
How to become a seller on House of Bid
Families list one estate on published prices. Repeating auction businesses apply, answer a short questionnaire, get the fee structure the same day, and book a call.
Read the guideHoused catalogs
Independent auction houses run their own sales here. Each one keeps its own name, its own consignors, its own buyer list, and its own brand mark on its sale pages. House of Bid brings the clock, the catalog software, the paddles, the invoices, and the pickup. A bidder registers one paddle and can bid every house on the roof.
Families hiring a liquidator for an in-home sale want Estate companies instead. Houses that would rather run the same stack on their own domain, with no House of Bid branding at all, want the white-label license.
On the roof today
Commercial & industrial surplus
See their catalogsNeighbor-to-neighbor marketplace
See their catalogsTaking houses now. We name real houses only — this card is empty capacity, not a company we are hiding.
Take a seatWhat being housed means
Managed House is a monthly rate, not a cut of your hammer. Repeating houses request an invitation; we review the house and email the rate card after approval.
Public catalogs
Nothing published this minute. Catalogs appear here the moment a housed sale opens for preview — check Explore for everything currently on the clock.
Why run your sales here
Never a percent of hammer
A $20,000 sale and a $2,000 sale cost the same to run. Overages are named, bounded, and shown before they bill — nothing auto-upgrades you mid-week.
See howYour payment account
House-owned payment account by default. Processor fees are pass-through at a schedule printed on day one. We are the software and the operations under your sale, not a middleman on your settlement.
See howWe run the sale, not the listing
Catalog software, paddle registration, bidder CRM, invoices, settlement, and pickup operations. Listing boards charge you to advertise a sale you still have to run yourself.
See howYour name stays on it
Your company name, your consignors, your buyer list, your brand on your sale pages. Or license the whole platform under your own domain with no House of Bid branding at all.
See howFor auction businesses
Tell us how your sales actually run — how many a month, what you sell, and whether you have a website. We email the fee structure the same day: flat monthly, a printed ceiling on overages, never a percent of your hammer. Account review takes 24 to 48 hours.
No website? That is fine — we host one, build you one, or license the platform under your own brand.
Running a house

Families list one estate on published prices. Repeating auction businesses apply, answer a short questionnaire, get the fee structure the same day, and book a call.
Read the guide
A short questionnaire recommends a clock plan. Host minimums and leftover asks stay below typical sold low. Same tools for estate families and other housed sellers.

How House of Bid and auction houses generally set a starting bid using comparable sales, condition, and demand, and why the market decides from there.

Titles and photos must match the piece. Counterfeits, recalled goods, and policy violations are removed — fees may be forfeited.

Estate and yard lots need every side, labels, and honest wear — not one hero angle. Location context helps buyers find the piece at pickup.