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
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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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Great value
Great value. I sold my truck for way more than trade in or private party. I recommend using picture service and safe pay.
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.
Excellent auction and purchase…
Excellent auction and purchase experience. I’m thrilled to have gotten my dream car.
The purchase was very easy and customer…
The purchase was very easy and customer service guided me throughout every step. SafePay was reliable and a guarantee that i will pick up the car before the seller receives which is fantastic
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
Using Again!
Fast, easy, transparent process from start to finish, and the results were great!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Great experience, would sell again with C&B
Auction manager was helpful and responsive; quick to request additional required materials and add/change things upon request. Post-auction support was strong and thorough as well.
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
Great platform for buying and selling…
Great platform for buying and selling cool cars!
Great and sasy
Cars & Bids was a great experience
Cars & Bids was a great experience. The whole transaction went smoothly. Highly recommend and would use again.
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.
I had a great experience selling my…
I had a great experience selling my car! Safepay was smooth and I got my money faster than I expected.
I love Cars & Bids
I love Cars & Bids. I browse vehicles and vehicle sites all the time. I only wish they had an app.
Easiest car buying experience I've ever had!
Easiest car buying experience I've ever had. SafePay made payment and paperwork super easy. Cars and Bids shipping was fantastic, a few button clicks from me and they arranged everything.
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