Winning an Auction

You can win an auction in two ways:

  1. Being the highest bidder at auction end (subject to reserve price)
  2. Using the ‘Buy It Now’ option (where available)

Auction Outcomes

Buy It Now
  • The vehicle is yours for the asking price in the listing
Make An Offer
  1. Offer Accepted: You win the auction
  2. Counter Offer:
    • You’ll receive a message in your TradeSales inbox
    • You can respond with a new offer or accept the seller’s counter offer
  3. Offer Rejected:
    • You can make a new offer
    • Note: The number of offers per listing is limited
Highest Bidder
  1. Reserve Not Met:
    • You can contact TradeSales to negotiate on your behalf
  2. Reserve Met:
    • You win the auction
Next Highest Bidder
  • If the initial sale falls through, TradeSales may open negotiations with you

After Winning an Auction

  1. You’ll receive a message in your TradeSales inbox confirming your win
  2. A TradeSales team member will contact you to complete the transaction