Cars & Bids Reviews 

Much more responsive than another auction site. Always got a quick reply to chat. Right place to sell E46 M3 based on prices from other sites. SafePay and no seller charges made for a great experience

Cars & Bids has the auctioning process down to a science.
I've never sold a car before, never mind doing it through an auction. I had no idea what I was doing. Cars & Bids basically held my hand throughout the whole experience, giving me plenty of support and encouragement. I was assigned an auction manager (shout out to Michael!) who was knowledgeable, patient, and helpful.
The auction went for 7 days. The last hour was exciting, as the bidders got into a little bidding war.
Immediately after the auction was over, my auction manager messaged me with next steps on how to complete the sale.
Cars & Bids doesn't pay the seller. The winning bidder and the seller have to make their own arrangements for payment and delivery. Cars & Bids advised me on the best way to proceed with the transaction.
I love that Cars & Bids continued to reach out over the next few days to see how things were going with contacting the buyer, and to offer any support. My transaction with the buyer went smoothly. I had no issues with receiving payment in the form of a bank draft.
I should note that the car I sold was a 2001 Lexus ES300. Because of the age of the car, other used car dealers were only offering $1000-$2500 for it. It sold on Cars & Bids for $9650.
It is also worth mentioning that it's free for sellers to list on Cars & Bids. The buyer, though, pays a fee of 5% of the sale price to Cars & Bids, with a minimum of $250 and a max of $7500.
I have nothing but good things to say about Cars & Bids. I was too afraid to do a private sale because I didn't know how to safely handle doing test drives with strangers. Cars & Bids was a great way to sell my car without having to interact with strangers in person. If I ever have to sell a car in the future, I definitely would use Cars & Bids again.

Held my hand through the whole process to sell my car and got what I wanted through the bids.

The great help that I received from customer service from the beginning the end of his sale.

I had uploaded over 100 pictures and because I had TWO pictures that did not meet their standard, I was not able to proceed in the listing. This was a 2- week process with them and became such a headache. I had already accepted a lower reserve than I wanted to. I truly feel like the seller does not have control in the listing process. Having a standard is great but not be able to move forward is absurd. I will not be listing any vehicles on this site.

Excellent experience. Carsandbids made buying a car from a private party a breeze. I highly recommend their SafePay and financing offerings too.
Keep in mind that you'll pay 5% of the transaction to Carsandbids as a fee and you'll pay sales tax as well.

Great organized selling process. With a large audience for special vehicle

Great selling platform! Flawless execution.

I was bidding on a car on 08-13-2025 on Cars and bids and instead of bidding $26,501 I accidentally bid $36,501...It was with less than a minute to go and I won the car. I was upping my bid $750 not $10750...I immediately stated it was a mistake but it was 2 late. I immediately called the seller and explained and he understood and told me that bid of $26,501 would not buy the car as reserve was $32,000. We agreed to unwind the deal. I offered to pay his entry but luckily there was no entry fee. I contacted cars and bids and they basically told me to bad either we follow through with the deal or we are banned and our $1825 buy fee was non refundable. I explained we would call our credit card and fight it...They were quick to say to bad we have a team to fight that. This is a obvious mistake that anyone with decency would make right. You can see its an obvious mistake! Cars and Bids has 17 Better Business Bureau reviews that they did not even bother to reply to! All they care about is thier Sell fee! F-

UPDATE...Cars and Bids has agreed to refund the buy fee. Will verify once credit card company issues the credit.

Accurate listing , great presentation and easy to manage biding procedures.

Car delivered. Wife took it for. drive. Smelled bad and had to pull over. Got it towed to service and Boxster won't hold oil or coolant. This platform needs a way to protect buyers. The owner/mechanic said the pre-purchase inspection was negligent and documents to show repairs were 50% complete. Mechanic said don't drive it until repairs are made which will cost $2,500 just so it holds oil and coolant. Other repairs documented I got estimates on and knew I would inherit that but expected a car that was driavle - not just start.

I recently sold my Audi Q7 through CarsandBids.com. It was an awesome experience, and the team was super attentive.

Bought a car through cars and bids and it was a very easy process. Will use it to sell cars and hopefully buy more in the future

It was a great experience selling my car on Cars and Bids. It was surprisingly easy, the team was very helpful and they made sure to keep me in the loop every step of the way.

First time seller on the auction website. The entire experience - from submission to post auction - was a fantastic experience. The team at C&B were also amazing - answering chats and emails with great clarity and always in a timely manner. I will not only use C&B in the future, but would highly recommend to others that are considering selling /buying vehicles on this platform.

Cars and Bids is a horrible company. We agreed on a reserve. I worked for two weeks cleaning my car, taking pictures and videos for them to change it at the last minute. Thanks for wasting my time cars and bids! You've done this twice. Not a fan!

Using Cars & Bids was the easiest and most rewarding method of selling a car I ever had. I got top dollar and the process and experience couldn't be easier. SafePay service for closing the deal was even easier, and I never worried about scams or problems. Cars and Bids gets my highest recommendation, and selling my next car will be on Cars and Bids!

The fact that you get a specific CSR to guide you through the selling process is key. As well, everyone at C&B is welcoming, professional, friendly and is interested in ensuring you have a good experience. Additionally, C&B is borne out of the Doug Demuro's YouTube friendly community, and it shows in the auction There's a lot of positivity in the comments. On my auction, a bidder, wished everyone well.

Overall experience was exceptional. The Administration staff were attentive and accurate.