Bring a Trailer Reviews

Heard so many good things until I started to deal with them. I wish I had read about them ahead of time. I would deal with one person then another. Zero experience when looking for VIN numbers on older cars. They give you no direction and you have to investigate and find the information yourself. Took hours and when I finally found it and sent it to them they disregard the information sent. I send them an official form with what is needed to confirm the VIN and that is still not enough because they DIDN'T READ THE FORM!!!! Honestly MORONS!!! I believe kids are running this and have no idea. STAY AWAY!!!!

I bought a motorcycle through BaT, and it was delivered to me with damage. The seller and their own shipper didn't have a pre-shipment inspection completed, and now there is nothing to show liability or a way for me to recoup my loss. The seller has been one of BaT's customers for many years and has made huge profits off of them. BaT should ensure that they do not allow their bikes to be shipped without any means of insuring for damage while in transport, but they do not.

I contacted BaT to list my 1972 Firebird, complete re-build with all the best parts out there. BaT didn't like my reserve that I wanted to set for my auction. First they tried to get me to go to a no reserve auction, then they wanted me to limit it to what THEY wanted it to be at, which was half my reserve price. Because I would not lose all my money by putting the reserve where THEY wanted me to, they refused to list my car. I will never buy or sell with them and I will make sure that I spread the word to the car community.

Do Not use BAT, EBAY is better, all they care about is to make a sale and charge your credit card, Most of the comments made in the comment section, when for sale, are people that have nothing better to do but degrade your car, just jealous because you have something they don't and can't afford, then you have the know it alls, and the deaders that make things up, been there 3 times, no more for me.

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.

Seller was very nice until I flew up to pay and drive the car home. I got an AIRBNB in the area the seller instructed me to. When I wanted to start the car before I wired the money, the seller became extremely irate and demanded I wire the money right away and tell him the second the money got into his account. This of course was impossible since I did not have access to his account. So, I booked the next cheap flight home. There was no way to contact anyone at BAT promptly. You can only email them. It took me a few months but I got my deposit money back through my credit card company. Not only was the seller irrational but by the emails I got from BAT, it seemed that they were in cahoots with the seller. They refused to instruct the seller to treat me, the buyer, civilly. They refused to instruct the seller how money wires work.

Run away. Any site is better. All the nightmare stories online are true. Is not only the users, but a staff that is rude, unprofessional, and dishonest. I had a nightmare buying a car that was completely misrepresented, and thought it was just the seller. I sold a car, and that’s where the nightmare really began. Run away. Any site is better. Fake shill bids, buyers that don’t follow thru, misrepresented cars, dishonest staff, on and on. Run!

While BaT talks a good talk, they appear loathe to accept cars with a reserve, even though they state on their website and application that they take such cars. I signed up to list a classic car and received an email in return saying they did not want to accept the car with a reserve attached and asked me to reconsider a reserve. I explained that if they were as good as they say, they should have no problem meeting or exceeding what I would expect as a minimum. I offered to lower the reserve 20% but received an email two days later declining to list the car with a reserve, but if I wanted to "unlock the full potential" of the sale, they would be happy to list it with no reserve.

I use to trust BaT until I found that they do not vet the VIN number stampings and even though they ask for a copy of the title, they don't always match that to the car's VIN number and if they don't ask for detailed photos of the VIN, you need to be very aware and do your research prior to any purchase or even before you bid. This auction platform is the perfect venue for some unscrupulous seller to dump a vehicle on an unsuspecting buyer as BaT basically will wash their hands of this type of situation after a fraudulent sale and say that you as the buyer, should have asked more question and received more photos of areas of concern even after we as buyers are paying thousands of dollars in purchase fees to BaT.

The sale of my 68 Cadillac Eldorado with BAT auctions was the worst experience I have ever gone through. It took 2 weeks to get my money through their Caramel sale completion service. The buyer was dragging his feet on making payment and signing documents. Then the buyer has used completely incompetent broker services to arrange shipping. It has been 5 weeks since the buyer agreed to buy the car and it is still in my storage building. I have even tried helping him by providing contacts that I know of for shipping. I have notify BAT several times over the weeks and they have done very little to help the buyer mover forward with shipping. So much for the name Bring A Trailer.

