Rules & Policies

You cannot bid/purchase any vehicle without first registering and creating your account. As part of the registration process, you must agree to our Account Terms and Conditions.

By registering to create a Member Account, you represent and confirm that: (a) you are at least 18 years of age; (b) you can enter into a legally binding contract; and (c) you have the right, authority, and capacity to enter into and comply with our Member Terms and Conditions.

We sometimes need to contact you regarding your account and your bidding or purchasing activity, so it is important that you keep your account information accurate and updated. You can update your contact information via your My Account page.

Before you place a bid or buy a vehicle, we strongly advise you to educate yourself on the auction process and our Services.

Primarily, we want to make sure you understand the nature of your transaction with us. Although you ultimately purchase the vehicle from us (and not from Copart or the auction seller), at the time of your bid the vehicles listed on our website are offered for sale (through Copart auctions) by independent third-party sellers. In other words, the vehicles listed on our website are not owned by us nor in our inventory. Instead, the vehicles listed on our website are available for us to buy for the sole purpose of resale to you. The way this works is that when you place a bid on any vehicle using our Services, our software places a corresponding bid directly with Copart. If your bid is the winning bid, we are obligated to purchase the vehicle from the auction seller for the amount of your bid (plus applicable fees). More importantly, you are obligated to purchase that same vehicle from us for the amount of your bid (plus applicable fees).

Bids cannot be undone. So you should carefully review the amount of your bid and what you are bidding on before submission.

Many of the vehicles offered for purchase through our website are salvage or otherwise damaged vehicles. These vehicles may have additional or different damage than what is stated on the auction listing and may require substantial repairs at your expense. This is why we strongly recommend that you do your own investigation and research before placing any bid.

We make no representations, warranties, or guarantees regarding the condition or quality of the vehicles. All vehicles are sold "as is" and "where is" and "with all faults" and without any warranty of any kind, including any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

Please carefully review the disclaimers in our Member Terms and Conditions for more information.

At the time of registration, you must provide accurate and complete account information (including name, address, and telephone number) and must maintain a valid email address. You must not provide false or invalid contact information. You also agree to update your account information via your My Account page as needed to keep it accurate and complete. You are solely responsible for any liabilities, losses, or other issues caused by your failure to update your account information.

Please see our Privacy Policy for more information on how we collect, use, process, and share your data.

Before you are allowed to bid on or purchase a vehicle using our Services, you must upload a copy of your valid driver's license, passport, or other government-issued photo ID.

You agree that you are obligated to pay the amount of any bid (plus all applicable fees) that you submit or authorize (or is otherwise submitted or authorized through or under your Member Account) if your bid is accepted. This includes all bids placed during the Preliminary Bidding Period and the live Virtual Auction and applies regardless of how or where your bid is placed.

Copart (as operator of the auction) may in its sole discretion reject or cancel any bid at any time and for any reason without prior notice to you or AutoBidMaster. Should a dispute arise regarding a bid, Copart (as the operator of the auction) is the exclusive deciding authority with sole discretion in resolving disputes. You acknowledge and agree that any such rejection or cancelation is not within our control or discretion, and hereby release us from any related liability, damages, and losses. Please review our general release in our Member Terms and Conditions for more information.

Copart (as the operator of the auction) may in its sole discretion postpone, cancel, or withdraw a vehicle from a sale at any time and for any reason without prior notice to you or AutoBidMaster. You acknowledge and agree that any such postponement, cancellation, or withdrawal is not within our control or discretion and hereby release us from any related liability, damages, and losses. Please review our general release in our Member Terms and Conditions for more information.

Bids made during the live Virtual Auction will prevail over any bids made during the Preliminary Bidding Period of the same amount. For example, if you submit a maximum bid of $1,000 during the Preliminary Bidding Period and someone places a bid of $1,000 during the live Virtual Auction, you will lose unless you increase your bid amount during the live Virtual Auction.

Please review our How it Works tutorial for more information.

Certain vehicles are offered for sale with a "Buy It Now" option that allows you to purchase the vehicle immediately at a price set by the seller before the vehicle goes up for auction. If you select the Buy It Now option, you are obligated to purchase the vehicle for the stated price (plus applicable fees). You cannot retract, delete, or cancel a Buy It Now bid for any reason.

Even if you placed the high bid, you are not obligated to purchase a vehicle sold "On-Approval" unless and until Copart (as the operator of the auction) notifies us of acceptance of your bid. In some instances, it may take up to 3 business days (including the auction date) for the seller of an "On-Approval" vehicle to provide Copart with notice of acceptance of a bid.

You agree that your bid is not accepted or rejected unless or until you receive notification from us of the same, even if you do not receive such notice within 3 business days. You agree that the acceptance or rejection of your bid for "On-Approval" vehicles is not within our control or discretion and hereby release us from any related liability, damages, and losses. Please review our general release in our Member Terms and Conditions for more information.

A vehicle sold "On Minimum Bid" means that the seller established a minimum bid or reserve price before the auction. If you are the high bidder and your high bid meets or exceeds the minimum bid, you will be obligated to purchase the vehicle at the end of the auction. However, if you are the high bidder but your bid does not meet or exceed the minimum bid, you will not be awarded the vehicle at the end of the auction. Instead, once the auction ends, you have the option to: (a) maintain your high bid or (b) increase your high bid. Additionally, the seller has the option to: (a) accept your high bid, (b) reject your high bid, or (c) make a counter offer.

