PistonHeads auctions coming soon!
It's happening, folks - here's what you need to know
Car enthusiasts have been buying and selling cars on PistonHeads for more than two decades through our classified section - it’s one of the main reasons why so many of us are here. After all, our reputation was partly built on the warm and fuzzy feeling that comes with being able to buy a car that has been properly looked after by a fellow enthusiast. That’s still true today, whether you’re in the market for a shed or a supercar.
Of course, in 25 years, the market has changed wildly. There are more places to buy and sell a car than ever before. Well, we’re changing, too: 2023 will see PistonHeads launch a brand-new auction platform of our own making, one that complements our existing marketplace and the people that help make it unique.
Our motivation has not changed. We want more people to find and buy their dream car on PistonHeads. To help you do just that, we’ll bring you the very best curated auction listings from across the nation, handpicked by our crack consignment team and available for you to bid on around the clock.
For anyone with a dream car to sell, PistonHeads auctions will be easy to use and free to list. And don’t worry - you’ll receive 100 per cent of the hammer price. We’ll also help to arrange photography, write a glowing description, and manage your listing from start to finish until your car is sold. Listings will be promoted on the UK’s number one premium and performance marketplace for seven days before your auction goes live, followed by seven days of frenzied bidding. So contact our consignment team today to discuss an estimate for your car.
Potential buyers will be able to arrange viewings and ask probing questions in a Q&A section on each listing. A six per cent (plus VAT) buyer’s premium will be charged on top of the winning bid, so please bear that in mind when you’re crunching numbers. We’ll then put you in touch with the seller so you can arrange collection of your new pride and joy.
When is all this happening, you ask? Well, rest assured there isn’t long to wait now. We’ll be announcing further details at our 25th Anniversary Party at Bicester Heritage on August 12th. If you'd like to play an integral part in PistonHeads history, you can contact the consignment team to discuss how we can help sell your car today.
So functionally the same service provided by eBay but for six times the price.
Nice work if you can get it.
Sorry to say but this is nothing new and same charging model too. Let's hope your reviews aren't as bad as Collecting Cars! But wish you all the luck
Cant see buyers fee working.
sell a 30 grand car through Autotrader they want betweem £36 and £74.
same car through pistonheads it's £39.99
eBay auction £59.99
Pistonheads Auction £2160.00
they are a private company who can charge what they like, but the cut all these online auction places taking just seems astonishing to me.
Can't see buyer's fee working.
I bought my Morgan off of Collecting Cars last year, and even with the buyer's fee I paid around £8,000 less than the equivalent spec car was going for in the classifieds.
Back in May, the same model with better specs sold on Collecting Cars for over £15k less than it'd have been listed for on the usual classified ads.
Well worth the buyer's fee!
They have their own criteria for what makes a car ‘collectible’
So PH launching a seemingly identical feature on their existing platform might find a gap for more workaday machinery if they set the buyer fee lower, but who’s going to want to pay an extra 6% for a mondeo ST that could easily be sourced from Facebook?
Sorry to say but this is nothing new and same charging model too. Let's hope your reviews aren't as bad as Collecting Cars! But wish you all the luck
Some charge buyers a fee though, some, a fee to the seller, and hopefully they'll stick to UK listings. Collection Cars is stuffed full of cars in other countries these days, UK buyers and sellers wanting to use their services now thin on the ground...
I bought my Morgan off of Collecting Cars last year, and even with the buyer's fee I paid around £8,000 less than the equivalent spec car was going for in the classifieds.
Back in May, the same model with better specs sold on Collecting Cars for over £15k less than it'd have been listed for on the usual classified ads.
Well worth the buyer's fee!
I bought my Morgan off of Collecting Cars last year, and even with the buyer's fee I paid around £8,000 less than the equivalent spec car was going for in the classifieds.
Back in May, the same model with better specs sold on Collecting Cars for over £15k less than it'd have been listed for on the usual classified ads.
Well worth the buyer's fee!
Maybe a bit naughty but equally you could argue it helps combat some of the overpriced cars we're seeing.
My model in particular, might be listed for £5k-£8k more on a dealer's forecourt, but those higher-priced cars aren't selling. They've sat for months (some for over a year), with no price reductions at all, so you could probably argue the reserve was too high in the first place.
Cant see buyers fee working.
sell a 30 grand car through Autotrader they want betweem £36 and £74.
same car through pistonheads it's £39.99
eBay auction £59.99
Pistonheads Auction £2160.00
they are a private company who can charge what they like, but the cut all these online auction places taking just seems astonishing to me.
I bought my Morgan off of Collecting Cars last year, and even with the buyer's fee I paid around £8,000 less than the equivalent spec car was going for in the classifieds.
Back in May, the same model with better specs sold on Collecting Cars for over £15k less than it'd have been listed for on the usual classified ads.
Well worth the buyer's fee!
I caved in, and fortunately the car went for decent money (so I guess you could argue their patter of “It encourages the sale” is true in my instance), but I can very much see how others would get burnt.
Not sure what the PH Auctions USP will be in what is already quite a crowded marketplace now. Certainly not the fees!
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