BIDaCLASSIC

BIDaCLASSIC is run by motorido GmbH from Mühlhagener Weg 12 in Lüdenscheid, Germany, and has traded since July 2020. It is a marketplace, not an auction house with its own hall: the platform accepts private owners and dealers alike, but the live catalogue is dealer stock, dominated by Ruote da Sogno of Reggio Emilia, with Oldtimerfarm of Aalter in Belgium the next biggest source. Search "all cars" and 744 come back, priced from under €5,000 to €1.1 million; the separate Motorcycles filter adds another 419 on top. Italy accounts for 713 of the 1,163, Belgium 292, Germany 142. The site runs in nine languages.

What you can buy

• Motorcycles and scooters, the largest block at 419: Moto Guzzi V7 Sport "Telaio Rosso" (1972) at €55,000, Triumph T140 Bonneville 750 (1974), Honda GL 1000 Gold Wing (1979) at €4,800, a 1959 Piaggio Vespa 150 VBA.
• Pre-war and classic cars: Jaguar E-Type 4.2 S2 (1970) at €82,950, a Mercedes-Benz 190 first registered in 1955, an E-Type Coupé 5.3 V12 (1971).
• Youngtimers and modern classics: Maserati 3200 GT Assetto Corsa Italia (2001), Mercedes-Benz 190 E (1987), BMW Z3 1.8 (1997), VW Scirocco 2.0 TFSI R-Line (2009).
• Luxury cars and hypercars: Ferrari, Rolls-Royce, Lamborghini and Aston Martin all appear; the brand filter lists 88 makes, from Abarth and AC through to Wiesmann and Zündapp.
• Replicas and specials: Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 "Eleanor" replica (1968) at €85,000, a Robin Hood Engineering S7 kit car.

How the bidding works, when it runs

Read the counter above the results first: it says "Auctions (0)". Every one of the 1,163 entries is a classified advertisement, so there is nothing under the hammer today and the formats below are what a seller may choose, not what is running. Registration is free for private users and dealers, but accounts are activated by hand, usually within four to six hours on a working day. Sellers pick an open auction with visible bids, a blind auction where each bidder gets only three bids and never sees the standing, a falling-price "basement sale", a buy-it-now price, or a classified ad with a best-offer button. Listing is free; fees fall due only on a completed sale. The top bidder stays bound for seven days while the seller decides whether to accept, so the reserve is effectively at the seller's discretion; a refused car can be re-offered to the top three bidders at a buy-now price valid for 24 hours. After a deal the buyer has seven days to pay and collect; backing out costs a flat 20%, either side.

What to check before you bid

The buyer's fee is a flat amount, not a percentage: nothing below €5,000, €49 up to €9,999, €149 up to €24,999, rising in steps to a €999 cap above €200,000, all plus VAT. Painful on a cheap Vespa, trivial on a Ferrari. Sellers pay separately, €149 to €2,499. More important, motorido only introduces the parties. The contract is between you and the seller, the platform touches neither money nor car, and there is no escrow. Ask each dealer whether the car is margin-scheme or VAT-deductible before pricing a cross-border purchase, and check what paperwork home registration needs. Around 200 car listings say "price on request", many show 0 km, warranty is excluded for business buyers, and the terms run on German law with Lüdenscheid as the venue. Use the technical reports, damage photos and video links sellers can upload; if you cannot travel, the Classic Car Scout page books one of its eight registered scouts to view the car live. Transport is on you, since there is no collection yard, though REYER Group is the named logistics partner.