How bidding works.

The auction schedule

Auctions run four days a week. Each one is open for two days, so there is almost always something live.

What the badges mean

• ​Reserve met: the lot’s minimum price has been reached, so it sells.
• ​Reserve not met: the lot’s minimum price has not been reached yet. Bidding stays open for 2 more days and your bids carry over. The lot then goes live for a final 15-minute window, where the winner is decided. If reserve is still not met then, it stays unsold.
• ​GCC spec: built for Gulf heat, eligible for regional warranty and service. American cars often do not come with service warranty.

Seeing the car first

Vehicle inspection prior to payment: you are entitled to inspect and test-drive the vehicle within 24 hours prior to completing the payment, or request delivery to your location after payment.

Report guarantee: we provide a 2-day guarantee on our inspection report covering any discrepancies or undisclosed issues.

Choose how you bid

• ​Bid now: place the next bid yourself, at the increment shown, or enter your own custom amount.
• ​Set a maximum: tell us the highest you are willing to pay and we bid for you automatically, only as much as needed to keep you in the lead, up to that maximum. Show more
• ​Cancel a bid: made a mistake? Cancel, then bid again.

  • Only if you are the current highest bidder on the lot
  • Only while the lot is live and taking bids
  • You can cancel once per lot, then bid again
  • The bid before yours becomes the highest bid again
  • If your maximum placed the bid, the maximum switches off
  • Not once the reserve price has been met
  • Not during the Golden Closing window at the end
  • Your card hold stays in place until the lot closes
• ​Open bidding: if a lot closes below its reserve, bidding stays open for 2 more days. You can bid now or set a maximum as usual, and every bid carries over into the lot’s final 15-minute live window, where the winner is decided. Bids cannot be cancelled during these 2 days, only once the lot goes live.

Either way, we email you 5 minutes before a lot you have bid on closes, and again 1 minute before it closes.

What you pay

2% of the winning bid. That is the auction fee, and it is the only fee we charge a buyer. Delivery within Dubai is free. No VAT is charged on the auction fee.

Registration and ownership transfer are paid separately to the RTA. Transport outside Dubai is quoted separately.

Paying

• ​Your hold is captured toward the total the moment you win, so you only owe the remainder, within 24 hours
• ​Pay online, or in person at our Al Quoz shop
• ​We email you a reminder 1 hour before your payment deadline
• ​Miss the 24-hour window and the sale is cancelled. The captured hold is retained as the cancellation fee and is not refunded
• ​No vehicle leaves Al Quoz until payment has cleared and the sale documentation is signed by both parties

After you win

• ​Your hold amount is deducted once the lot closes. You then complete KYC, sign the buyer agreement, and pay the remaining amount within 24 hours
• ​Inspect and test the car at Al Quoz before you settle. That right is in your agreement
• ​Free recovery delivery anywhere in Dubai once payment clears and the agreement is signed at our premises
• ​Outside Dubai and across the GCC, we arrange insured transport and the export certificate

Buying from outside the UAE

Buyers across the GCC bid on the same terms. We prepare the export certificate and arrange insured transport to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Bahrain.