Bring a Trailer Reviews

BAT will not list a car with a reserve price that is close to what it is worth. They only make money if the car sells, so they will lowball the seller on the reserve to make sure it sells, even if the seller loses a large percentage of their value to weak bidding! I tried to use them to sell a car that has comparable cars listed online right now for prices between the high 50ks and high 70ks. My car is a mint condition example with less than 20k miles, fully optioned, and clean, with factory accessories like car cover and battery tender. BAT refused to list it unless I lowered my reserve bid from my stated 60k down to 45k, which is 10k less than any other listed comparable car on earth.

Seems like there is discrimination at work in the selection process. I own a classic 1979 Cadillac hot rod with close to $200,000 in documented improvements that was turned down by BAT. They would not allow me to post my car for sale and offered no logical explanation. My car was originally owned by my grandfather who purchased it new in 1979. It was passed down to my mother, father and brother before finally making its way to me. I invested a ton of money and spent more than 10 years customizing the car, using the best of everything available. I have a professional appraisal and receipts for every penny spent. hey claim to carefully curate every car on the platform, yet there are multiple cars similar to mine but no where near as beautiful. Makes no sense and the worst part is the lack of professionalism in simply providing a clear policy detailing how the selection/qualification process works - because it doesn't.

On August 19th I purchased a car that was represented by Autosport Design of Station New York. It is apparent the dealer didn't represent the car with full transparency. When I received the car it was running poorly. I then had the car inspected by a professional Mechanic. He discovered the following; a push rod through the rocker arm. Service tire rubbing due to oversize rims on both front and rear. Dysfunctional Speedometer. A Battery that wouldn't hold a charge. Broken steering wheel spoke. Numerous paint flaws that weren't pointed out in presentation. There were other mechanical issues discovered that would of been found had the dealer inspected the vehicle prior to listing the car for sale.

We won a car at Bring a Trailer auction. Bring a trailer listing said it was a 5 speeds but the dealer listing, Fantasy Junction from California, said it was a 6 speeds like were looking for. Bring a trailer policy is to get any potential buyer/bidder to do their due diligence calling the dealer for any additional info or for inspecting the car before bidding and we did.

Stay away from B-a-T shipping! Waited 2 1/2 weeks after prepaying, and still no shipper lined up. Contacted my own broker ($378.less) and will have truck picked up in 2 days. B-a-T won't refund my $2,128. for 5 days. Very unorganized with confused correspondence.

Updated on 08/07/2024: They need several days only to respond to emails. Phone calls are not answered at all. Then it takes weeks again until you can start with the process. And after a while, they are telling you that they will not accept your vehicle although it is a one of a kind vintage car. The whole experience is very disappointing.

I recently bid on a 1974 Coyote powered Bronco that had a rebuilt/restored Utah title in the description on the site and won. I previously purchased a Bronco on the site with a clean PA title and obtained insurance with no problem. I planned on financing a portion of the 74 Bronco and after both the finance company and my insurance agent pulled the title it was classified as a salvage. Thus, non financeable, nor insurable so I backed out of the purchase. Emailed and called BAT with no response regarding the 5% auction fee charged to my credit card. Now gonna fight it with my credit card company. BAT, nor the seller ever disclosed the truck was a salvage and the problems it presents. I will never use the site again and will probably spend more money for a lawyer than I will gain. It’s just a matter of full disclosure for me and honesty. Be careful when using this site as you can’t trust that BAT or the seller are being forthright. Username on the site Fletch144.

This is a SCAM people. Save your money and try selling on Kijiji Autotrader or anywhere else. These guys charge you 99$ and give no effort on selling the car. They write terrible things about the car. Give 0 effort on selling or attracting buyers. Most of the people on this website will just waste your time on nonsense comments and never bid. Save yourself some headaches and DON'T USE THIS WEBSITE.

I published a car here, they themselves manipulated and falsified photos of the country where I bought my Toyota FZJ80, to say that the car had lowered mileage, calling into question my credibility. When I wanted to check by sending the export certificate with the miles of the car from the shipping company and certificate, they published it only 5 minutes before, so that I could remove the auction and they could get their partners from 1600 Veloce to buy the cars at low prices that they Afterwards they make up and sell more expensively saying that this page is a scam from their partners, they had already told me, but I had a hard time believing it. THEY BLOCKED MY RIGHT TO DEFEND MYSELF. WAIT FOR THE BACK CHARGER OF THIS CHARGE.

To all who read this, do not buy on Bring-A-Trailer auction site, especially from Dave ** in Philadelphia (dkel). BaT allows sellers such as this to blatantly misrepresent the vehicles they are selling, with no recourse, to the point of endangering people’s lives; allows sellers, as it did this one, to ship when they feel like it which may be 3 or 4 weeks after payment is received by their bank with no recourse. The vehicle I bought from dkel at auction dumped the entire contents of the transmission fluid immediately after unloading at delivery and had to be repaired where it sat in my driveway before it could even be pulled into the garage.