Cars & Bids Reviews 

Great audience of trustworthy and credible buyers that are looking for good cars. It was a great experience for me as a seller. The detailed photos and description helped provide buyers with the confidence to bid on a car via an auction site. The audience on this site even provided a lot of detail on how rare my car was and that it looked like a great car. I could not be happier with the experience

Most legit car auction site. Designed for gear heads by gear heads. Easy. Seller pays no fee. That doesn't happen when you sell your house!!

Surprisingly smooth experience. Selling a car on your own isn't always the easiest. There's the titling issue, dealing with wishy-washy buyers. But this was about as streamlined as it could get. I would absolutely use this again and probably will.

The overall experience was great! The only thing I wish is that my auction specialist provided more guidance and pointers during the auction.

Wonderful trustworthy site to sell your enthusiast vehicle. My first time selling a car was simple and easy, thanks to the guidance of my auction manager. The community is positive and I received top dollar for my enthusiast car - more than I would have on the open market. On top of that, Sellers don't pay any fees! Highly recommend!

Overall experience was good, but it wasn’t 100% clear to me the differ aspects of the sale and who handled. It felt like trustpilot was trying to be integrated with Cars & Bids yet still operated by themselves.

I encourage everyone to exercise due diligence and ask detailed questions before placing a bid. Unfortunately, my experience with the seller RPF Motorcars in Auburn, CA was disappointing. The G500 I purchased was described in the listing as having an “indentation on the tailgate,” but upon delivery, it had significant damage to the tailgate that was far more extensive than represented.

I have also been unable to obtain resolution through Cars & Bids regarding this matter. My advice to prospective buyers is to thoroughly vet the seller as carefully as the vehicle itself. Request comprehensive photos, videos, documentation, and clarification on any noted imperfections before committing.

Proceed carefully and best of luck to all buyers.

I would happily provide photos of the damage.

Easy to use , very informative re car history , good pictures , and good information .

great experience , from start to finish ! Support team very friendly and helpfull

The process was straightforward and I received excellent support throughout the process. The Safepay option really convinced me to sell on Cars & Bids. For selling a car online, I can’t imagine why anyone would sell anywhere else.

Great platform for selling a vehicle. Super easy process.
Very helpful staff.
Extremely happy with how easy the entire experience was!
Selling a vehicle can be very stressful and answering ridiculous questions can get annoying. Not the case with Cars&Bids.
Thanks guys!

Entire process was seamless and high value. The tech support was 100% to ensure car details were clear, honest, and enticing for buyers. Escrow style transaction was assuring and simplistic to transfer title and cash. Highly recommend this is the way to sell an enthusiast car with so many followers gaining a nation wide market opportunity for top dollar sells.

Great support from the team at Carson birds when listing my vehicle. The sales process was seamless and the entire transaction was complete completed within two weeks.

Everything worked perfectly. The whole process of them verifying everything on the side of me selling, makes me confident on buying a car from CARS & BIDS.Everything went smoothly! The fact that they double-check everything on my end as I’m selling gives me peace of mind when I’m buying a car from CARS & BIDS.

Hello Cars & Bids Team,
Thank you for the note and for the opportunity to sell my vehicle on your platform. This was my first experience with Cars & Bids, and I did ultimately accomplish my objective of completing a successful sale.
That said, I wanted to share some feedback from a seller’s perspective. While I appreciated the visibility and reach of the platform, I found that a number of inquiries during the auction felt more like “tire-kicking” than genuine buyer interest. Several questions appeared obvious based on the listing details, did not merit a response, or were not pertinent to the vehicle itself. A few comments also seemed intended more to devalue the car than to add meaningful information for prospective buyers, which was frustrating at times.
Despite those challenges, the experience concluded on a very positive note. Meeting the eventual buyer was a pleasant, polite, and professional interaction, and the transaction itself was smooth. In the end, that made the overall experience worthwhile, even with the effort required to respond to some superfluous commentary during the auction.
I appreciate the Cars & Bids team and community and hope this feedback is helpful as you continue to refine the seller experience. I would certainly consider the platform again in the future.
Best regards,
John Dotson

The most straightforward selling experiences ever! Communicative, knowledgeable, & friendly staff. Surprisingly easy submission process, quick easy selling process. My trade in offer was $1100, Cars & Bids got me $4100. Better than selling on the street, easier than buying at a dealership. Would (and will) absolutely use again! 10/10.

The buying process was fantastic and the selling process has been outstanding. Now that I've seen both sides of the house, I desire a position at this company more and more because I love what you guys do

Communications and ease on closing the transaction

Best experience selling my car very easy straightforward team make sure everything was followed through 100% receive money fast couldn’t have asked for a better experience

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.