Estate Sale Auction Software

Run estate sale auctions under your own brand.

Organise an estate into numbered lots, publish a clear online catalogue, take timed bids and manage buyer invoices from one PHP Pro Bid installation.

One estate-sale workflow
Create a dated auction eventPlan
Add photographs, lot numbers and bidsCatalogue
Publish timed bidding on your siteSell
Review winners and invoicesComplete

Your domain, your catalogue and your registered bidder data.

Real v10 catalogue

Give every estate sale a clear public catalogue

Buyers can move from the event page to individual lots, see the current bid and place a bid from the same branded site.

Published estate sale auction catalogue in PHP Pro Bid v10 with numbered lots, photographs and starting bids
A published estate-sale event with numbered lots and bidder-facing prices.
How it works

From intake to completed sale

1

Create the event

Set the sale name, dates, location and interval between lot closing times.

2

Build the catalogue

Add factual titles, descriptions, photographs and an illustrative starting bid for each lot.

3

Open online bidding

Registered buyers browse the catalogue, place proxy bids and receive outbid notifications.

4

Manage the result

Review winning bids, organise buyer invoices and record payment through your chosen method.

Seller view

Keep the event and its lots together

The seller area provides one place to manage the event, listings and sale status.

PHP Pro Bid v10 seller area showing an estate auction event with eight organised lots
The seller view keeps the event schedule and catalogue management connected.
Estate-sale essentials

The tools needed for a practical online sale

Auction Events

Group a complete catalogue under one sale name, schedule and public event page.

Staggered closings

Close lots in sequence and use soft-close extensions when bidding remains active.

Proxy bidding

Buyers enter a maximum and the platform bids incrementally on their behalf.

Bid notifications

Automated alerts tell registered buyers when they have been outbid.

Buyer invoices

Turn completed transactions into invoices, then collect payment through the method you choose.

Your branded site

Use your domain, logo and visual identity across catalogue, registration and bidding screens.

Bidder view

Make the next bid clear

Each lot page keeps the photograph, factual description, current price and bidding control together.

PHP Pro Bid v10 estate-sale lot page with photograph, starting bid and online bidding control
A bidder-facing lot page with the starting bid and bid entry shown clearly.
Hosting

Start with convenience. Add capacity when you need it.

Cloud is the simplest starting point for an estate-sale business that does not want to manage a server. Managed VPS is the natural step for dedicated resources and heavier bidding traffic. Self-hosting remains available for teams with their own infrastructure.

Cloud · recommended

PHP Pro Bid handles the hosting and updates so you can focus on cataloguing and running sales.

Managed VPS

Dedicated server resources with setup and infrastructure management handled for you.

Self-hosted license

Install PHP Pro Bid on infrastructure you control when your team prefers to manage the stack.

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Estate sale workflowStaggered closingsBrand and bidder dataHosting choice
How does an online estate sale work in PHP Pro Bid?

Create an Auction Event, add numbered lots with photographs and starting bids, publish the catalogue, then let registered bidders compete online. After closing, the seller can review winning bids and generate invoices for completed sales.

Can estate-sale lots close at different times?

Yes. Auction Events support a closing interval between lots, so a large catalogue can close in sequence. Soft-close rules can also extend an active lot when a late bid is placed.

Can I run estate sales under my own brand?

Yes. PHP Pro Bid can run on your domain with your logo, colours and site content. Bidder registrations and auction activity stay within your installation rather than a shared marketplace account.

Which hosting option is simplest for an estate-sale business?

Cloud is the quickest route when you want PHP Pro Bid to handle hosting and updates. Managed VPS adds dedicated resources for a growing catalogue or busier bidding periods. A self-hosted license is available when you already manage your own server.

PHP Pro Bid does not add a platform transaction fee. Any payment-processing fees are charged separately by the payment provider you choose.

Build your next estate sale on your own auction site.

Start with Cloud for convenience, or choose Managed VPS when you want dedicated resources. PHP Pro Bid adds no platform transaction fee; payment-provider fees are separate.

Built for repeat estate-sale work
Branded event catalogues
Timed and staggered lot closings
Proxy bidding and bidder alerts
Seller sales and invoice management