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AuctionMethod
Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts, United States
What it is
AuctionMethod is white-label software for setting up and running auctions, from cataloging lots and registering bidders to handling invoices, taxes, payments, and reports. It supports timed online, simulcast, blind timed, catalog-only, fixed-price, and perpetual events. Auctioneers can use the Auctioneer Toolbox app on Android or iOS to catalog items, take photos, and manage pickups. Payments can run through Fiserv, Stripe, Authorize.net, or eWay, with funds deposited to the customer's own merchant account. Users can export bidder, listing, and report data, upload records by CSV, or connect through APIs. Plans include unlimited auctions, bids, lots, items, photos, and admin users. Growth costs $100 a month with a one-time $250 account activation; Scale is $750 a month with a $2500 activation. Custom Solutions starts at $1,500 a month with a $5000 activation. A 30-day trial is listed, and subscriptions are month to month.
For and against
For
- Supports six auction formats.
- Includes unlimited auctions, bids, lots, items, photos, and admins.
- Payments go to the customer's own merchant account.
- Offers CSV upload, data export, and API connections.
- Lists a 30-day trial.
Against
- No free plan is listed.
- Plans have one-time account activation fees.
- Most add-ons may carry one-time activation fees.
The verdict
AuctionMethod combines auction management, mobile cataloging, payment processing, and data tools. Check the activation fee and plan price alongside any add-ons before choosing a subscription.
Who it suits
AuctionMethod suits auctioneers and organizations running auctions, including estate liquidators, nonprofits, auto dealers, and real estate businesses. The mobile app is relevant to teams cataloging items and managing pickups.
Plans and prices
Growth
Unlimited auctions, bids, lots, items, photos and admin users included · one-time account activation $250
Read 28 Sep 2026 · auctionmethod.com
Scale
Unlimited auctions, bids, lots, items, photos and admin users included · one-time account activation $2500
Read 28 Sep 2026 · auctionmethod.com
Custom Solutions
Tailored workflows, integrations, or complex needs · one-time account activation $5000
Read 28 Sep 2026 · auctionmethod.com
On the record
- Auction formats
- The platform supports timed online, simulcast, blind timed, catalog-only, fixed-price, and perpetual events.auctionmethod.com · read 28 Sep 2026
- Data export
- Users can export bidder, listing, and report data and upload data via CSV or integrate via APIs.auctionmethod.com · read 28 Sep 2026
- Free trial
- AuctionMethod advertises a 30-day free trial with no credit card required.auctionmethod.com · read 28 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- Named integrations and connection options include Mailchimp, GA4, Google Tag Manager, APIs, Avalara, EasyPost, Smarty, and UserWay.auctionmethod.com · read 28 Sep 2026
- Intended users
- The maker lists auctioneers, estate liquidators, farm and heavy equipment sellers, industrial businesses, nonprofits, corporations, retail liquidators, auto dealers, and real estate businesses among its markets.auctionmethod.com · read 28 Sep 2026
- Limits
- Plans include unlimited auctions, bids, lots, items, photos, and admin users, while most add-ons may carry one-time activation fees.auctionmethod.com · read 28 Sep 2026
- Management features
- Its tools cover cataloging, bidder registration, auctions, invoices, taxes, payments, and reports.auctionmethod.com · read 28 Sep 2026
- Mobile app
- The Auctioneer Toolbox mobile app is available for Android and iOS and supports cataloging items, taking photos, and managing pickups.auctionmethod.com · read 28 Sep 2026
- Payments
- The platform supports Fiserv, Stripe, Authorize.net, and eWay, and payments go into the customer's own merchant account.auctionmethod.com · read 28 Sep 2026
- Pricing terms
- Subscriptions are month to month and can be canceled at any time; AuctionMethod says it charges no commissions or per-lot, event, or photo fees.auctionmethod.com · read 28 Sep 2026
- Product
- AuctionMethod is white-label auction software for managing auction setup, lots, consignors, bidders, and sales.auctionmethod.com · read 28 Sep 2026
- Security
- AuctionMethod says it is hosted on AWS and uses SSL/TLS encryption, access controls, and action logs.auctionmethod.com · read 28 Sep 2026
- Self-hosting option
- The maker offers a quoted perpetual source code license that allows internal use, modification, and self-hosting without ongoing licensing costs.auctionmethod.com · read 28 Sep 2026
- Support
- Free support includes email, in-app guidance, video tutorials, and biweekly co-working sessions; paid pro support offers phone and email access Monday through Friday, 7AM to 7PM US Eastern Time.auctionmethod.com · read 28 Sep 2026
- Uptime
- The company states a 100% uptime guarantee and describes service credits of 3% of the monthly hosting fee per full hour of downtime, up to the full monthly amount.auctionmethod.com · read 28 Sep 2026
