Bring A Trailer Reviews 

Great platform — the BaT community truly helps one another to gain the most honest and transparent view of the cars listed for auction.
I will surely use their website more.

Have commented on BAT for a while both positive and negative comments as to the cars and their presentation. Always keeping it honest and accurate. Then a 'high end' seller complains that my comments are not helping those with 'high end' cars sell them. Bat then restricts my account and no longer allows me to comment, much less ever accept one of my offerings. Following that, my comment which had the highest number of positive hits on the auction, was declared non constructive, a status that only requires 3 clicks. I highly suspect dealers collude to do this to any post they and their cohorts find annoying, even though accurate. The notion that Bat wants transparency is nonsense. They only want to provide a safe venue for those who provide them the most income. Started out as a great venue and has evolved to just another money machine for the wealthy.

They declined to list two of my vehicles for no reason. They were both low-mile excellent cars. Disappointing.

When I talked to them about selling my restored and freshly serviced 1969 Honda 450 Scrambler motor cycle they required me to have No Reserve with the excuse that the auction would determine "true market value." Nonsense, it was about them getting their 5% regardless of what I got. I put it on Craigslist and got my price in 13 days.

Eat dog crap BAT. They won’t list you unless you do no reserve. Eat some crap

After purchasing a Land Rover Defender which had many photos not truly representing the vehicle I purchased I found the vehicle to also be problematic! Then when attempting to chime in on the seller’s other vehicles BAT monitors any bad press and only cares about selling vehicles with zero ratings for there bad sellers! When I asked BAT to contact the seller they went silent. I have owned Land Rovers for close to 50 years and understand that they can have issues my issue however is photos that don’t tell the full story! Never again for BAT in my business dealings

I bought a black jaguar 1993 xjs convertible with no reserve on 10 febr 2025
I was the highest bidder, i paid but there was no car!
Bat is not at home, they are very fraudulent and dangerous!

I sold with no reserve. What a mistake. They tell you it stirs up bidding interest. All it does is guarantee they get a big commission but at the cost of the seller taking a hit.

BaT is a joke. They wanted me to list my classic sports car that has been completely restored at no reserve. When I told them I wouldn't do it, they stated they could only go HALF of what I wanted to reserve to be. Who does that? They won't list my car for auction that I am willing to pay them for. Its my problem if I am listing for too much...then it won't sell and they will get my money but to refuse me service because they want me to risk almost 40-60k...they are INSANE

I am echoing the sentiments that I read here. With all the reviews and very little positive speaks volumes about BaT. BaT didn't want a reserve even though it was significantly below the recent selling prices of the same model. Nonsensical irrational reasons provided. I didn't get the impression that my assigned assistant truly understood classic and collector cars or was interested in being helpful. It was clear from his communications that this was just a job for him. Without the feeling of trust with Bat staff, I feel that I may have dodged a bullet here. I would suggest to anyone considering offering their lovingly looked after vehicle to a new home to go elsewhere. BaT appears to have lost their way.

Added after BaT's reply:
Canned reply which does not address the issue that I presented in my review. They speak of curated autos, but it appears that an owner who has had a limited edition and numbered classic for 23 years, has a complete vehicle history, including provenance from the day it was first sold and requested a reserve that was about 30-40% below latest sold comparables (plural) was inadequate for their curation needs. I stand by my original review that the person that was assigned to me did not appear to be motivated and failed to answer my questions accurately and completely or consider comparables. I truly believe this was just a job for him and that with inadequate assistance from him for my auction, I chose not to proceed and avoided the probability of not getting full value using BaT for my auction. I encourage everyone to carefully consider BaT and run (don't walk) as soon as anything questionable starts coming from them. Bat is losing their way.

far far far too much nit picking and "oh by the way we need this additional thing" obstacles placed in the seller's way. It's like they don't want your business. A frustrating time wasting money wasting experience.
They need to revamp their business model.

Absolutely terrible company to do business with! List your vehicle someplace else if you know what's good for you!

I too, as a seller, have unfortunately only just come across this site. These assistants also urged me to put my car up for auction without a reserve. Allegedly this would encourage bidders to place higher bids . What a lie !!! I put a 69 Fiat 500 Giardiniera up for auction . Absolutely top condition . Value approximately between 20-25000 Eur . I now have to sell the car for 11250 dollars (about 10630 Eur).
Because I was so stupid , listened to the assistant , and did not set a reserve . BAT is all about auctioning quickly and collecting the commission. BAT has cost me about 10000 Eur because of the wrong advice. I can only advise against Bringatrailer, never again.
To Bring a trailer
Please spare me and others with your hypocritical explanations and excuses . slowly nobody believes you anymore .
Another seller asked you if he has to accept the highest bid (50% of the real value) in an auction without reserve.
or he can withdraw from the sale . possibly with a penalty of 20% of the bid .
Are you not willing or able to answer ?

