Lot Submission & Evaluation
What does the condition mean?

To help make selling a vehicle easier, we’ve designed a system for listing vehicles clearly in a standardised way. For our buyers this means a better understanding of the object, less complications, and more clear bidding decisions.

We’ve added a few mandatory fields that help sellers describe their object and its condition even better. This has been separated into 5 conditions, and each label contains a value of 1 to 5. The value definitions are:


Condition (Paint and body)

  1. Excellent: requiring no conventional body or paintwork
  2. Very Good: minor chips or scratches, minor conventional body and paintwork
  3. Good: may require conventional body and paintwork. May require replacement of parts
  4. Fine: dents, scratches and body panels that require replacement and paintwork
  5. Needs Restoration: may have sustained major collision damage, parts can be missing


Condition (Interior)

  1. Excellent: no missing, broken, or damaged parts that require replacement
  2. Very Good: clean, showing minimal wear. May require replacement of minor missing or broken parts
  3. Good: shows signs of normal wear and usage. May require repair or replacement of parts
  4. Fine: shows signs of excess wear. May have burns, cuts, tears, and non-removable stains
  5. Needs Restoration: may have sustained major damage, parts can be missing


Condition (Frame and underbody)

  1. Excellent: frame/structure is in a perfect condition, no signs of rust or damages
  2. Very Good: frame/structure is in a well preserved condition, minor signs of wear
  3. Good: frame/structure shows minor signs of surface rust, signs of wear, may require some attention
  4. Fine: frame/structure shows signs of rust, excess wear, requires replacements or work
  5. Needs Restoration: may have sustained major collision damage, needs welding, parts are missing


Condition (Mechanics)

  1. Excellent: mechanically sound, no work to be done, no leaks, no service needed
  2. Very Good: mechanically sound, may require minor service
  3. Good: mechanically sound. May require maintenance and repair
  4. Fine: may have mechanical damage. Engine and/or transmission may be in poor condition
  5. Needs Restoration: may have sustained major collision damage, engine and/or transmission is stuck


Condition (Overall)

  1. Excellent: excellent and original condition
  2. Very good: minimal signs of wear
  3. Good: visible signs of wear and general ageing
  4. Fine: may require mechanic and cosmetic work
  5. Needs Restoration: in need of restoration (barn find)


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