Cars & Bids Reviews 

415
TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.3

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Review summary

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Considering 141 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently found the selling and buying processes exceptionally easy, straightforward, and streamlined, making transactions smooth and stress-free. Many appreciated the platform's reliability and secure SafePay service, which instilled confidence. Sellers frequently achieved excellent prices, often exceeding expectations, and valued no seller fees. However, some customers noted significant issues with purchased vehicles, reporting undisclosed problems requiring costly repairs or rendering cars undrivable. A few also found the listing process, particularly photo submission, overly strict and difficult, causing frustration and delays.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The most straightforward selling experiences ever! Communicative, knowledgeable, & friendly staff. Surprisingly easy submission process, quick easy selling process. My trade in offer was $1100, Cars &... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This site is amazing for sellers. I spent $0 throughout the whole auction experience. Everything from the layout of the website, the helpful support team and the amazing community was flawless. Althou... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Buying a car through Cars & Bids is a great experience. First, the quality of the cars seems to be set at a high bar, and second, the bidding experience is easy and reliable. Cars and Bids' post purch... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Using Cars & Bids was the easiest and most rewarding method of selling a car I ever had. I got top dollar and the process and experience couldn't be easier. SafePay service for closing the deal was ev... See more

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Company details

  1. Auto Auction
  2. Auction House
  3. Auto Market
  4. Online Auction Service

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Daily auctions of cool modern cars, trucks, and SUVs - Incredible cars - Auctions each weekday - Huge audience & incredible community


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4.3

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

415 reviews

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Cars and Bids allwed me to sell my car for a great price!

Cars and Bids was the perfect place to sell my 2015 Corvette. I set a reasonable reserve, and remained engaged with bidders and prospective bidders the whole time, answering all questions and providing additional photos and videos on request. My car sold for $5,000 above my reserve price. I'm very happy with my Cars and Bids experience.

30 April 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Cars &bids made selling my car…

Cars &bids made selling my car effortless. All I had to do was upload some pictures and docs and give them basic info and the car was sold and I had cash in my account on leas than 14 days

28 April 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible business

I won an auction on a Friday afternoon pst and spoke briefly to the seller located in a different state both Friday and Saturday and was busy Sunday. By Monday my account had been locked and I had no ability to communicate with the seller or read messages sent to me by cars and bids. I complained and demanded my buyer fee refunded as per their site it lists buyers have a week to compete the transaction.

17 October 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Cars & Bids is well-run

Cars & Bids is well-run. Great photos, and I love "Doug's Take" on each car. Public commenting is very good, and great that you have the option to contact the seller privately. The post-auction follow up is great, frequently checking in to make sure the transaction is going smoothly - you don't feel abandoned once the fee is collected. The only change I would make is to have the fee split 50/50 by the seller and buyer.

15 April 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

First-time seller and Last time

As a first-time seller on Cars&Bids I became increasingly displeased with the level of control C&B demands and the lack of support from C&B once the auction went live. As the seller, I was not allowed to set the reserve I wanted or write the description for the vehicle. It was only after I let the C&B reserve offer expire 7 days later that C&B finally responded to my messages and allowed me to set a reserve closer to what I wanted. Once the auction went live and a bidder started making false public statements, I asked C&B to handle the situation, and they refused because I had a reserve. I made it clear that I would not continue with the auction if C&B was going to allow bidders to make false statements to suppress the bidding to try to win the auction for less money. The bidder in question had bid on more than 50 auctions but only purchased 3 vehicles. To me this was an obvious car flipper. Ultimately, a C&B representative commented publicly on my auction that he did not believe the C&B auction was going to meet the reserve anyway. I ended up selling the vehicle to Carvana for more than the reserve I set on C&B, so the take home message here is to sell to Carvana and save yourself the trouble of dealing with this unprofessional organization.

20 April 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Right connection

Most people, some with experience in selling cars told me to junk my car. It's not worth anything. Get a tax rebate. I didn't listen. Carsandbids.com connected me with another person that sees the same value as I.

7 April 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great Experience with Peace of Mind

Great experience selling my first car on an online auction platform. They made it easy to set up the sale and I used their photo/video add on to have a professional look to the offering. That was easy to set up too and well worth it IMO. Most of all, with all the internet scams going on, their system gave me a lot of confidence and peace of mind. The sale went off without a hitch and the post auction support for payment, transfer of title and delivery of the car were flawless. I also like the fact that I wasn’t charged a seller’s fee like other auctions.

14 April 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Trash experience

Trash experience. I sold my car on here in 2023 and they did the absolute least with the sale. Zero marketing, my agent was unresponsive and unhelpful even while the bidding was ongoing. I got my reserve price and I was dissatisfied with the whole process. Never again

5 May 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I'd do this again but...

I'd do this again but the buyer has to pay 5% of the sale price which is a bit aggressive for simply putting together the website for auctions. The seller largely has to do most of the lifting with taking/paying for high quality photos/videos and more or less writing the description. The fee could potentially negatively impact the seller as well because people may not bid further knowing they have this fee to factor in. I could see having a minimum fee or a progressively lower fee as the price goes.

25 March 2026
Unprompted review

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