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Sell Your Vehicle With Curated.Bid

Are you ready to sell your adventure vehicle? Showcase it to an audience of adventure enthusiasts with Curated.Bid. The Curated.Bid platform provides sellers with the option to auction their vehicle, or sell it via a make an offer model. 

We invite you to submit your vehicle for consideration in our curated marketplace. We will get back to you in no more than 2 business days with an answer about including your vehicle on Curated.Bid. 

Here’s why you should be eager to put your vehicle up for sale with us.

Benefits of Selling via Curated.Bid:

  1. Adventure Vehicle Focus: We are maniacally focused on adventure vehicles. You will only find the best selection of Overlanders, 4x4s, and camper vans on Curated.Bid. Your vehicle won’t be lost next to a sea of sports cars.
  2. We Value Quality: At Curated.Bid, quality matters. Our stringent curation process ensures that only the best adventure vehicles make it to our marketplace. We focus on important aspects like build quality, specifications, and overall condition to maintain the high standards our buyers expect.
  3. Maximize Exposure: Our marketplace platform is designed to give your adventure vehicle the spotlight it deserves. Your vehicle will be presented to a vast audience of adventure seekers with a unique marketing program across social, web, and beyond to engage buyers.
  4. Fair Value for Your Vehicle: Our auction and make an offer models ensure a fair market value for your vehicle. At Curated.Bid, we’re committed to helping you achieve the best possible price for your adventure vehicle (with a reasonable reserve (minimum) price).
  5. Fast and Efficient Process: Auctions are a swift and efficient way to sell your vehicle. With a set auction period, you can anticipate the sale date, making it easier to plan your next adventure or vehicle upgrade. We will work with you to set a reasonable reserve (minimum) price.
  6. No Listing Fees for Sellers: Listing your adventure vehicle for auction on Curated.Bid comes at zero cost. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain by putting your vehicle in front of our enthusiastic community.
  7. Auction or Make An Offer?: Auctions are for a set period of time where buyers bid against one another for the vehicle. Auctions have dynamic (aka ‘popcorn’) bidding such that the auction continues until the final bidder wins the auction. The Make an Offer model does not have a set period of time, and potential buyers make offers on the vehicle at any time without the offer being made public to the community. If the offer is greater than the minimum price agreed upon by the seller, we will accept the offer automatically. If it’s lower, we will still send the offer to the seller for their review. In either model, the buyer pays a 5% buyer’s premium ($7500 maximum) upon the acceptance of an offer or close of an auction.
  8. Zero Obligation, Zero Hassle: Submitting your vehicle for consideration comes with no obligation. If your vehicle meets our criteria and is accepted for Curated.Bid, we’ll guide you through the process seamlessly.
  9. Guidance and Support: Our team is here to assist you throughout the auction process. From setting a reasonable reserve price to providing tips on how to present the vehicle, we’re dedicated to helping you achieve a successful sale.
  10. Seller FAQ: Check out our Seller FAQ for other information about selling on Curated.Bid.

Submit Your Vehicle For Sale:

Fill out this form below to submit your adventure vehicle for consideration at Curated.Bid. We will get back to you in no more than 2 business days with an answer about including your vehicle on Curated.Bid.

Buying A Vehicle

Once you’ve found a vehicle you’re interested in, here are the steps you should take to own a great Adventure-Ready Vehicle..

Understanding Your Vehicle:

  1. Questions & Answers: We want you to fully understand the vehicle that you are interested in. Click that Ask Question button and get answers to the questions that you are seeking. Once we have your question, we will reach out to the seller for their answer and will provide you the answer directly, and post it on the site for all others to learn from as well. If you have a follow-up question, that’s ok, just let us know, we’ll run down those questions for you.
  2. Dive Deep On Vehicle Condition: Review the listing thoroughly, including modifications, known flaws, the vehicle inspection report (if applicable), recent maintenance, photos, etc. Check out those photos with as much detail as possible.
  3. Pre-Purchase Inspection: Are you ready to make an offer on a vehicle, but want a pre-purchase inspection done to ensure that it meets your standards? If it’s a Make An Offer format, you can make an offer with a pre-purchase inspection contingency. With your offer accepted (with the PPI contingency), you can arrange the PPI with the seller directly at a reputable shop in their area, or via Lemon Squad (see our blog post on inspections with Lemon Squad). Note that pre-purchase inspections are most typically paid by the buyer.

