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Dealers bid. You get the best price.
SnapBid lets a private seller post their car in seconds and get an instant valuation — even if it's financed or leased. Our network of paying dealers and wholesalers then bid against each other, and the highest bid wins. No haggling for the seller, a steady flow of inventory for dealers, and three revenue streams for us.
How it works
Seller posts & gets a price
The private seller enters their car and receives an instant wholesale appraisal — the real price dealers pay. One click puts it live, opening 10% under wholesale.
Dealers compete
Subscribed dealers and wholesalers bid against each other. We set the opening price first, so we're never caught off guard.
Highest bid wins
Each car stays live for a full 24 hours. When it ends, the top bid takes the car. The seller gets the best price in the market; we earn on subscriptions and on the cars we win and resell.
Why dealers bid with confidence
Pre-sale inspection on $10k+ cars
Every car over $10,000 is independently inspected before the sale closes. If the seller's condition details are accurate, it's free. If something doesn't match, the seller pays a $79 inspection fee — so descriptions stay honest and dealers know what they're buying.
48-hour buyer arbitration
Buyers get 48 hours after collection to raise a claim on anything undisclosed — frame/structural damage, title brand, an odometer off by more than 200 km, or a major mechanical fault. Defects must total $500+ to qualify.
Fair resolution
Valid claims are resolved by repair credit, price adjustment, or unwinding the sale. If the seller mis-declared the car, the seller carries the cost; honest sellers are never penalized. Normal disclosed wear is not arbitrable.
Real outcomes
"Three dealers were fighting over my Highlander within an hour. I got $2,900 more than the trade-in the dealership offered."
"I buy 8–10 units a month here. Fresh private cars before they hit the wholesale lanes — and the condition reports are honest."
"Listed Friday night, accepted Saturday, car picked up Tuesday, paid same day. No tire-kickers, no haggling."
Live results
Get your car's wholesale value in one second.
Enter your car and get an instant wholesale appraisal — the real price dealers pay. Then list it once, and our dealers bid against each other for 24 hours. Free for sellers, no haggling.
Tell us about your car
Free · instant wholesale value · no signup
to see what dealers will pay.
The auction floor, live
This is what happens the moment a car is listed — verified dealers competing in real time. Sellers watch the price climb; buyers bid in one tap.
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Plans & pricing
First 3 months free. Verified licensed dealers only. Cancel anytime.
- Buy from private sellers
- Instant wholesale appraisals + Carfax
- 48-hour arbitration protection
- Buy from other dealers
- Sell your own inventory
- Everything in Base
- Buy from other dealers (D2D floor)
- Priority on new listings + auto-bid
- Market analytics dashboard
- Sell your own inventory
- Everything in Premium
- Sell / wholesale your own cars to dealers
- No ID or card to list — it's on file
- Lower $149 D2D sell fee
- 5 buyer seats + dedicated rep
Admin console
Owner-only view — platform settings, the revenue model, and the house dealership position. Visitors and members never see this page.
Platform settings
These constants drive every appraisal. Changes apply to new appraisals and are saved on this device.
Other fees (fixed in this build): $299 success fee · $149 D2D fee · plans $199/$299/$599 · $500 reserve-cancel fee · $79 mismatch inspection.
Three ways we make money
Every wholesaler pays a monthly fee just to access the floor and bid. Predictable, recurring revenue that scales with the network — independent of whether any single car sells.
A flat $299 is charged on every car that sells on SnapBid, collected as a buyer's premium from the winning dealer so sellers keep their full amount. Pure margin on every transaction, no inventory risk.
As a dealer ourselves, we set the opening bid and win cars at wholesale, then resell to our export and dealer network at a margin. First-mover advantage on every listing.
Revenue projector
Drag the numbers to model the upside.
Illustrative model, not a forecast.
Members & dealer applications
Accounts registered on this device. Dealer applications wait here until you verify the permit — approve to enable bidding.
| Name | Type | Contact | Dealership | Permit # | Plan | Status |
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No registrations yet.
My dealership — house position
Live listings & your position
Edit your opening bid inline. Green = you're the top bid (winning the car). Amber = you've been outbid — decide whether to counter or let the subscription fee do the work.
| Vehicle | Wholesale | Your opening | Top bid | Leader | Status | Flip margin |
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