REGISTRATION
First of all is registration with AuctionExport as a dealer. Usually with your email address and contact information,once your registration is approved,they will send you your dealer number and login password through your email.

DEPOSIT
The next phase is placing a deposit on your dealer account. This can be done using money bookers online or by sending wire transfer. For us in Nigeria,they accept wire transfers and you can find their bank wire details in red text on the right hand side of profile when you log in. The minimum amount you can deposit is $400 which enables you to use 'bid option' or 'buy now option' for vehicles whose purchase cost is not more than $4,000. If you intend to participate in Go-live bidding (Live online auctions), you must have a deposit of $1,000 or more which enables you to bid for vehicles up to $10,000 on Go-live auction.

Once your deposit is received, AuctionExport will credit your dealer account with the amount they received which is usually $35 less than what you sent due to bank charges. So if you want them to credit your account with $400, you have to send $435. Wire transfer can be done using a swift transfer through domiciliary account. Always include $35 bank offshore bank charge to what you are sending and tell the bank you are bearing the onshore charges. The onshore charges is usually $25 fixed telex charge + 0.05% of the total amount you are sending.
For example I funded my domiciliary account with $10,000 and authorized transfer of $9,800 to AuctionExport with me bearing the onshore charges, AuctionExport credited my account with $9,765 and my local bank deducted $9,918 from my account. So because of these bank charges you might want to send your total estimated purchase cost (vehicle cost,AuctionExport charges,ground and ocean transportation) at one transaction.

When you are done with deposits which usually takes about two days to get to AuctionExport due to the intermediate bank, you are now ready to purchase a car.

CARS
You have to search a find your preferred vehicle. This part is very crucial and you need to pay attention. There are clean cars and salvage cars. There also 'bid now' and 'buy now' cars.
BID NOW cars are vehicles that you can bid on. All biddings on AuctionExport site is pre-bidding and they will submit the highest bid amount on their site to the auction on behalf of the bidder. For Go-live auctions you can bid directly for the car by yourself at home. Some bid now cars also have buy now options.
BUY NOW cars are vehicles that you can buy immediately without bidding. Just submit a buy now request and once it is processed the car becomes yours
CLEAN CARS are vehicles that doesn't have any documents issues,accidents or loan records and problems. They are always as good as new.
SALVAGE CARS are vehicles that may have had loan records,title check problems,damages,accidents,flood, mechanical problems, minor dents and scratches, failed inspections and stuffs like that. These category of cars are usually the cheapest on AuctionExport but requires much caution when buying to avoid mistakes. There are subcategories under salvage cars
1: Run and drive- cars that are readily drivable. They may have body damages or not but once you start the engine and engage the transmission you are good to go
2: Engine starts- cars that only the engine starts and it cannot drive independently on its own.
3: Non drivable- cars that neither start nor drive.

On salvage car auctions, there are private and public auctions. On PUBLIC auctions you can participate directly online but on PRIVATE auctions AuctionExport will bid on your behalf and notify you if you win the car.all you need do is to set a maximum bid price on their site or request live-on-the phone bidding. Their representative will contact you shortly before the auction is started. You can also request for live on the phone bidding for PUBLIC auctions if you can't participate live.

So once you determine the car you are buying you can request an autocheck  report on the vehicle history after which you proceed. You need to be fast and decisive on purchase because good offers on vehicles are quickly grabbed as AuctionExport has over 200,000 active buyers all over the world.
BEFORE YOU BUY
Before you hit that bid now or buy now please ensure the following;
1. That you have checked out the vehicle pictures and details to ascertain the level of damage for salvage vehicles.
2. That you check the type title document the vehicle has. Don't buy if the vehicle has dealer only title or bill of sale as the former is for dealers in North America while the latter cannot be shipped as a whole vehicle but cut into parts.
3. That you check the AuctionExport fee,paperwork fee, auction buyer fee,internet fee, gate fee as applicable to the vehicle to see if it matches with your budget when added to vehicle cost
4. Also check the location of the vehicle in the USA. If the vehicle is salvage run and drive without visible major damage, it can be shipped RoRo but if it has extensive damage it will go containerized. If the vehicle is salvage engine starts or non drivable then it most be containerized. Now pay attention.
A: All containerized vehicles are consolidated in a 40 feet container containing between 3-5 vehicles
B: All consolidated containers must exit through New Jersey/New York exit port. ( in this case always pay attention to locations of vehicles)
C: All containerized vehicles must be cleared and unloaded by AuctionExport authorized agent at Lagos, Perfect Touch shipping solutions, 54 ibafo road, by coconut bus stop, olodi Apapa Lagos
D: RoRo vehicles can exit from New Jersey , Jacksonville, Georgia, Texas and California

