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Every Fee, On Every Lot, Before You Bid
How ItWorks
Bidders keep a card on file and pay only when they win. Auctioneers sell on their own merchant account and pay one small platform fee a month. Here is each step.
For Bidders
Register, Bid, Win. Pay Only If You Win.
01
Register With a Card
Create a free account and put a card on file. Nothing is charged when you register or when you bid. The card is only charged if you win. Then browse lots from licensed auctioneers, with photos, descriptions, and the buyer's premium shown on every one.
- Free to register, free to bid
- Licensed auctioneers, reviewed before listing
- Photos and descriptions on every lot
02
Place Your Bid
Bid the next increment, or set a maximum and let proxy bidding raise you only as far as it has to. Every lot tells you the buyer's premium and your all-in total for the bid on screen. A bid placed near the close extends the auction, so no one wins by being last instead of highest.
- Total shown before you bid
- Proxy bidding up to your maximum
- Anti-sniping time extensions
- Bid from any device
What you pay if you win
Example lot with a 10% buyer's premium. The auctioneer sets the premium for each auction; the exact figure is on every lot page.
Winning bid (hammer)$100.00
Buyer's premium, 10%$10.00
Charged to your card$110.00
Shipping or local delivery, if you choose it, is arranged after the sale and quoted separately.
03
Win and Get Charged Once
When the auction closes with you on top, your card on file is charged the hammer price plus the auctioneer's buyer's premium, the same total you saw before bidding. You get an invoice showing exactly how it adds up.
- Charged only if you win
- Hammer price plus the disclosed premium, nothing added
- Itemized invoice in your account
04
Pick Up, Ship, or Local Delivery
Collect your lot during the auctioneer's pickup window, have it shipped, or book local delivery and a vetted contractor driver brings it to your door with tracking along the way.
- Pickup windows set by the auctioneer
- Pick up, ship, or local delivery, as the auctioneer sets it up
- Local delivery by vetted drivers, tracked to your door
For Auctioneers
List, Sell, Get Paid. On Your Own Account.
01Apply
Tell us about your business and your auctioneer license. Applying is free.
02Get Approved
We review every application before you can list.
03Connect Your PaymentCloud Merchant Account
Winning bidders are charged through your own merchant account, so the money is yours from the moment it settles.
04List Your Lots
Photograph each item and AI Quick List drafts the title and description for you to approve. Or upload a CSV. Set opening bids, increments, reserves, and your buyer’s premium.
05Sell
Run a timed online auction. Proxy bidding, anti-sniping extensions, and bid notifications are built in.
06Paid Straight to Your Bank
Hammer plus the buyer’s premium settles to your bank from PaymentCloud. At month end we send one statement: 1.2% of hammer, plus any AI listing tools you chose to use, billed per use.
Pricing
Every fee, on every lot, before you bid.
Bidders pay the hammer plus the auctioneer's premium. Auctioneers pay 1.2% of hammer, plus any AI listing tools they choose to use, billed per use on the same monthly statement.
For Bidders
Freeto register and bid
Free to register and bid. You pay the hammer price plus the auctioneer's buyer's premium, typically 10%, shown on every lot.
- Card on file, charged only when you win
- Buyer’s premium set by the auctioneer and shown on every lot
- No monthly fees
- No bidding fees
- Pick up, ship, or local delivery
Founding Rate
For Auctioneers
1.2%of hammer
1.2% of hammer, founding rate locked for life. No monthly, listing, per-bid, or webcast fees. Processing through your own merchant account.
- No monthly software fees
- No listing fees
- No per-bid fees
- No webcast fees
- You keep the buyer’s premium
- One monthly statement: 1.2% of hammer plus any AI listing tools you used
The standard platform fee is 2% of hammer. Founding auctioneers keep 1.2% for as long as they sell here.
Platform Features
Built for Serious Auctions
Card on File
Bidders register a card once. It is charged only when they win, for the total they saw before bidding.
Anti-Sniping
Automatic time extensions when a bid lands near the close, so the lot sells at its true price.
Licensed Auctioneers
Every auctioneer is reviewed before they can list.
Mobile-First
Full bidding experience on any device. No app download needed.
AI Quick List and CSV Upload
Draft a catalog from photos, or bring one in from a spreadsheet.
Local Delivery
Vetted contractor drivers deliver won lots locally, with tracking for the buyer and the auctioneer.
Ready to Get Started?
Register with a card and start bidding, or apply to sell at the founding 1.2% rate.