How BidBIDDERS Academy works: from picking a package to your first informed bid
The homepage shows the short version. Here is the full process: how you go through the course, when tools unlock, how a bid request is formed, what the manager checks, and what happens after a win.
In brief: 6 stages
- 1Pick a package
- 2Get dashboard access
- 3Complete required lessons
- 4Pick a car and compute max bid
- 5Submit a bid request
- 6Get support per package
Stage 2 — dashboard access
After payment or request confirmation you get dashboard access. Inside:
- lessons
- progress
- checklists
- full-cost calculator
- max bid template
- bid requests
- manager support
Stage 3 — required lessons before bidding
Before your first request, complete base lessons: how to read a lot, compute full cost, understand titles and damage risks.
- requiredM1. How import works
- requiredM3. Reading a lot
- requiredM4. Title and documents
- requiredM5. Calculation and max bid
- requiredM6. Damage risk
Stage 4 — picking a car
Pick a car on one of the sources: Copart, IAAI, Manheim, eBay Motors, BCA, Copart DE or another platform. Then verify via checklist:
- VIN
- title
- seller
- location
- damage
- secondary damage
- run & drive
- keys
- mileage
- auction fees
- delivery
- repair reserve
Stage 5 — max bid
Max bid = the maximum bid above which the deal stops making sense.
Business logic of the formula
- Expected market price after repair
- − shipping
- − auction fees
- − customs / taxes
- − repair
- − reserve
- − desired margin
- = maximum bid
Stage 6 — bid request
- Basic
the client prepares the lot and request via the checklist
- Pro
you can get a review of 3–5 lots
- Partner
bids per contract terms
What the manager checks
- whether the max bid is inflated
- whether the title creates problems
- whether the location makes delivery unviable
- whether the seller looks risky
- whether damage fits the repair budget
- whether the car makes sense for the client's goal
What happens after you win: 16 transparent steps
After winning the auction you see every stage of the car's journey in your cabinet — from payment to document delivery in Poland.
- 1
Vehicle won
Status changes to “Won” — the moment the car is bought at auction.
- 2
Payment info
You get an SMS and email confirming the win with transfer details (amount + auction fees).
- 3
Payment booked
Once funds clear, we order pickup of the car from the auction.
- 4
US / Canada transport
The car goes from the auction to a warehouse and shipping terminal.
- 5
Transport status
In the cabinet you see: pickup, terminal, departure (ETD), arrival (ETA), EU port.
- 6
Warehouse photos
You receive photos of the car after intake and before shipping.
- 7
Shipping to Europe
The car is loaded into a container and shipped to a European port.
- 8
Transport settlement
You get the delivery cost (US + freight) with transfer details.
- 9
Customs form
We send the customs clearance form and the data to fill in.
- 10
BidBIDDERS service fee
You receive a link to pay for logistics handling.
- 11
Customs clearance
The car clears customs. You receive an invoice to pay.
- 12
Port pickup
Planned pickup of the car from the port (e.g. Rotterdam).
- 13
Transport to Poland
The car travels to you or to our lot.
- 14
Documents — scans
You receive document scans for excise and registration.
- 15
Originals dispatched
We send the original documents by courier.
- 16
Completed
Car delivered, documents with you. Process complete.
BidBIDDERS gives full control, transparency and support at every stage — statuses and documents live in your cabinet, not in a chaotic chat.
What can go wrong
- the bid landed higher than calculated
- the car has hidden damage
- delivery from the location is too expensive
- the title doesn't fit the client's country
- repair turned out costlier
- market price shifted
That's why the course starts not with bidding but with the logic of verification.