Selected seller inventory opens for two-hour bidding — with no public schedule. Follow what you need and we alert you the moment it goes live. Soft close, server time, document-backed listings.
Drops start without a public calendar. We never show fake countdowns or placeholder events — when this space lights up, it’s real stock you can bid on.
Last Drop ended Oct 30, 11:46 AM ET. See results of the latest 3 Drops
Pick an item or category and tell us your brief. That's how we decide which stock goes into a Drop.
A seller allocates a real unit. The Drop goes live here and followers get an alert at the same moment.
Set your maximum. The system bids for you only as much as needed to keep the lead.
A price-raising bid in the last 2 minutes moves the close to 2 minutes after that bid, so nobody wins by a last-second snipe.
Every Drop opens with a 120-minute (two-hour) window; the opening window is the same for every Drop and does not vary. If a bid that raises the price is accepted in the last two minutes, the close moves to two minutes after that bid. This can repeat, so a Drop can run past two hours.
| Current price | Minimum raise |
|---|---|
| $0 – $999 | $25 |
| $1,000 – $4,999 | $50 |
| $5,000 – $9,999 | $100 |
| $10,000 – $24,999 | $250 |
| $25,000 and up | $500 |
Every bid is timed and ordered by our server. Your device clock never decides who wins.
If two maximum bids are equal, the one accepted first keeps the lead.
Each Drop shows whether it has a reserve and whether it has been met. The amount stays private.
No one — not other bidders, not the seller — sees your maximum or your identity.
Sellers and related accounts cannot bid on their own Drops. Accounts are reviewed before approval.
A unit in a Drop is removed from Buy and Offer for that time. No double-selling.
Example layout using a current listing. This is not a live event and you can’t bid on it.
ExampleAfter every bid you see one clear status: “You’re the high bidder” or “You’ve been outbid — new minimum $X”. Confirmed only after the server records it.
Drops don’t follow a calendar, so alerts are the only way to be first. Tell us what you need — the stock that buyers ask for is the stock we bring into Drops.
Real outcomes, including Drops where the reserve was not met.
EndedClosed with no bids
See result
Ended
EndedReserve not met · high bid $100
See resultDrops open when a seller allocates a unit and buyers have asked for it. Without a fixed calendar, followers get the same alert at the same moment — fair for everyone, and no one has to watch the site all day.
No. Every Drop opens with a 120-minute (two-hour) window; the opening window is the same for every Drop and does not vary. If a bid that raises the price is accepted in the last two minutes, the close moves to two minutes after that bid. This can repeat, so a Drop can run past two hours. The current end time is always shown on the Drop.
Approved bidder accounts. Request a bidder account — we review each request and email your access key once approved. Sellers and related accounts cannot bid on their own Drops.
LotWagon emails you one invoice with a Stripe payment link: the final price, the LotWagon buyer fee (10%, 5% above $25,000, max $4,000) and any sales tax, due within 3 business days. Pay by card up to $10,000, ACH or wire. Pickup is released once payment clears, under the published pickup and inspection terms for that Drop. Those terms are shown before you bid and do not change after the first bid.
Not on the unit allocated to the Drop while it runs. Other units of the same model, if any, stay available through Request to Buy and Make Offer.
Yes — any seller can request a Drop. You choose the unit, the starting bid and whether a reserve applies; LotWagon reviews each request and schedules the approved Drops. Sell with LotWagon.