A very disappointing experience. I purchased an suv through Bring a Trailer that was misrepresented as a clean low mileage driver. Upon receiving the vehicle, it was obvious that a ton of rust had been sprayed over with undercoating and the engine cradle was rotted out making the vehicle entirely unsafe to drive. The seller was unwilling to work with me on trying to make this right. I even offered to pay to ship the vehicle back and pay the seller what their cost for the car. The problem here is that while the platform used to be enthusiasts selling to enthusiasts, it is now crowded with corner dealers selling public auction garbage at premium prices. There is not a decent way to research a seller ahead of time. There is no seller feedback to give. I am told by Kellan of post auction support, I can state it in my past auction comments but not on a live auction. If you would like to know the effectiveness of this, it is null. A seller's page shows their comments and not comments of others in their previous auctions. When a dealer is flipping multiple cars a week, the chances of someone going back to my specific auction for research is extremely low. I dont understand how this may help potential buyers from bad sellers. BaT distances themselves from the sale by stating they are merely a medium to join buyers to sellers and will do little to nothing if your experience is poor. Not only that, they have censored me from commenting on this seller's other auctions in which I see very similar rust issues. I was told I have to abide by the commenting rules, which I had read through ahead of time. These shady dealership's are allowed to continue selling trash with no repercussions while BaT collects a fee and wipes their hands of it. Having explained this to the post auction rep, is the seller still allowed to sell? Yes. Am I allowed to comment? No. Would I ever use this platform again? Absolutely not and I will have no qualms explaining to people why. BaT is supposedly refunding my buyer's fee so I will only be out 120% of the vehicle's strike price. I have to register and pay the sales tax so I may donate it.

THEY ARE THE WORST!
TO MAXIMIZE THEIR COMMISSION, FIRST THEY "ADVISE" YOU NOT TO AUCTION YOUR VEHICLE WITH A RESERVE.
WHEN I INSISTED ON A RESERVE, THEY LOW BALLED MY RESERVE AND WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO SET MY OWN RESERVE PRICE.
READ THEIR REVIEWS FIRST BEFORE YOU EVEN CONSIDER USING THIS BOTTOM FEEDER COMPANY.
DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME.
STAY AWAY!!!!

I enjoyed following BAT as I have several classic cars however it would appear if they disagree with a comment - they will put you on probation. With no indication of the duration. No notification ahead of time - just plain censorship for the lack of a better word. After that every comment is screened before printed. That takes time and often defeats the purpose of information that may be relayed to an unsuspecting or uneducated buyer. When contacting BAT regarding the duration of such a probationary period - there is radio silence. The point is - I could see their point on one particular comment - and since I am a highly educated Medical Professional - I got the message. However their total lack of candor on the duration of this so called probation is disappointing. When I see syrupy comments on a car by one particular individual - that are always the same for almost every vehicle - printed - yet “ under review “ for comments that might actually have bearing or relevance on the condition or potential issues a buyer may want to have more information on - I have to be seriously concerned about the neutrality of the process. Date of experience - ongoing for the last 2-3 months!!!!! Doc Holiday

Bought a 1990 Porsche 9442s. Every effort was made by seller to hide horrible defects in body and paint as well as mechanical issues. When I called to complain was told by Cust Svc would get back to me. Long and short was that CS said there really nothing BAT COULD DO. I myself should try to work things out with seller. Since seller ghosted me and I never heard back from BaT I am stuck with a car that has many issues. I was asking for a small settlement ($500 on a $15,250 price) but now =BaT has ghosted me as well. Only way I wouuld ever consider bidding on a car again if it was close enough that I could travel to car locatiion for reasonable price.
The very least BaT could do is black list the seller.

Decent listings however vehicles and sellers are not vetted so you are at the mercy of each individual sellers level of honesty. With no reviews to make a decision on and with Bring a trailer supporting the seller when they change terms (demand IMMEDIATE pickup because the car didn't sell for enough, while also not allowing to personally pick it up and only have it shipped) or when the car is completely misrepresented (Arrived leaking oil, with a bad head gasket and barely running due to the fuel pump being weak. ALL quite obvious upon delivery. Carsand Bids is a much better buying experience and better customer support but they also need to allow seller ratings.

well, after putting a ton of effort into submitting my car for auction, bat declined to accept it. after reading other reviews on bat and their very low scores they were given, i thanked them for not accepting it and saving me from a bad experience.

I should first say that, I agree with the owner of BaT... If you don't like the price, don't buy it!...
With that being said, I would guess that probably most listing on this sight are being price-jacked by a shill, and the owner of BaT knows it...
I had a bidder jack up the price of a motorcycle I was interested in by 10%, one bid. But then walked away, not to bid again... When I checked the bidders current status, the were bidding on 7 or 8 vehicles all at they same time... Who does that? A known shill does that... If things don't feel right, I would suggest you walk away, because you ARE being played!... Finally, because answers I have received, I get the feeling many sellers are also in on the scam...