Remember that each bid you place enters you into a binding contract. If you win a listing, you’re obligated to complete the transaction. Read the User Agreement for details.

Before you place a bid, you’ll need to register. Registration is free and simple. Register now, or learn more about registering.

• How to bid on a vehicle

• About eBay’s bidding system

• Getting outbid

• Bids over $15,000

• Pre-approved bidders

• Blocked bidders

• Shill bidding

How to bid on a vehicle

All bids on eBay are binding so you should make sure you know how much you can afford first. Consider the following costs in your vehicle purchase:

• The cost of the vehicle

• Insurance costs (these will vary by vehicle)

• Taxes

• Registration costs (if applicable)

Once you find a vehicle you're interested in, it's easy to place a bid.

You can also enter a bid at the bottom of any vehicle listing page in the “Ready to Bid?” box.

eBay will bid on your behalf up to your maximum. You'll get an email confirming your bid. And at the end of the listing, you'll receive another email indicating whether you've won the vehicle, with an explanation of next steps.

About eBay’s bidding system

eBay’s bidding system works the same on eBay Motors.

Bid increments: eBay’s bidding system is based on increments. A bid increment is the amount by which a bid will be raised each time the current bid is outdone.

Automatic bidding system: eBay uses an automatic bidding system to make bidding more convenient. There’s nothing you need to set up, the system is already in place.

Getting outbid

When another buyer has placed a higher maximum bid than yours, you’ve been outbid. Learn more about getting outbid.

Bids over $15,000

To place a bid of $15,000 or more, you must provide a valid credit card (your card won't be charged) or go through our ID Verify process (no credit card required). This helps ensure that eBay members involved in large sales are of legal age and serious about completing the transaction.

You only need to provide this information once. To find out if you already have a credit card on file, please check your Account Status. eBay encourages you to file your credit card or get verified in advance.

Pre-approved bidders

Sellers can create a pre-approved bidders list to restrict their listings to a specified group of buyers. Here’s what you can expect if you bid on a listing that has a pre-approved bidders list:

• If you are a pre-approved bidder: The bidding process will proceed as usual.

• If you are not one of the pre-approved bidders: You’ll get a notice that the item is restricted, and you will not be allowed to bid on the item. If you are interested in the item, contact the seller to request being added to the pre-approved bidders list.

Learn about the pre-approved bidders list from a seller's point of view.

Blocked bidders

Sellers can make their listings unavailable to a specified list of bidders. Blocked bidders will receive an error message that states they are not allowed to bid on that seller's listings.

If you are blocked from a listing and want to discuss the situation with the seller, click the seller's User ID or the "Ask the seller a question" link on the listing.

Note: Blocked bidders may not bid on that seller's listings with another User ID. This could result in indefinite suspension from eBay.

Learn about the blocked bidder list from a seller's point of view.

Shill bidding

Shill bidding is the deliberate use of secondary registrations, aliases, family members, friends, or associates to artificially drive up the bid price of an item. (This is also known as "bid padding.") Shill bidding is strictly forbidden on eBay. eBay members found shill bidding may receive warnings or indefinite suspensions of their accounts.

Learn about rules and policies regarding shill bidding.