Please note the following States with high and low ground transportation costs so as to make your vehicle purchase cheaper and quick to deliver to the exit port.
New York NY . $400
New Jersey NJ. $400
Pennsylvania PA.   $450
Connecticut CT.      $425
Maryland MD.          $450
Massachusetts MT.$450
Maine MA.                $500
Indiana IN.               $550
Georgia GA.              $550
North Carolina NC.  $550
Louisiana LO.           $600
Florida FL.                $650
Michigan MI.            $650
South Carolina SC.  $650
Texas TX.                  $675
Minnesota MS.        $750
Colorado CO.            $800
California CA.           $1,100
Nevada NV.             $1,300
Washington WA.     $1,400
Utah UT.                   $1,400

PURCHASED A CAR
when you have successfully purchased a car, AuctionExport will send you a notification containing the purchase agreement/invoice which you will sign and scan back to them. They will also require you to download and fill out the vehicle release form and scan it back to them. You also need to upload your government identification (Intl passport page,national ID card or drivers license). Once this is done and your full payment of (vehicle cost,charges,ground and ocean transportation costs) the vehicle has been deducted, they will commence shipping. Time between purchase and receiving your car in Lagos is approximately 6-8 weeks depending on the location of your car in the US, availability of tow liners, congestion at US customs and shipping lines schedules.
AuctionExport uses Grimaldi lines mostly for autos due to the speedy delivery and clearance of cargo at their dedicated terminal at Tincan port. It is usually 5 days after arrival of vessel.
Once your vehicle is loaded on a container you will get the container number and once the bill of lading is uploaded on your profile, you can commence tracking of the vessel through fleetmon.com or marinetraffic.com

USEFUL TIPS
1: Always be sure before you click buy now as a buy now request cannot be cancelled and all sales are final. Cancellation of buy now attracts a penalty of $400 or 10% of buy now cost whichever is higher and all the charges and discounts towards the resale of the car will be billed to your account.
2: You can always cancel your pre-bid if the auction is not yet started by calling AuctionExport sales department but once auction starts it cannot be cancelled.
3: Do not submit multiple bids if you intend buying only one car, because if you do and eventually win both vehicles, you will end up buying both
4: Always bid reasonably.
5: Remember to send an email for payment confirmation with your wire transfer evidence to info@auctionexport.com to credit your account. It is important you state your AuctionExport dealer account number on the wire transfer document at the bank to enable ease of payment.
6: If you are using a third party domiciliary account to send them a wire transfer, please send them an email containing the photo identification cards of both of you and wire transfer evidence.
7: Never buy a car if don't have enough money as they will be charging you 0.125% of total vehicle cost until fully paid or they may even charge you a penalty and relist your car as a repossessed vehicle and block your account. They will only give you 4 working days to clear your outstanding balance.
8: If your vehicle is coming containerized,ensure you have the clearing cost ready to avoid penalty or your vehicle being listed on repossessed vehicle list
9: If your vehicle is non drivable never accept the shipping option of Towable RoRo designated for Apapa port as it will take longer time and higher cost to clear your vehicle plus towing van. Tincan island port is best for non drivable or containerized cars.

Please let me know if you need anything or any help in the purchase. You might want to check out these two units of 2001 Toyota Avalon xl I bought at November 2013 arriving today 3rd January 2014 on Grimaldi lines vessel Grande Gabon


Engr Nnamdi Dubem
MD/CEO Express Booking
+2347069699686
travelshq@gmail.com
AuctionExport Dealer # 243978

weldone... your post is realy explanatery.

