is a New York wine merchant founded in 1820 that runs live wine auctions in the US, Hong Kong and Switzerland plus weekly web auctions. This page covers what it sells, how bidding works, and every buyer cost, including shipping limits and storage, with a direct link to ackerwines.com.
- Founded
- 1820
- Based in
- New York, NY
- Buyer's fee
- 25%
- Card fee
- 2% (3% on big tabs)
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About Acker Wines
Acker calls itself the oldest wine merchant in the United States, with a retail store at 160 West 72nd Street in Manhattan. It has sold more than $2 billion of wine at auction. It also runs offices and storage in Hong Kong and the UK, and a US hub in Delaware.
Acker holds live auctions streamed from Delaware, plus sales in Hong Kong and Zurich, several times a year. Weekly web auctions run between them. You can bid in person, by phone, by absentee bid or online.
What Acker Wines sells
How buying works at Acker Wines
- RegisterOpen an account and register for a live sale or the weekly web auction.
- BidBid online, by phone, by absentee bid or in person.
- Add the costsAdd the 25% premium, any card fee, New York sales tax and shipping.
- PayPay within 48 hours for web auctions or 30 days for live sales.
- Collect or shipArrange pickup or shipping within 14 days, or the wine moves to paid storage.
What it costs
Acker charges one premium rate, with fees for cards, late payment and moving wine to storage.
| What | Cost |
|---|---|
| Buyer's premium | 25% of the hammer |
| Credit card fee | 2% of the invoice; live sales up to $15,000, with a 3% fee above that |
| Late fee | 18% a year, charged daily; starts on day 35 for live sales |
| Returned check | $100 |
| Missed pickup | $50 to move the wine to the warehouse if not collected within 48 hours |
| US storage | Wine not shipped within 14 days moves to Acker storage in Newark, Delaware; rates set by a separate agreement, not published |
| Hong Kong storage | HKD 20 to 38 per bottle by size, plus HKD 4 in and HKD 8 out per bottle |
| Shipping | Quoted per order; handled by Acker in NY and CA, or by an outside shipper elsewhere |
| Sales tax | New York tax in most cases; California tax on California deliveries |
Worked example: a $10,000 hammer adds a $2,500 premium, for $12,500. Paying by card adds 2%, or $250, for $12,750 before sales tax and shipping.
Paying, pickup and storage
| When to pay | Web auctions within 48 hours. Live auctions within 30 days. Invoices go out within 2 days. |
| Payment | Check, wire and major cards, plus UnionPay, Alipay, WeChat Pay and PayPal. |
| Shipping states | Acker ships wine itself only within New York and California. Buyers elsewhere pick up in New York or have it moved to an outside shipper, World Wide Cargo Services, at their cost. |
| Weather and temperature | Acker advises against shipping at 70°F or above or below 45°F, and may refuse unless you accept the risk in writing. Styrofoam shippers are available. |
| Pickup | Manhattan store with photo ID, Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sunday noon to 7 p.m. |
| Storage | After 14 days without shipping instructions, wine moves to temperature-controlled storage in Delaware at the buyer's cost. |
| Damage | Report breakage or missing items within 3 days. |
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UX Search is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Acker Wines. Bidding, payment and delivery all happen on the house's own site under its own terms. Information checked October 22, 2026 from ackerwines.com (home page, FAQ, terms and conditions, shipping notice) and bevnewsonline.com (Delaware facility) and winewithseth.com (lifetime sales); fees and rules can change, so confirm them on the sale page.