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HOW BMXAUCTIONS WORKS

Old school BMX. Live auctions. No noise.

Whether you’re hunting a ’85 Haro or offloading a garage full of pre-1990 parts, the flow is the same: real bids, real sellers, real protection. Here’s how a listing goes from page to porch.

Two sides of the same transaction.

Pick your path. Each one takes about a minute to understand.

FOR BUYERS

Bid on the bike or part you've been hunting.

Browse real old school BMX auctions from collectors, shops, and riders. Bid live, set a max, or hit Buy It Now before the threshold kicks in. When you win, your payment is held until the item ships.

FOR SELLERS

Turn your pre-1990 BMX into cash.

List in minutes. 6% seller fee (3.5% if you’re PRO), no per-listing fees, no final value surprises. Buyers pay processing. You get paid when the auction ends and the buyer confirms.

Buying on BMXAuctions

Three steps. You’re in control the whole way.

01

Find your auction

Browse by category, era, or maker. Every listing is BMX — no filters needed to dodge generic marketplace clutter. Watch anything that catches your eye; it’ll land in your dashboard.

02

Bid or Buy It Now

Place a live bid, set a max proxy bid and walk away, or hit Buy It Now before the BIN threshold disappears (usually at 75% of BIN price). You’ll see your standing instantly.

03

Pay & ship

When you win, check out with credit card or Apple/Google Pay. A 2.9% + $0.30 processing fee applies. The seller ships, you confirm receipt, the money releases. Simple.

Selling on BMXAuctions

Three steps. List today, get paid next week.

01

List it

Photos, description, starting bid, reserve (optional), Buy It Now (optional), auction length. Takes about five minutes per listing. Free sellers get 10 listings a month; PRO is unlimited.

02

Auction runs

Bidders watch, bid, and set max proxies. You’ll get notifications as the price climbs. Buyers can hit BIN early — unless a bid reaches your threshold first, at which point BIN disappears and the item sells to the highest bidder.

03

Ship & get paid

BMXAuctions deducts a 6% seller fee (3.5% for PRO members) and queues your payout. Ship the item, buyer confirms, funds land in your connected bank account via Stripe.

The fees, in plain English.

No hidden final value fees. No percentage surprises. Here’s everything.
FREE SELLER

$0/month

Listings per month10
Seller fee per sale6%
Per-listing feeNone
Payout methodStripe
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PRO SELLER

$9.99/month

or $99/year
Listings per monthUnlimited
Seller fee per sale3.5%
Per-listing feeNone
Payout methodStripe
PRO badgeYes — on every listing

PRO pays for itself on one sale over ~$400/mo. Learn more →

Buyers pay a 2.9% + $0.30 processing fee at checkout.

Same rate as eBay, PayPal, or any major marketplace. This goes to the payment processor, not to BMXAuctions.

What's built in.

Every auction on BMXAuctions runs through the same protections.
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Protected Payments

Checkout runs on Stripe. Your card data never touches our servers, and payments are held until the auction settles.
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Built for BMX only

No generic marketplace noise. Every category, every filter, every listing is pre-1990 BMX. Buyers and sellers know what they’re looking at.
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Dispute support

Item not as described? Didn’t ship? Reach out before confirming the sale and we’ll help work it out with the seller.
BMXID COMMUNITY EXPERTS

Get an expert eye on any listing.

A peer-driven network of old school BMX experts — shops, collectors, restorers, historians — providing informal community assessments on listings. Sellers request a $5 assessment; three experts review; consensus result posts to the listing. Applications are open now.

Questions?

Pre-1990 old school BMX — complete bikes, frames, forks, wheels, cranks, handlebars, parts, and accessories. If it was made before 1990 and ridden hard, it belongs here.

Create a free account, add a payment method, and click Place Bid on any auction. You can enter the exact amount you want to bid, or set a maximum proxy — we’ll bid up for you automatically until your max is reached.

Sellers can optionally set a Buy It Now price so buyers can skip the auction. To prevent BIN from undercutting active bidding, BIN automatically disappears once the current bid reaches 75% of the BIN price (seller-adjustable). After that, the item sells to the highest bidder.

Immediately after the auction ends, if you won. Checkout runs on Stripe — credit card, Apple Pay, or Google Pay. A 2.9% + $0.30 payment processing fee is added at checkout.

Free sellers: 6% seller fee on completed sales, 10 listings per month, no per-listing fees. PRO sellers: 3.5% seller fee, unlimited listings, $9.99/month or $99/year. See the full breakdown on our Go PRO page.

Payouts run via Stripe once the buyer confirms receipt or seven days after delivery confirmation, whichever comes first. Funds land in your connected bank account within 2–3 business days.

Contact the seller first — most issues are miscommunication. If that doesn’t resolve it, open a dispute before confirming receipt and we’ll step in to mediate between you and the seller.

Bids are binding, but mistakes happen. If you placed a bid in error (wrong amount, wrong item), contact us within 60 minutes of the bid and before the auction ends. We review on a case-by-case basis.

Ready to jump in?

Browse an auction, set up an account, or list your first bike. Takes a minute.
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