Very explanatory will contact u when am ready. Thanks a lot

Can the salvage cars be fixed before shipment?

keshconnections:
Can the salvage cars be fixed before shipment?

Yes if you have someone to do it for you. It will be very expensive to repair in the USA. your best bet is to do your repairs in Lagos

Sir do u have an idea how much to clear a camry 2007 model?

Can i start up a car business with 100k or 200k Pls advice

autotrader014:
Sir do u have an idea how much to clear a camry 2007 model?

between 500k to 600k

slim147:
Can i start up a car business with 100k or 200k Pls advice

Not at all. you will need about 700-800k

this is quite educative pls does AE ship through the Cotonou port

Big Cheers for detailed explanation on Auction export. I did open an account with auction export but I chickened out when I discover I got to make a $400 dollars. Though d process still looked complicated but clearer now. How much would land a Golf four including clearance?

nyabingi:
this is quite educative pls does AE ship through the Cotonou port

Yes they do.

Thank you for your explanation.
Pls I want to know how it cost to buy Toyota 4runner 2003-2005 model

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Please sir, I just want to be clear on this. After paying the total cost to ship the car as specified by AunctionExport, will I still have to pay for clearing in Lagos and if so, how much? Thank you

Do you have idea o how much i can cleared a Lexus RX 350 here in Lagos?

Emmynet101:
Do you have idea o how much i can cleared a Lexus RX 350 here in Lagos?

What year?

lexyville:
Please sir, I just want to be clear on this. After paying the total cost to ship the car as specified by AunctionExport, will I still have to pay for clearing in Lagos and if so, how much? Thank you

Can someone answer this? And give me a mention too

How much will a mercedes benz c200 yr 2000 sports cost to get to lagos

CrownStarPro:

Can someone answer this? And give me a mention too

breakdown of payment
1. Payment for the car
2 payment to move the car to the place of shipment by towing
3 shipping payment for RORO or container
4 payment for clearance when if get to Lagos.
When buying a car make sure you are buying a car that has a value here in Nigeria so that you will not feel the clearance fee much

Virgohills:
How much will a mercedes benz c200 yr 2000 sports cost to get to lagos

through RORO or container?

lubehouse9ja:
breakdown of payment
1. Payment for the car
2 payment to move the car to the place of shipment by towing
3 shipping payment for RORO or container
4 payment for clearance when if get to Lagos.
When buying a car make sure you are buying a car that has a value here in Nigeria so that you will not feel the clearance fee much

Good Job Man.

how much will it cost to clear these cars in lagos port shipped roro?
1. ford edge 2008
2. toyota corolla 2010

Virgohills:
How much will a mercedes benz c200 yr 2000 sports cost to get to lagos

How much will it take to get the above car or a c230k 2000 sports package, buying, shipping (roro) and clearing at Lagos.

Very detailed.... Tanks OP

Is this topic still active?.... I am asking what it would cost to clear a 2005 Mercedes benz c230k in lagos shipped RoRo

ExpressBooking:
REGISTRATION
First of all is registration with AuctionExport as a dealer. Usually with your email address and contact information,once your registration is approved,they will send you your dealer number and login password through your email.

DEPOSIT
The next phase is placing a deposit on your dealer account. This can be done using money bookers online or by sending wire transfer. For us in Nigeria,they accept wire transfers and you can find their bank wire details in red text on the right hand side of profile when you log in. The minimum amount you can deposit is $400 which enables you to use 'bid option' or 'buy now option' for vehicles whose purchase cost is not more than $4,000. If you intend to participate in Go-live bidding (Live online auctions), you must have a deposit of $1,000 or more which enables you to bid for vehicles up to $10,000 on Go-live auction.

Once your deposit is received, AuctionExport will credit your dealer account with the amount they received which is usually $35 less than what you sent due to bank charges. So if you want them to credit your account with $400, you have to send $435. Wire transfer can be done using a swift transfer through domiciliary account. Always include $35 bank offshore bank charge to what you are sending and tell the bank you are bearing the onshore charges. The onshore charges is usually $25 fixed telex charge + 0.05% of the total amount you are sending.
For example I funded my domiciliary account with $10,000 and authorized transfer of $9,800 to AuctionExport with me bearing the onshore charges, AuctionExport credited my account with $9,765 and my local bank deducted $9,918 from my account. So because of these bank charges you might want to send your total estimated purchase cost (vehicle cost,AuctionExport charges,ground and ocean transportation) at one transaction.

