Fees & total cost
Every fee we charge is on this page. Use the calculator to see your total before you bid.
Total-cost calculator
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- Winning bid
- $5,000
- Buyer fee
- $635
- Success fee (3% of bid, $50 minimum)
- $150
- Administrative fee
- $69
- Total before sales tax
- $5,854
Tucson, Arizona sales tax of 8.7% is added unless your tax-exemption form is on file with us before the auction.
Paying by debit or credit card? A 3% processing fee applies to the amount charged. Before you pay online by card, you must accept our card payment agreement.
Buyer fee by winning bid
| Winning bid | Buyer fee |
|---|---|
| $1 – $499 | $85 |
| $500 – $999 | $115 |
| $1,000 – $1,499 | $175 |
| $1,500 – $1,999 | $275 |
| $2,000 – $2,999 | $365 |
| $3,000 – $3,999 | $455 |
| $4,000 – $4,999 | $545 |
| $5,000 – $5,999 | $635 |
| $6,000 and up | 11% of the bid |
Charged on every purchase
- Success fee: 3% of the winning bid ($50 minimum)
- Administrative fee: $69 per vehicle
Only in certain cases
- Registration deposit/hold: $500, refundable or applied to your invoice
- Storage: $10 per business day if not picked up on time
- Late payment: 2% of the unpaid balance per day
- Duplicate title (if lost or requested): $75
- Debit/credit card: 3% of the amount charged (online pay requires our card payment agreement)
- Returned bank payment (ACH returned or declined, e.g. insufficient funds): $25, and online bank pay is turned off for your account until our staff turn it back on
- Relisting/penalty if a sale is cancelled for non-payment: 10% of the purchase, $500 minimum
No charge to you
- Title shipping: free. We pay the FedEx shipping, with tracking, and if you buy several vehicles we send their titles together. Keys stay with the vehicle and are handed over at pickup.
Fair bidding
- Every listing says whether the vehicle has a reserve and shows when it's met (the amount stays private).
- If you are the top bidder and the seller accepts your bid, including by removing the reserve, you must pay.
- If you do not pay, the $500 deposit can be kept and the relisting penalty is 10% of the purchase, $500 minimum.
- No one bids on a seller's behalf — not the seller, our auctioneers or our staff.