Make An Offer Format

Go Ahead, Make An Offer: When you want to buy the vehicle, go ahead and make an offer. We will communicate your offer with the seller directly. Our one ask, be serious. Don’t make offers that you don’t intend on following up on.

  1. Offer Contingencies? What if you want the vehicle, but want that pre-purchase inspection completed to ensure that there’s not any major issues? No problem, note those contingencies in your offer and we can communicate those to the seller.
  2. Does It Cost Anything To Make An Offer? It does not cost you anything to make an offer. When an offer is accepted and the purchase is completed, you, the buyer, will pay the Curated.Bid premium equal to 5% of the purchase price.
  3. Can I Cancel My Offer? No. Once you make an offer on Curated.Bid, we expect you to purchase the vehicle if the offer is accepted (with contingencies met, if any). We only want you to make an offer that’s serious.
  4. Can I lowball? Yes, and no. Each seller has a price that they are willing sell something for. Sometimes it’s their list price, sometimes it’s something lower, and sometimes much lower. Curated.Bid doesn’t know where these lines are, but we generally know that offering 50% of a seller’s price, for example, won’t go anywhere. Bottom line, go ahead and make an offer, but be respectful of the seller’s and Curated.Bid’s time.

Your Offer Is Accepted. Now What?

  1. Inform You: We will immediately let you know when the seller accepts your offer, and step-by-step instructions on what happens next, including introducing you to the seller.
  2. Curated.Bid Premium: We will instruct you on how to pay for the Curated.Bid premium which is equal to 5% of the purchase price. We will place a credit card pre-authorization for this 5% and finalize it when we learn from you and/or the seller either directly, or via our partner Key Savvy, that the purchase has been completed.
    Once the pre-authorization is complete, we will connect you directly with the seller to complete the purchase. If you and the seller decide to not complete the purchase of the vehicle, we will cancel the pre-authorization of the Curated.Bid premium.

Auctions Format

Auctions Format

Go Ahead, Make A Bid: When you want to buy the vehicle, go ahead and make a bid. Remember that bids are a commitment to purchase the vehicle, so take your bidding seriously.

  1. Does It Cost Anything To Make A Bid? No, it does not cost you anything to make a bid. Curated.Bid does ask for your credit card when making a bid and will put a pre-authorization hold equal to the Curated.Bid premium which is 5% of the bid amount (up to a maximum of $7,500 (e.g. 5% of $150,000 bid)). Only when your bid is the winning bid will we release the pre-authorization on your credit card.
  2. Can I Cancel My Bid? No. Once you make a bid on Curated.Bid, we expect you to purchase the vehicle if your bid is the winning bid.

Your Bid Won! Now What?

  1. Inform You: We will immediately let you know when you have the winning bid, and step-by-step instructions on what happens next, including introducing you to the seller.
  2. Curated.Bid Premium: Upon your winning bid, Curated.Bid will release the pre-authorization charge on your credit card which is 5% of the final purchase price.

Seller Transaction, Payment, Shipping, & Insurance

How do I pay the seller safely? We strongly recommend using KeySavvy’s platform to conduct a transaction. Their platform helps sellers and buyers finalize the transaction with secure payments, title checks, and more.

For buyers, you are guaranteed to receive a clear title free of any liens, provide identity protection to ensure that you are buying a vehicle from its true owner and avoid buying a stolen vehicle you cannot register, loan protection that helps you purchase the vehicle when their is a lien on it, and finally pay online securely without any trips to the bank. When your offer is accepted, we’ll communicate the benefits of using Key Savvy to both yourself and the seller to complete the transaction.

How do I pick up the vehicle? There are many options for how to collect your new vehicle, such as booking a one-way flight and driving home, or shipping it home. Check out our blog post on shipping your vehicle with RunBuggy.

How do I insure the vehicle, especially if it’s a van or overlander? Insuring a van or overlander can be a more nuanced process than insuring other vehicles. Make sure that you consider the total value of the vehicle, including any additions that have been made to it such as water, and electrical. Check out our blog post on insuring your van or overlander.

Don’t hesitate to reach out to us if you have any questions. Simply email us at [email protected].

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By submitting this offer, you agree to the Curated Bid Terms & Conditions, including the payment of a 5% buyer's premium upon the successful purchase of the vehicle.