When you are done with deposits which usually takes about two days to get to AuctionExport due to the intermediate bank, you are now ready to purchase a car.

CARS
You have to search a find your preferred vehicle. This part is very crucial and you need to pay attention. There are clean cars and salvage cars. There also 'bid now' and 'buy now' cars.
BID NOW cars are vehicles that you can bid on. All biddings on AuctionExport site is pre-bidding and they will submit the highest bid amount on their site to the auction on behalf of the bidder. For Go-live auctions you can bid directly for the car by yourself at home. Some bid now cars also have buy now options.
BUY NOW cars are vehicles that you can buy immediately without bidding. Just submit a buy now request and once it is processed the car becomes yours
CLEAN CARS are vehicles that doesn't have any documents issues,accidents or loan records and problems. They are always as good as new.
SALVAGE CARS are vehicles that may have had loan records,title check problems,damages,accidents,flood, mechanical problems, minor dents and scratches, failed inspections and stuffs like that. These category of cars are usually the cheapest on AuctionExport but requires much caution when buying to avoid mistakes. There are subcategories under salvage cars
1: Run and drive- cars that are readily drivable. They may have body damages or not but once you start the engine and engage the transmission you are good to go
2: Engine starts- cars that only the engine starts and it cannot drive independently on its own.
3: Non drivable- cars that neither start nor drive.

On salvage car auctions, there are private and public auctions. On PUBLIC auctions you can participate directly online but on PRIVATE auctions AuctionExport will bid on your behalf and notify you if you win the car.all you need do is to set a maximum bid price on their site or request live-on-the phone bidding. Their representative will contact you shortly before the auction is started. You can also request for live on the phone bidding for PUBLIC auctions if you can't participate live.

So once you determine the car you are buying you can request an autocheck  report on the vehicle history after which you proceed. You need to be fast and decisive on purchase because good offers on vehicles are quickly grabbed as AuctionExport has over 200,000 active buyers all over the world.
BEFORE YOU BUY
Before you hit that bid now or buy now please ensure the following;
1. That you have checked out the vehicle pictures and details to ascertain the level of damage for salvage vehicles.
2. That you check the type title document the vehicle has. Don't buy if the vehicle has dealer only title or bill of sale as the former is for dealers in North America while the latter cannot be shipped as a whole vehicle but cut into parts.
3. That you check the AuctionExport fee,paperwork fee, auction buyer fee,internet fee, gate fee as applicable to the vehicle to see if it matches with your budget when added to vehicle cost
4. Also check the location of the vehicle in the USA. If the vehicle is salvage run and drive without visible major damage, it can be shipped RoRo but if it has extensive damage it will go containerized. If the vehicle is salvage engine starts or non drivable then it most be containerized. Now pay attention.
A: All containerized vehicles are consolidated in a 40 feet container containing between 3-5 vehicles
B: All consolidated containers must exit through New Jersey/New York exit port. ( in this case always pay attention to locations of vehicles)
C: All containerized vehicles must be cleared and unloaded by AuctionExport authorized agent at Lagos, Perfect Touch shipping solutions, 54 ibafo road, by coconut bus stop, olodi Apapa Lagos
D: RoRo vehicles can exit from New Jersey , Jacksonville, Georgia, Texas and California

Please note the following States with high and low ground transportation costs so as to make your vehicle purchase cheaper and quick to deliver to the exit port.
New York NY . $400
New Jersey NJ. $400
Pennsylvania PA.   $450
Connecticut CT.      $425
Maryland MD.          $450
Massachusetts MT.$450
Maine MA.                $500
Indiana IN.               $550
Georgia GA.              $550
North Carolina NC.  $550
Louisiana LO.           $600
Florida FL.                $650
Michigan MI.            $650
South Carolina SC.  $650
Texas TX.                  $675
Minnesota MS.        $750
Colorado CO.            $800
California CA.           $1,100
Nevada NV.             $1,300
Washington WA.     $1,400
Utah UT.                   $1,400