With our Win Guarantee, you authorize us to negotiate directly with the seller to purchase the vehicle for an amount less than or equal to your maximum bid or the seller's reserve price (whichever is less), plus applicable fees. We will negotiate in small increments in an effort to obtain the best possible price for resale to you.

You acknowledge and agree that even if the seller makes one or more counter offers, your high bid on any vehicle is an offer that cannot be revoked or cancelled and shall remain open to acceptance by the seller until 5:00 pm (Pacific) on the next business day after the auction date.

For example, you bid $5,000 on Vehicle A and your bid is the highest bid at the end of the auction. After the auction ends, the seller makes a counter offer of $6,000. Even if you do not accept the seller's counter offer of $6,000, the seller may still accept your high bid of $5,000 before 5:00 pm (Pacific) on the next business day. You may not revoke or cancel your bid, even if the seller makes one or more counter offer.

You agree that your high bid is not accepted or rejected unless or until you receive notification from us of the same. You agree that the acceptance or rejection of your bid for an "On Minimum Bid" vehicle is not within our control or discretion and hereby release us from any related liability, damages, and losses. Please review our general release in our Member Terms and Conditions for more information.

During any Preliminary Bidding Period (which ends 1 hour before the live auction), you may be able to preview and/or inspect any vehicle offered at a scheduled sale at a Copart facility in person. Copart may charge a fee for you to enter the Copart facility to preview or inspect a vehicle. It is your responsibility to determine your ability to preview or inspect any vehicle and the type and amount of any related fees prior to arriving at the Copart facility.

You agree that your ability to preview or inspect a vehicle and the type and amount of any related fees charged by Copart are beyond our control. Accordingly, you hereby release us from any related liability, damages, and losses. Please review our general release in our Member Terms and Conditions for more information.

Due to variations in applicable law, you may receive a title or ownership document which is different than (but similar to) the title or ownership document that is listed on the lot listing page if purchasing a vehicle from out of state. For example, depending on your location, if you are an Idaho resident and you purchase a vehicle that is currently located in Nevada, you may receive an Oregon salvage certificate of title. Processing times for different (but similar) titles or ownership documents may take 5-7 weeks and result in additional fees.

All vehicles purchased using our Services are subject to certain auction fees charged by AutoBidMaster ("AutoBidMaster Fees") and by Copart ("Copart Fees") (collectively "Auction Fees"). The type and amount of applicable fees is available here. You may also use our Fees Calculator on each lot listing page to see an estimate of your total purchase price (including all Auction Fees) based on your bid amount before you place your bid.

The Auction Fees apply to each vehicle you purchase using our Services. You are responsible for knowing the type and amount of fees that apply before placing your bid.

Each lot listing page includes a Fees Calculator to help you decide whether and how much to bid on any given vehicle. We try to include all applicable fees and taxes in our Fees Calculator, but due to the variability in the type and amount of fees and taxes that may apply to any given transaction, we cannot guarantee that the Fees Calculator is accurate or complete. As a result, it is your responsibility to determine the total purchase price for any vehicle based on your bid amount, and you acknowledge and agree that you are obligated to pay the full amount stated on your invoice even if it does not match the estimate provided by the Fee Calculator. If you dispute the amount on your invoice, you must notify us before you pay. You acknowledge and agree that once you pay your invoice, there are no refunds for any reason and you have waived your right to dispute the amount.

You must pay all sales, consumption, use, and other applicable taxes charged by any local, state, and federal governing body or taxing authority that are based on your purchase of any vehicle from us.

Additionally, you must reimburse us for all sales, consumption, use, and other applicable taxes charged by any local, state, and federal governing body or taxing authority that are based on our purchase of any vehicle from an auction seller for resale to you.

You are responsible for determining the type and amount of any such taxes before placing your bid.

If you are purchasing vehicles from us at wholesale pursuant to a sales tax exemption certificate, you agree to indemnify and defend AutoBidMaster from any and all damages or losses of any kind (including without limitation sales tax assessments, fines, penalties, damages, and other costs or expenses, including attorney fees), incurred as a (direct or indirect) result of a determination, decision, or ruling by any taxing authority that the transaction was subject to the payment of sales, use, excise, or other applicable tax.

Payment for the purchase of any vehicle (including applicable Auction Fees) must be made by wire transfer only. No other payment method is accepted. If you make or attempt to make payment by any other method, we reserve the right to cancel your purchase and relist the vehicle (see below).

Please visit our Help Center and Paying for Vehicles Help section for more information, including how to make a wire transfer.

Payment for your purchase of any vehicle (including applicable Auction Fees) must be received by AutoBidMaster before 5:00 pm (Pacific) on the next business day after we send you an invoice. A "business day" is any weekday that is not a US federal holiday. (Note: International customers must pay by 5:00 pm (Pacific) on the second business day after we send you an invoice.)

Please visit our Help Center and Paying for Vehicles FAQ section for more information, including how to make a wire transfer and wire transfer processing fees that may apply.)

In the event your full payment for the purchase of any vehicle (including applicable Auction Fees) is not received by AutoBidMaster before the payment deadline, you must pay late payment fees ("Late Fees"). The type and amount of applicable fees is available here.

You will not be charged any Late Fees after your purchase is canceled and the vehicle is relisted (see below) or after your vehicle is declared abandoned (see Vehicle Pick Up Rules & Policies).  If you have saved your credit card on file with us, you authorize us to automatically charge those Late Fees to that credit card.

Please visit our Help Center and Paying for Vehicles FAQ section for more information.