About Us

About Kipling Auction

Kipling Auction is excited to introduce our latest venture, the Web Based Electronic Auction platform. This innovative platform provides a convenient and accessible way for individuals above the age of 18 to participate in our online public auction sale. With our user-friendly system, bidders can easily submit their bids through our secure online platform.

The web-based system offers a range of features to enhance your auction experience. You can post your bids, closely monitor all active competitive bids in real-time, and even modify your bids at any point during the bidding period until its closure. This flexibility ensures that you have complete control over your participation and allows you to adapt your strategies accordingly.

The registration process is straightforward and necessary to establish your identity and ensure a secure auction environment. By becoming a member, you gain access to exclusive features and benefits, including the ability to bid on vehicles and make purchases through our platform.

Web Based System

User Registration

Daily Bid & Auction

Frequenty Ask Questions (FAQ's)

Only members can bid in Kipling Auctions. To become a member and bid:
1. Register for a membership,
2. Place a refundable security deposit of $30,000 or more
3. Upload a copy of a government issued photo ID. Once the above is completed, bidding will be enabled.
What is Proxy Bidding?
Proxy bidding refers basically to automatic type of bidding. In an auction, when you place a bid and another user outbids you, you need to again come back and bid higher in order to remain the highest bidder. To avoid coming back, you can use automatic bidding also called (Proxy Bidding) which bids on your behalf.  When someone outbids you. You can initially enter maximum amount with which you are comfortable with then our automatic system will bid on your behalf untill your maximum amount is reached. Click here to see Bidding rules

Buy Now price gives an option to users to purchase the item immediately at a fixed price and by pass the bidding process.

 

A  Reserve Price is the lowest price at which we will sell a vehicle via the auction process. Kipling Auction is not obligated to accept winning bid that is lower than the reserve price. 

 If all active bids are lower than the reserve price and the auction expires then there will not be any winner for that auction. 

Once you submit a bid, this cannot be undone. So you should carefully review the amount of your bid before submission.

All vehicles purchased using our Services are subject to certain auction fees. (collectively “Auction Fees”). The type and amount of applicable fees is available. 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.

You cannot bid on or purchase any vehicle without first registering and creating your Member Account. 

There are three membership Types
  • Basic Member – Free
  • Regular Member – Paid
  • Special Member – Paid
Click here to see Membership details

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 at the time of your bid the vehicles listed on our website are offered for sale 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, If your bid is the winning bid, you are obligated to purchase the vehicle from Kipling Auction for the amount of your bid (plus applicable fees).

You or your representative may inspect vehicles at their locations during normal business hours. you can call us at 876-669-1280 for the vehicle location. If you aren’t able to inspect vehicles prior to bidding, you may hire an Independent Assessor to perform the vehicle inspection for you.

When an auction is won, our system will send a notification with an invoice attached, to the email address we have on file for the Highest Bidder. The invoice will include payment instructions.

Payment for the vehicle can only be made by bank wire transfer or account to account bank transfer.