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BidMotors Site Fees

Listing Fees - FREE!

Bidding or browsing on BidMotors is absolutely free.
Only sellers are charged fees!! And they are low! Listing items on BidMotors is FREE.

 

Listing Fee Fees
All Items FREE
  • 8 images per listing standard
  • FREE Item relisting if unsold


Sales Fees

BidMotors provides low sales fees based upon the final sales price of the item.

 

Final Sales Price Fee
$0.01 - $1000.00 5.00% of Final Sales Price
Greater than $1000.00 5.00% of first $1000.00 + 1.50% of remaining sales price

 

Examples

Example #1 - Final Sales Price is $150.00

Final Sales Fee is $150.00 x 5.00% = $7.50 Fee


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Example #2
- Final Sales Price is $1,250.00

Final Sales Fee is ($1000.00 x 5.00%) + ($250.00 x 1.50%) = $53.75 Fee
 

 


Maximum Sales Fees Cap

 

To ensure sellers retain more profits from higher priced items, BidMotors has placed a maximum item sales fee cap of $75.00 for any sold item regardless how much it exceeds the calculated final sales fee. 


Example:  Final Sales Price is $100,000.  Final Sales Fee = $75.00


Standard Features
- All BidMotors listings enjoy the following features and benefits:

 

No listing fees for all items Free bulk migration of listings from other online marketplace sites.
 3, 5, 7, and 10 day auction listing durations. Free YouTube video streaming integration for all listings.
 Buy Now, Reserve Listing, and Make Offer Options. US Postal Service and UPS calculated shipping integration.
30 Day Store Item Listing Option. CARFAX vehicle history integration.
Sellers can accept any payment methods. Free Online Storefront.
Paypal and Google Checkout online payment integration.  Simple to use buyer and seller tools and tutorials.
Auto time extension for auctions with last minute bids. Buyer and Seller feedback.
 
 
Optional Features

BidMotors Image Hosting - Starting at $9.95 per month

Image hosting is an optional service offered by BidMotors that enables you the ability to upload and permanently save all images used in your item listings.  When you elect for Image Hosting, all of your item listings are also permanently saved which you can use to create similar listings or repost the same item listings at a later date.

  • Image Hosting starts at $9.95 per month for 1.0 GB of disk space.  Additional disk space can be purchased for an additional $5.00 per month for each additional 500 MB of disk space purchased.

     

  • Image Hosting customers enjoy the ability to load up to 32 images per listing!

 

BidMotors Homepage Featured Listing - FREE! $0.00


Have your listing displayed in the Featured Listing section on the BidMotors homepage.  A Featured Listing is an affordable way to provide maximum exposure for your item listing.


Additional Features & Benefits

  • BidMotors ownership and staff are automotive professionals with over 100 years combined automotive and IT experience

  • Friendly help and support via email or telephone.

  • Online Help section with online video tutorials.

  • System moderation for unwarranted negative feedback.

  • Powerful Buyer and Seller Feedback Filters.  You can see what you want to see and who you want to do business with.

  • Sellers can easily revise listing description, pricing, shipping, or insurance according to need. 

  • Sellers can easily combine shipping for multiple item purchases.

  • Shipping inquiry status interface between buyers and sellers.

  •  Item listing can be easily deleted for transactions that take place outside of BidMotors.

  • Website / Online Store URL can be added to your listings.

Got Questions?

Need help in getting started or have general questions?  You can email us at support@bidmotors.com. We’re here to help!

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