💳 Ways to pay on Bidly

The main way to pay on Bidly. After you win a lot or use Buy It Now, add your delivery address on the item page, then pay the seller's PayPal link. The money goes directly to the seller, and they confirm the payment by hand — usually the same day.

• Works for auctions, Buy It Now and live show lots.
• Your address is only shared with that seller, for delivery.
• Not covered by Buyer Protection — Bidly can't see the payment, so check the seller's rating and reviews before you buy.

After buying or winning an item, choose bank transfer on the item page. Agree with the seller first and request their bank details and reference in private chat. Never post bank details in public comments.

• Check the recipient account name in your banking app before sending the full item and postage total.
• Tap “I've paid the seller” after sending. The seller confirms only after the money arrives.
• Not covered by Bidly Buyer Protection. Bidly cannot verify or reverse a bank transfer.

Many sellers let you collect instead of paying postage. Pick a collection date on the item page, go and collect, and pay the seller in person however they prefer — cash, PayPal or bank transfer.

• Free pickup: no postage charged when you choose collection.
• The seller marks the order paid once they've handed the item over.
• Not covered by Buyer Protection — you've seen and taken the item yourself, so there's nothing for Bidly to refund.

Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Apple Pay or Google Pay, paid on Bidly's own secure checkout. This is the method covered by Bidly Buyer Protection — if the item doesn't arrive or isn't as described, we can refund you in full, postage included.

Real card payments stay unavailable until automatic seller payouts are ready and verified. Preview card tests use isolated test items only and never fulfil real purchases. For now, agree a bank transfer with the seller, use PayPal where added, or collection where offered.

Not supported

• Bank transfer or cheque paid to Bidly — pay the seller, or use PayPal.
• Instalments, Klarna or other buy-now-pay-later schemes.
• Deposits, part payments or unpaid reservations.

If you're selling

• Bidly takes 5% of the item price — never of postage — and only when the lot sells.
• Bank transfer, PayPal and collection sales: you collect the money, then pass Bidly's 5% on. Your outstanding fees are listed on your fees page, and you mark each one paid once it's in.
• Card sales: the fee comes off your payout automatically, once card checkout is live.
• Live streaming shows cost nothing, and there's no listing fee.