Our Story
About Bring The Bids
Bring The Bids was founded in 2021 by a man who spent six hours writing a listing for a car worth $4,200. He has not stopped since.
We are the internet's most trusted source for enthusiast car auctions — a platform where every vehicle is documented, every seller is reluctantly parting, and every floor mat is believed to be numbers-matching. We take this very seriously.
14,892
Auctions Completed
2.4M
Words Written About Floor Mats
14,892
Sellers "Reluctantly Parting"
14,891
Cars Described as Investment Grade
Our Mission
Bring The Bids exists to connect enthusiasts who are reluctantly parting with their vehicles with enthusiasts who are enthusiastically acquiring them — and then, six months later, reluctantly parting with them in turn.
We believe every car has a story. We believe that story should be told in approximately 4,000 words, with particular attention paid to the service history, the ownership timeline, and the floor mats.
We are not responsible for what happens after the auction ends. We are not financial advisors. We are not therapists. We are, however, available to help you write your next listing.
The Bring The Bids Promise
Documented. Verified. Reluctant.
- Every listing reviewed by our editorial team
- All sellers verified as "reluctantly parting"
- Floor mat documentation required
- "Never tracked" claims accepted on good faith
- No reserve available on all listings
- Binder submission encouraged but not required
What We Believe
Documentation Above All
We believe every car deserves a binder. Preferably a three-ring binder with tabbed dividers, laminated service records, and a handwritten note from the original dealer explaining why the car is special.
Reluctant Parting
Every seller on our platform is reluctantly parting with their vehicle. We do not accept listings from sellers who are enthusiastically parting, indifferently parting, or parting for any reason other than "life circumstances."
No Reserve, Always
We believe in the market. We believe the market will recognize the value of your 1994 Civic. We believe the market will bid $31,500. The market has not disappointed us yet.
Enthusiast-Grade Descriptions
Our editorial team will transform your vehicle's features into a narrative of automotive significance. A working radio becomes "factory audio, original to the car." A full tank of gas becomes "recently serviced, ready to drive."
The Team
The people behind the platform. All are reluctantly employed here.
Harrison Whitfield III
Founder & Chief Auction Officer
Harrison has been reluctantly parting with cars since 2009. He founded Bring The Bids after spending six hours writing a listing for a 1997 Camry and realizing there had to be a better platform for people like him. There was not. He built one anyway.
Priya Nambiar
Editor-in-Chief, Editorial
Priya joined Bring The Bids after a decade covering automotive journalism for publications that took themselves slightly less seriously. She is responsible for ensuring every listing description contains at least one reference to the floor mats.
Todd Bergmann
Director of Listing Verification
Todd's job is to verify that sellers are, in fact, "reluctantly parting" with their vehicles. In four years, he has not been able to confirm a single case. He continues to try.
As Seen In
Publications that have covered our auctions, our listings, or our founder's binder collection
"Bring The Bids has done for car auctions what The Onion did for news — made it completely indistinguishable from the real thing."
— A Publication We Made Up
Ready to Reluctantly Part?
Submit your vehicle today. Our team will write a description that makes it sound significantly more important than it is.