I’ve purchased several high-end cars through BaT, but twice now, I’ve had absolutely horrendous experiences. Sellers failed to send me the titles, deliberately made errors to prevent me from transferring the car into my name, and worst of all, BaT has no proper human-driven escalation process to protect buyers. They hide behind delayed, unhelpful email responses. It’s been months, and I still haven't received a valid title for a luxury car I paid for. I wish I could cancel and get my money back, but BaT has provided no meaningful assistance. People should steer clear of this broken business model.

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.

Seller misrepresented motorcycle and Bring a Trailer has no recourse to punish the seller. In fact they honor him because he had sold other bikes on the site. It’s simply ‘buyer beware’ there. They do not even have a way to notify future buyers that a seller is a crook. The ad video in the listing was of another look alike bike.

My experience with BaT was awful and I will recommend against anyone using the site in the future. Summary: I had to do 3 rounds of photos after paying for professional photos. It took them 49 days to list the car. The service was awful and slow. They made the car look like crap - terrible seller experience. Details Here: Despite them saying they wanted to list the Nova and me choosing and paying for the professional photo package I had to send more photos just to give them "a sense" of the car. They gave me a reserve with no actual data to back it up when cars sold on the site with information we had at the time were much higher. Going back and forth was terrible because it was basically one message a day with no calling or messaging options. It delayed going live by over a week.

The process in the beginning was fine. The auction specialist will answer you at least once a day once you are assigned one. Typically if your vehicle is worth under $20k they do not let you put a reserve on it. This was not explained well as I thought my car had a reserve. During the last day of the auction, someone figured out where I lived from the pictures and came to my house! It's been very scary. Sleepless nights since this. I've repeatedly asked Bringatrailer to take my auction down, as the buyer never purchased the vehicle and I'm terrified and unsafe. They are unwilling to do so. We've now submitted the information to our Attorney who is pursuing these illegal activities further.

Such a stupid experience. I spent 3 hours listing a super collectible and mint condition motorcycle only to find out the next day that they wouldn't accept it.... They gave no reason even though I know that a thousand people of the general public would be looking to buy this motorcycle. And nowhere on their website does it even say that they have the ability to discriminate without reason.

The auction went smoothly, and I was fortunate to find a kind and understanding seller, which made the long wait for the car more bearable. However, the shipping experience was terrible. Choosing BaT shipping was a mistake, and it will be the first and last time I use their services. Here's what happened: I won the auction on April 30th, and immediately after, the funds for BaT's fee were withdrawn from my bank account. I also purchased their shipping service for around $870 right after the auction, and the payment was withdrawn as well. The next day, I contacted the seller and arranged a wire transfer for the car payment. That's when the nightmare began.

Tried to correct my bid, but the bidding was not monitored by the BAT staff or they ignored it. After they called me the next day due to the failed sale, they admitted they ignored my requests for their own reasons. This all happened before the auction was ended, first I announced I made a mistake, then asked for the bid to be given back to the next highest bidder, but still no response. So then I requested my bid cancelled before the end. Keep in mind, they do not list a phone number or email to contact in the case you need to correct anything. I spent 20 minutes looking for some contact method online before resorting to posting on the auction message board. According to BAT representative, this time lapse was evidence I was not serious, and was cited as why they took no action on my plea for help. Important to note, I had seen them correct bids in the past, but they declined to do so with me.

I tried to list my car with BAT with a reserve and they sent me a e-mail trying to get me to do a auction with (no) reserve so they can guarantee a sale and can get their 5% commission from the buyer and they tried to downgrade the value of the vehicle. That’s not the rules of the sale they have. You should be able to list your car with a reserve but they don’t want honor that. Fraudulent misleading tactics. BE CAREFUL. They have fraudulent sales team.

I am a car enthusiast. I watched this site for a while and decided to list my pristine Mercedes on their site. They denied my entry stating that they don't accept these cars unless they are AMG or V8's. Mine is a Twin Turbo 6 cylinder with the AMG sport package loaded to the hilt. These jokers are out of San Francisco, are woke jerks IMHO. They allow listing old beaters, scooters and skis but decline to accept my submission. I do NOT RECOMMEND THIS SITE TO ANYONE!!

After reading the many reviews pertaining to BaT, it further confirms our own unpleasant experience. See below: