The reserve price is the minimum price agreed with the seller below which the property may not be sold. If the property has been estimated, this price may not be set higher than the lowest estimate appearing in the advertisement, or publicly announced by the person conducting the sale and recorded in the minutes.
Article L. 442-5 is applicable to any seller who habitually resells new goods in their original condition at a price lower than their actual purchase price, by the public auction process, under the conditions set out in this article.
In the case of second-hand goods offered for sale and whenever buyers have the option of attending in person, the operators of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction mentioned in Article L. 321-4 shall inform buyers, in a clear and comprehensible manner before the conclusion of the sale, that they do not benefit from the legal guarantee of conformity in accordance with Article L. 217-2 of the Consumer Code.