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Online Auctions for Independent Auctioneers
AuctionWithout Limits.
No monthly, listing, per-bid, or webcast fees. Founding auctioneers pay 1.2% of hammer, billed once a month, and keep the buyer's premium.
1.2%
Founding Rate
$0.00
Monthly Fee
$0.00
Per-Bid Fee
$0.00
Webcast Fee
Founding auctioneers keep 1.2% for life
No per-bid, listing, or webcast fees
Bid with a card on file, pay only when you win
Local delivery by vetted drivers
Compare the Fees
Why Auctioneers Choose Imagine This Auction
Sell $50,000.00 a month and the platform fees run about $1,745.00 on an auction platform, or $4,000.00 in commission on a live shopping app. Here it is $600.00, and the money settles to your own bank. Assumptions are below.
| Fee | Imagine This Auction | Online auction platforms | Live shopping apps |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platform commission |
Built for Auctioneers
Everything you need. Nothing you don't.
Timed online auctions, a catalog that drafts itself from photos, and card payments that settle on your own merchant account. We bill one statement a month and stay out of your way.
Timed Online Auctions
Set start and end times, opening bids, and reserves per lot
Your Own Merchant Account
Winners are charged through your PaymentCloud account; you keep the premium
Simple Process
From Application to First Sale
Apply, connect your merchant account, list, sell. No setup fees, no software to install.
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Apply
Tell us about your business and your auctioneer license. We review every application before anyone lists.
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Two Worked Examples
See what you'd keep by switching to Imagine This Auction.
$50,000.00 a month, run two ways: as timed and webcast auctions, and as live selling. Change the numbers to yours and both gaps move with them.
Apply as a Founding AuctioneerTimed and webcast auctions, platform fees only.
On an auction platform
2% commission on $50,000.00$1,000.00
Software, mid tier$145.00
Live video setup, 4 auctions$300.00
Live Auctions
No Auctions Are Live Right Now
Lots appear here the moment an auctioneer opens a sale.
Auctioneers, the first sale here can be yours.
Apply, connect your merchant account, and list your catalog.
Apply as an AuctioneerFor Bidders
The thrill of the auction, from anywhere.
Register with a card on file, bid on lots from licensed auctioneers, and pay only when you win: the hammer price plus the auctioneer's buyer's premium, shown on every lot before you bid.
Card on File
Nothing is charged until you win
Anti-Sniping
A late bid extends the close so everyone gets a fair shot
Licensed Auctioneers
Every auctioneer is reviewed before they list
Founding Auctioneers
Become a Founding Auctioneer
The standard platform fee is 2% of hammer. Founding auctioneers lock in 1.2% for life, no matter what new sign-ups pay later.
- 1.2% of hammer, locked for life
- You keep the buyer’s premium
- Card payments settle on your own PaymentCloud merchant account
