What we're building at Biddurs

Ever watched a live auction and wished you could just tap to bid? That's Biddurs.

Biddurs is a UK live auction marketplace. A seller goes live on video, shows one item at a time on camera, and everyone watching can ask questions in the chat and bid from their phone. When the clock runs out, the highest bid wins.

We haven't opened yet. This post explains what we're building and why, so you know exactly what you're signing up for when you join the waitlist.

Live auctions, shown on camera

Every item is held up and shown live before anyone bids. You can ask the seller about it in the chat and get an answer on air. Bidding takes one tap, or you can set a maximum and Biddurs bids for you, one step at a time, never past your cap.

Each lot runs on a sudden death clock. Every new bid tops the clock back up, so an auction only ends when the bidding really stops. Here's how live auctions work in full.

Everything you win in a show ships together

Win five lots in one show and they're combined into one order, in one parcel, with one postage charge. Sellers dispatch within 3 working days with tracked postage.

Free rewards, every day

Alongside the shows there's a rewards side that never costs money:

• A free daily spin. One spin a day, with the odds printed on every slice of the wheel. How the daily spin works.
• Finds. 1,680 collectable Finds across 4 sets, opened from containers with the points you earn. All about Finds.
• Crafting. Duplicates turn into scrap, and scrap crafts the Finds you're missing. How crafting works.
• Ranks. Ten ranks, from New Face to The Eye, earned by completing collections.

Points can never be bought, nobody pays to spin or open a container, and prizes are never cash.

The Whip

1% of every sale on Biddurs goes into The Whip, our prize fund. It comes out of the seller fee, so buyers pay nothing extra, and it pays for the free prizes. What The Whip is and how it works.

Global chat

One chat room for everyone on Biddurs, moderated, with no links or phone numbers allowed. More about Global chat.

Low fees for sellers

Sellers pay 6% of the item price, nothing on postage, and card fees at cost. There are no listing fees. Our seller fees in full.

Who's behind it

Biddurs is run by Robert Scotts Commerce LTD, a UK company in Petersfield, Hampshire. Who owns Biddurs.

What happens next

We open with our own shows first, then invite trusted sellers. Join the waitlist and we'll email you the day Biddurs opens. Want the whole tour first? Read the features tour.