Live auction fees
Choose a bid channel and winning bid to compare published buyer premiums and totals across major U.S. auction houses.
Vehicle fee schedules verified August 27, 2026 · taxes, transport, and lot-specific charges excluded
Compare the buyer premium and total at each auction house. Seller proceeds appear only when a complete public fee schedule is available.
Check the linked source before bidding. Terms can change by event.
Published 2026 U.S. automobile terms; motorcycles and Road Art use different rates.
Verify current terms ↗Published Scottsdale 2025 U.S. vehicle rates. The current 2026 bidder agreement is shown during registration; verify current event terms. Automobilia and charity lots may differ.
Verify current terms ↗Miami, Scottsdale, and Monterey motor-car terms; Hershey and non-U.S. events differ.
Verify current terms ↗Published Los Angeles 2025 U.S. motorcar terms. Event-specific terms can differ; the additional 4% charged by some third-party bidding platforms is excluded.
Verify current terms ↗U.S. live vehicle auctions; online-only and European auctions differ.
Verify current terms ↗North American motor-car auctions; EMEA and non-motor-car lots differ.
Verify current terms ↗Sometimes. Mecum and Barrett-Jackson publish higher vehicle buyer premiums for internet, telephone, or proxy bids than for in-person bids. Other houses publish one vehicle premium across bid channels for the U.S. events covered here.
Only when a complete standard seller schedule is publicly available. Live-auction consignment commissions, entry fees, transport, photography, and other terms are often event-specific or negotiated, so this page labels seller proceeds as variable instead of estimating them.
The estimate includes the winning bid and the published vehicle buyer premium. It excludes taxes, title and registration costs, shipping, storage, financing, optional services, and lot-specific charges.
