Cars & BidsReviews of carsandbids.com

It was a seamless experience and I got the car a couple days after the auction

I went with CarsandBids because I didn't want to do the facebook/craiglist dance. I thought everything would be a nice, simple process. It was anything but. It was more stressful and I got less than I probably should have for the car. The only reason for 2 stars and not 1 was because they actually did put together a decent ad. Beyond that though I was just riding the failboat. The first thing that threw me off was their requirement to use a professional photographer. I assumed it was free to list, that cost me $200. Then came the issue of actually making an appointment with the photography company. I initiated this in early June 2026 and the first availability they had was Feb. 2027. It took me two weeks to get that issue sorted, another week to schedule. The photographer showed up an hour early which rushed me and I didn't have time to do a final inspection on the car before photos and they didn't turn out as good as they could have. The auction itself went OK although at this point the auction was running three weeks later than I had hoped. Which I do believe attributed to the lower price I got. I would have relisted but Carsandbids had already wasted 3 weeks of my time and I didn't have anymore time to relist so I accepted an offer that was a good $10k lower than what the car was appraised for by 3 different industry experts. The buyer communication was poor. I had to ask multiple times what their plan was for shipping. The shipper they used text me telling me they were an hour away. So I went to the car to wait at the approximate time they told me. After waiting 30 minutes I got a text saying it would be another 30 minutes. It took another 45 minutes plus for the driver to actually show up.

I have personally brought 3 vehicles on cars and bids . The first 2 were outstanding. This last one, I did the research, checked out the videos, and moment I start the car for the first time, the check engine and and tire pressure light comes on. Please keep in mind, 0 miles driven on this car. My advice to all of you please look deeply at the videos and question as much as you can on engine function. 2009 650i BMW - KeySAVVY vehicle

EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS WAS PERFECT, FROM LISTNG TO PICTURES TO BUYERS AND I HAD FUN WITH A LOT OF THEM. CARS AND BIDS STAFF ALWAYS THERE TO HOLD YOUR HAND, AS THIS WAS MY FIRST SALE. GREAT PERFORMANCE, WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE! I WILL BUY THE NEXT ONE HERE! GOT MY PRICE AND I WAS ECSTATIC!!!!!!!

The site itself is easy to use, and it's set up to work for both the buyer and the seller. I enjoyed working with the auction specialist assigned to my case. Pleasant. Easy to work with. Timely answers. Timely nudges when I needed to do something. Excellent all around.

Very quick and easy process. Great customer service as well

This was my favorite way to sell a great-condition used vehicle. From everything I've seen, from the buyers/bidders to the sellers and available cars, everything is top notch.

I had a great experience, my car was accurately and presented and i was very satisfied with the outcome.