Bid. Sell. Watch. Simple.

1. Sign in and add a payment card on file in your account.
2. Open any live auction and place your bid (minimum $500 increments).
3. We authorize a 5% buyer's premium hold on your card. If you're outbid, it's released automatically. If you win, we charge it — this is GM Vault's fee, not a deposit toward the car.
4. When the auction ends, the highest bid above reserve wins. Buyer and seller exchange contact info and the buyer pays the seller 100% of the sale price directly.

If an auction ends without meeting the seller's reserve, the car moves into Bid Goes On for 7 days.

• Listed at the seller's reserve price as Buy It Now.
• The seller can lower the price anytime during the 7 days.
• First buyer to hit Buy It Now wins. Same 5% buyer's premium to GM Vault, full sale price paid directly to the seller.
• After 7 days, the listing closes if unsold.

Tap the heart on any auction to save it. Then add your phone number in your account.

• When a watched auction is 30 minutes from closing, we text you the current bid and a direct link.
• Never miss the last sniping window on a car you care about.
• One alert per auction. Manage your watchlist anytime.

Two ways to sell — both reviewed by a Vault specialist within 48 hours.

• Every listing reviewed by a Vault specialist before going live.
• Title, VIN, and seller verified.
• 50–100 photo galleries and a walkaround video on every auction.
• Every sold car becomes part of the permanent Vault archive.

• Buyers: 5% buyer's premium charged when you win (or buy it now), on top of the sale price. No other buyer fees.
• Sellers — Auction: $199 listing fee. You receive 100% of the sale price directly from the buyer.
• Sellers — Bid Goes On: Same setup — you receive 100% of the sale price; GM Vault's 5% premium is paid by the buyer.
• Sellers — Cash out: No fee — we make our money on the eventual resale.