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Once your account is registered, buying new or used shipping containers is a straightforward process. Here, we'll walk you through the process and highlight a few points to keep in mind. If you ever need any assistance just click on the live support icon on the bottom right corner of every page.
We also have additional tutorial videos available on YouTube.com
1. Search: The process begins by either doing a general container search, or entering in your specific search criteria. Once you find a listing of interest, be sure to read the details thoroughly and ask the seller any questions regarding the containers.
2. 'Buy Now' versus 'Bid': Containers can be listed as either a traditional bidding auction, or with a 'Buy Now' feature. Depending on how quickly you need the containers, and how attractive the offer is, it's up to you to decide in which process you'd like to take.
Buy Now: If the listing that you're interested in has a 'Buy Now' button, you'll be able to decide if you want to purchase the containers immediately, or place a bid and wait for the listing to expire naturally. If you purchase the containers through this feature the listing will be removed and you'll be notified and contacted by either the seller, or a ContainerAuction.com representative.
Bid: When bidding, you can register the maximum amount that you're willing to bid, regardless of the current lowest bid. We'll help you by placing the lowest possible winning bid and automatically bid for you to keep you on top, until you've reached your maximum bid amount. We'll also notify you if you've been outbid so that you can login and consider raising your offer.
3. When the Listing Closes: When the listing expires we'll notify you whether you've won or were out bid. If you've won, the notification will include instructions so that you can begin the final steps before collecting your container. If you weren't lucky this time, we'll let you know and provide some similar listings that you might be interested in.
4. Payment and Collection: Once your payment is received by the seller, they'll issue the acknowledgement of payment and release details. With this information in hand, you'll be able to collect your containers and move them to your location.
