Cars & Bids Reviews 

I’ve sold a lot of cars online over the years. Fixed-price, reserve, no-reserve. eBay, the “big” auction sites, private sales, dealer trade-ins—you name it. So this review isn’t coming from a first-timer who got lucky once. It’s coming from someone who’s seen how ugly this process can get when it’s done poorly.

I chose Cars & Bids for one very specific reason: I needed to sell my daughter’s first car, a 2012 Audi A5, at **no reserve** and I wasn’t interested in rolling the dice. No-reserve auctions are fantastic when handled correctly—and brutal when they aren’t. Representation matters. Guidance matters. And support *after* the hammer drops matters even more.

From the start, Cars & Bids felt different. I was paired with Michael, a customer advocate based in Wyoming whose background is deeply automotive and whose professionalism shows immediately. This wasn’t some script-reading “support rep.” This was someone who actually understands cars, buyers, and how online auctions really work.

Michael walked me through the entire process:
• How to properly position the car
• What *actually* needs to be disclosed (and why transparency protects sellers)
• How to present maintenance history in a way buyers trust
• How to respond to questions and comments once the listing goes live
• What to expect as bidding ramps up

They even helped coordinate a professional photographer—who, for a very modest fee, produced outstanding photos that absolutely elevated the listing. The result? Real traction. Real bidders. Real market discovery.

And yes, the process takes longer than dumping a car at a dealer. But that’s the point. Dealers *love* trade-ins because that’s where the money is. In today’s world, they can’t lie to you anymore—so instead they give you a lowball number and dare you to walk. I walked. And I got **nearly three times** what a dealer offered by selling through Cars & Bids.

Here’s where Cars & Bids truly earned my loyalty.

A last-minute bidder—who, ironically, lived about 40 minutes from me—won the auction. When I spoke to him, it became painfully obvious he hadn’t bothered to read the listing. The car was in Florida. That fact was disclosed clearly and early. He claimed it wasn’t his responsibility to ship it and even suggested the listing was misleading. Absurd.

Let’s be clear: Cars & Bids moves **hundreds of vehicles a month** across every category imaginable. Nobody “misrepresented” a 2012 Audi A5. This buyer simply had no intention of following through. He didn’t care that his deposit would be forfeited or that he’d be banned for life.

I even offered to cover shipping just to keep the deal intact. He still walked. At that point, most platforms would shrug and tell you to relist—leaving your car with stigma and almost guaranteeing a lower final price the second time around.

Cars & Bids didn’t do that.

Within 24 hours, they contacted the second-highest bidder, handled the transition cleanly, and got the deal closed. No drama. No finger-pointing. No “sorry, that’s just how auctions go.” They protected the integrity of the sale and the seller.

That matters more than people realize.

If I had relisted, buyers would have asked, “Why did this come back up?” Was there an issue? Did something fall apart? The value would have suffered. Instead, the car went to a serious buyer, at a fair market price, with zero mess.

From start to finish, Cars & Bids was present, responsive, and professional. And Michael, specifically, was outstanding. Calm, knowledgeable, proactive, and genuinely invested in making sure this was a clean outcome for everyone involved.

If you’re thinking about buying or selling a car online—and especially if you’ve never done it before—don’t overthink it. Do what I did. Work with Cars & Bids. And if you’re lucky enough to get paired with Michael, you’ll understand exactly why I’m writing this review.

This is how online car auctions *should* be done.

This is one of the best online platforms. Very easy to navigate and a great supporting staff. Highly recommended!

The online car auction deliberately blocked my comments and account to clarify about a couple of incorrect images about my car being auctioned back in early summer 2024. Therefore leading to many low ball offerings and negative comments about my legitimate car and this damage was spread to other reputable online car selling websites that created a very difficult time to sell it online. When I demanded them to remove all negative comments and the car sales ad from their website after the auction was over at that time, they ignored and still left my car sales ad until now even the car had been sold a few months ago. The owner of this shady online car auction also has his own Youtube channel about reviewing and selling cars. Their scamming and misleading tactics are to have their accomplices posting negative comments about cars and making low ball bids so that the cars could be sold at a very low price and they could buy them and sell back for a higher profits.

Cool cars come up. For potential buyers do your due diligence when bidding on a vehicle.

Very easy and straightforward process from beginning to end. Great support throughout the process as well. Will happily continue to buy/sell from the site.

I sold a car with them a few years ago. It went well, although they had me retake pictures many times. Now they seem to want you to use their photography services and not accept the pictures you take yourself. They will not accept pictures from my phone. I took between 100 and 200 pictures with a camera. None of them met their specifications.

Nailed it for online vehicle buying and selling, especially when shopping for used vehicles!

Easily one of my top five favorite websites. I’ve bought a car and sold a car using this service and recommended to everyone I talk with.

This was my first time with Cars & Bids. The entire process was easy, straightforward, and transparent. The price I received for my sale was in line with my expectations. I highly recommend Cars & Bids!

Proactive communication & check-ins from C&B after I won the auction gives me confidence that there will be support from C&B in case I ran into any issue

I was a little nervous about the site at first but I noticed a lot of traffic and very positive reviews. I decided to use this option because local consignment shops not only had high fees but they also would not accept ANY liability for damage to your vehicle while in their possession. This policy was absolutely a no go for me. Also I was concerned about selling myself and having to deal with tire kickers and scammers. C&B’s policies and procedures help to minimize these concerns. The auction process is seamless. The winning bidder and I choose to use Safepay by KeySavvy. This escrow service is top notch and provides all the forms you need for an easy paperwork transfer. The service is absolutely worth the cost. I’ll definitely use C&B again.

Really great platform. As a first time seller I can’t recommend it enough.

Love the simplicity and the car selection. Great experience

Superb experience in every respect!

It takes a bit of time to setup with photos and what not but the over all experience and ease of listing a car on cars and bids has me rethinking selling a car else where ever again haha.

Best car buying and selling experience for sure! I have purchased 2 cars on here and have sold 1 car on here. This team is full of genuine car people and they look out for both the buyers and sellers. Very quick response times and give you accurate sales data. They also help to make the deal happen. I truly trust cars and bids over any other platform and will continue to buy and sell on here. They also have by far the best enthusiast cars on the market. You always need to keep an eye because there’s always something cool being listed daily.

Incredible site with superb user interface and customer support!

Unlike other car auction websites, Cars & Bids makes it super easy to [continually] search certain vehicles, and receive "visible" notifications about new listings on their site as well as text alerts, so you don't have to comb through dozens and dozens of emails from the same sender EVERY DAY [like BaT].

Selling a car here was easier than I thought it would be, and I definitely got thousands more than a trade-in would have offered.

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 purchase fee is a bit high, but there's frequent and appropriate follow-up from Cars & Bids after the auction to ensure that everything is going smoothly in the exchange with the seller. I was impressed with that.

I had never sold a car via auction, and was a little intimidated by the idea, but the listing experience is so clear and transparent I knew exactly what to do to get it right. The team was responsive within minutes when I had questions, and the community was engaged and helpful, which helped me be confident that I was doing all I could to ensure bodders knew what they'd be getting if they won.

The winning bidder and I also used the SafePay option to pay off my existing loan and transfer funds/keys, and that entire process was equally smooth and transparent, so both buyer and I felt comfortable and supported.

When it's time to sell to my next car, Cars and Bids is a no-brainer.