AutoRetta Fees
Right now, AutoRetta is completely free. No subscription, no commission, no hidden charges. Here's what that means for you — and how we think about pricing going forward.
AutoRetta Platform Fee
$0.00
Always included. No surprises.
We built AutoRetta to make the salvage auction market more accessible and transparent. Charging for basic access would contradict that mission — so for now, everything is free.
What's always free
Browsing the full inventory — all makes, models, and auction sources
Viewing real-time bid prices, sale dates, and vehicle details
Transparent fee breakdowns before you commit to a bid
Saving vehicles to your watchlist
Setting search alerts for new listings
Accessing the bid tracker to monitor your auctions
Our commitment to transparency
Even when fees are introduced in the future, we will always be upfront about them. We show you every auction fee before you bid — the payment fee, the online bid fee, the gate fee, the environmental fee. Nothing buried in fine print.
If AutoRetta ever charges a platform fee, it will appear as its own line item in the bid panel alongside all other fees — with a plain-English explanation of what it covers and why it exists.
No hidden fees
Every cost is surfaced before you commit. What you see is what you pay.
Itemized always
AutoRetta fees will always be a separate, labeled line — never bundled into auction fees.
Explained, not assumed
We'll tell you what any fee is for and link to a page like this one.
What about auction house fees?
Auction host fees are not AutoRetta markup — they are separate line items on your receipt (payment fee, bid fee, gate fee, environmental fee) so you can see what belongs to the auction. You may complete purchase payment through AutoRetta's secure checkout; those fees are still the auction's charges, not an AutoRetta platform fee.
See Copart's fee schedule