Salvage Auctions

BidHarvest’s live bidding platform lets you run professional, high-performance auctions with real-time video and instant bid capture. Whether you’re hosting from a yard, rostrum, or remote office, you get full control of the sale, complete with bidder dashboards, hybrid-ready tools, and automatic invoicing. Designed for both scale and simplicity,

BidHarvest’s timed bidding feature gives auctioneers the tools to run automated online auctions that attract more bidders, generate faster sales, and reduce admin. With flexible closing rules, responsive design, and integrated payments, you can list and sell lots 24/7 – perfect for high-volume, trade-focused sales.

BidHarvest® supports true single lot auctions as standard, making it easy to run “always on” listings within a continuous auction environment or marketplace format. This enables auctioneers to list individual items the moment they’re consigned — no batching, no bottlenecks, no need to wait for the next full catalogue.

Whether you’re selling plant, salvage, vehicles, trade returns or curated collections, the Single Item Auction format offers operational agility, increased throughput, and a stronger digital footprint.

Not everything needs to go to auction. Whether you’re dealing with unsold stock, fixed-price vendor consignments, or opportunistic one-offs, the ability to sell outside the auction format is essential.With Buy Now and Make Offer functionality built directly into BidHarvest®, you can give bidders a fast, familiar retail-style experience while maintaining your auction platform, vendor processes, and reporting structure.

Speed up vehicle lotting with BidHarvest® numberplate DVLA lookup. Instantly retrieve verified details including make, model,year, engine size, and emissions by simply entering the vehicle registrationnumber. Ensures consistency, saves admin time, and reduces data entry errorsfor car, van and lorry auctions.

Configure deposit rules at bidder registration, first bid intent, auction level, or lot level. Deposits can be paid via card, bank transfer, or open banking links using integrated gateways like Stripe or Opayo.

Automatically track deposit balances, configure payment capture (auth only, capture/release, process as payment, contra), and store card tokenisation for auto payments for winning bidders.

For auctioneers specialising in salvage, ex-fleet, trade vehicles, or vehicle dismantling auctions, managing bidder access isn’t just about convenience — it’s about compliance, liability, and trade-only visibility.

BidHarvest® gives you the tools to configure specialised registration paths for trade buyers, breakers, or insurance-backed accounts, all while streamlining onboarding and automating payment collection.

Assign credit limits to buyers based on history, account status, or auction rules. Automatically restrict bidding above the approved credit line and trigger alerts or top-up requests. Supports manual overrides, reporting, and balance tracking—ideal for trade buyers or recurring accounts.

After the hammer falls, smooth and secure collection becomes critical — both for auctioneers managing site flow and for buyers wanting a hassle-free pickup experience. BidHarvest® makes this easy with automated pass out and collection notices, directly linked to invoice status and buyer verification.

Whether you’re operating a single yard or multiple collection sites, BidHarvest® helps you streamline the release process, reduce disputes, and maintain full visibility over who’s collected what and when.

Digitally manage vendor onboarding and consignment agreements with paperless tools. Capture and sign contracts online, assign vendor codes, and track items per vendor. Increases efficiency and cuts paperwork in fast-paced environments.

Managing money in an auction business isn’t just about hammer prices and buyer premiums — it’s about tracking every penny in and out, across dozens or even hundreds of transactions. That’s why BidHarvest® comes with built-in financial ledgers and seamless Xero integration, giving you real-time visibility into customer payments, vendor settlements, fees, VAT, and margins all in one place.

No more juggling spreadsheets or chasing finance teams for manual reports. With BidHarvest®, your financial backbone is automated, auditable, and ready to scale.

Build tailored reports to analyse performance across lots, vendors, buyers, and auction types. Export as CSV or view interactive dashboards. Custom fields allow reporting on what matters to your business.

When your auctions span a wide range of categories from vehicles and property to salvage or fine art, flexibility in how you structure and present data becomes essential. BidHarvest® solves this with a powerful, user-friendly system that allows you to define, manage, and apply custom data fields to your lots, without a single line of code.

BidHarvest® provides flexible, configurable tools to meet your legal obligations for Know Your Customer (KYC) andAnti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance. From secure ID uploads to advanced checks for PEPs, sanctions, and fraud history via Stripe Identity, we help you meet regulatory standards and reduce risk without slowing down your bidders.