How it works

From listing to a dealer appointment in one afternoon. You see every bid, you set the floor, and you pay only if a dealer buys your car.

From listing to a dealer appointment in one afternoon. You pay nothing unless a dealer buys your car.

1
List your car in ten minutes
Your VIN fills in the car. Mileage, a short condition questionnaire and six guided photos, all from your phone. Set a reserve: the lowest price you'd take.
2
Dealers bid for two hours
Your car goes up at the next auction time, and dealers preview it first. Then licensed dealers within driving distance bid against each other while you watch every bid land in real time. A bid in the last minute extends the clock.
3
Take the top bid, or don't
Met your reserve? It's sold. We place a temporary hold on your card, introduce you to the dealer and you drive the car to their lot at a time you book from their calendar. The seller fee is charged only when the dealer buys. If they back out, the hold is released. Under reserve, or no reserve? You have 24 hours to accept or walk away.

The rules, in plain words

Every auction runs on the same terms. No fine print that changes the deal.

Licensed dealers only: Every bidder holds a current state dealer license that we verify before they can see a listing.
Bids are binding on the dealer: A bid is an offer to buy at that price, subject to an in-person inspection matching your listing. Dealers who back out without cause are removed.
You set the bar: Your reserve is the lowest price you'd take. Below it, or with no reserve, nothing sells unless you say yes. At or above it, the car is sold, so set it honestly.
One simple fee: $250 or 1% of the winning bid, whichever is more, charged only when a dealer buys your car. Nothing if the dealer passes or no-shows.
Nobody sees your details: Dealers see the car, the ZIP and the photos. Your name, phone and email go only to the winning dealer, once the hold is placed.
Nobody gets sniped: A bid in the last minute puts 60 seconds back on the clock, like a real auction.

An instant-offer site is one buyer. Here, many buyers compete for the same car.

Who sets the price: Competing dealers bidding up; Instant offer: One buyer, who profits when it's low; Private sale: You, then every buyer argues it down
How long it takes: 2 hours, then one appointment; Instant offer: Minutes, then a lower number at the lot; Private sale: Weeks of messages and no-shows
Who shows up: A licensed dealer, at their lot; Instant offer: That company; Private sale: Strangers at your home
What you pay: $250 or 1%, only if the dealer buys; Instant offer: Nothing, it's in the price; Private sale: Listing fees, your time
Can you walk away: Yes, below your reserve. Reserve met means sold; Instant offer: Yes; Private sale: Yes

Question	Instant offer	Private sale	Online Trade-Ins
Who sets the price	One buyer, who profits when it's low	You, then every buyer argues it down	Competing dealers bidding up
How long it takes	Minutes, then a lower number at the lot	Weeks of messages and no-shows	2 hours, then one appointment
Who shows up	That company	Strangers at your home	A licensed dealer, at their lot
What you pay	Nothing, it's in the price	Listing fees, your time	$250 or 1%, only if the dealer buys
Can you walk away	Yes	Yes	Yes, below your reserve. Reserve met means sold

Something else? Read the full walkthrough.

Free to list. Two hours of bidding. You decide.