A record of what
the auction showed.
Understand the evidence, its timing and its limits before making a decision.
Every record has a date.
A vehicle page combines a source listing with the observations we have preserved. The observation date is the time the archive recorded the listing, not necessarily the auction date. Times labelled UTC use Coordinated Universal Time.
Changes to a listing create dated states in its history. An unchanged capture may update the last observed time without creating a duplicate state. Earlier states remain part of the record.
A complete VIN connects appearances.
Each auction lot keeps its source and original lot number. A complete VIN can connect matching vehicle records across auctions. Masked or missing VINs are not reconstructed or guessed.
If the latest listing hides a VIN that was disclosed in an earlier observation, the preserved identity is labelled as coming from an earlier observation. A shared VIN is useful for research but does not certify ownership or authenticity.
A bid is an observation, not a sale receipt.
Last observed bid means the figure displayed in the source record we captured. It may differ from the final selling price, and it does not include an assumed fee or delivery total.
Currencies stay as published. Status descriptions reflect the source record. A removed or inaccessible listing does not establish that the vehicle was sold. Missing values are displayed as unknown rather than zero.
Photographs belong to their source record.
The archive saves accessible source images locally and preserves earlier image versions. Photos have stable archived URLs. Missing or inaccessible photographs are marked explicitly; vehicle photos are not replaced by generated images.
A photograph and a source damage description cannot replace a physical inspection. They may omit mechanical faults, hidden damage or changes after the observation.
Check the original, report an issue.
The original auction link is included when available. Check that source for current details, bidding terms and sale outcomes. Auction coverage varies by the data actually captured; the source directory shows current archive counts.
If an archived record is incorrect or raises a privacy concern, send the URL, lot number and an explanation. The request is stored for owner review.
Report a record issueRemoval from the public archive
The optional vehicle record removal service costs $25 per vehicle. After an authority review and confirmed payment, it removes public access to the selected record, records linked by the confirmed VIN, and their archived photos and previews. Suppression identifiers prevent matching records from returning through later imports.
This service does not erase an auction’s own records, other websites, vehicle history registries or search engine caches. Search engines control when their results and cached images update. Restricted internal records and backups may remain for operating the service; this is public removal, rather than a promise to erase every internal copy.