PURCHASED A CAR
when you have successfully purchased a car, AuctionExport will send you a notification containing the purchase agreement/invoice which you will sign and scan back to them. They will also require you to download and fill out the vehicle release form and scan it back to them. You also need to upload your government identification (Intl passport page,national ID card or drivers license). Once this is done and your full payment of (vehicle cost,charges,ground and ocean transportation costs) the vehicle has been deducted, they will commence shipping. Time between purchase and receiving your car in Lagos is approximately 6-8 weeks depending on the location of your car in the US, availability of tow liners, congestion at US customs and shipping lines schedules.
AuctionExport uses Grimaldi lines mostly for autos due to the speedy delivery and clearance of cargo at their dedicated terminal at Tincan port. It is usually 5 days after arrival of vessel.
Once your vehicle is loaded on a container you will get the container number and once the bill of lading is uploaded on your profile, you can commence tracking of the vessel through fleetmon.com or marinetraffic.com

USEFUL TIPS
1: Always be sure before you click buy now as a buy now request cannot be cancelled and all sales are final. Cancellation of buy now attracts a penalty of $400 or 10% of buy now cost whichever is higher and all the charges and discounts towards the resale of the car will be billed to your account.
2: You can always cancel your pre-bid if the auction is not yet started by calling AuctionExport sales department but once auction starts it cannot be cancelled.
3: Do not submit multiple bids if you intend buying only one car, because if you do and eventually win both vehicles, you will end up buying both
4: Always bid reasonably.
5: Remember to send an email for payment confirmation with your wire transfer evidence to info@auctionexport.com to credit your account. It is important you state your AuctionExport dealer account number on the wire transfer document at the bank to enable ease of payment.
6: If you are using a third party domiciliary account to send them a wire transfer, please send them an email containing the photo identification cards of both of you and wire transfer evidence.
7: Never buy a car if don't have enough money as they will be charging you 0.125% of total vehicle cost until fully paid or they may even charge you a penalty and relist your car as a repossessed vehicle and block your account. They will only give you 4 working days to clear your outstanding balance.
8: If your vehicle is coming containerized,ensure you have the clearing cost ready to avoid penalty or your vehicle being listed on repossessed vehicle list
9: If your vehicle is non drivable never accept the shipping option of Towable RoRo designated for Apapa port as it will take longer time and higher cost to clear your vehicle plus towing van. Tincan island port is best for non drivable or containerized cars.

Please let me know if you need anything or any help in the purchase. You might want to check out these two units of 2001 Toyota Avalon xl I bought at November 2013 arriving today 3rd January 2014 on Grimaldi lines vessel Grande Gabon


Engr Nnamdi Dubem
MD/CEO Express Booking
+2347069699686
travelshq@gmail.com
AuctionExport Dealer # 243978

Can you update this info pls?

princely4ever:



Can you update this info pls?

Please can someone show what a receipt from Grimaldi looks like after being shipped? I was working with this guy and he sent me an edited invoice without a logo and I can see proof it has been edited because it was done poorly.
Car is being shipped through Grimaldi to Cotonou and he edited an invoice which I’ve attached and blanked out some private details. But is this what a shipping invoice from Grimaldi looks like?

kutyaxci:



Please can someone show what a receipt from Grimaldi looks like after being shipped? I was working with this guy and he sent me an edited invoice without a logo and I can see proof it has been edited because it was done poorly.
Car is being shipped through Grimaldi to Cotonou and he edited an invoice which I’ve attached and blanked out some private details. But is this what a shipping invoice from Grimaldi looks like?

This is not a Grimaldi invoice, I doubt he told you it was, because the shipping company issuing the invoice is written boldly at the head of the page

Nothing concern you with Grimaldi, you shipped with a shipping company and not with Grimaldi. So stop asking for Grimaldi invoice cos it's not you who opened their business for them and it's not you who will tell them how much to charge asides what Grimaldi charged them

Ask shipping companies these questions before shipping next time and choose your best options. Cheers