Features
Every tool you wished
a comment thread had.
Live bidding, smart timers, anti-shill controls, automatic invoicing, public discovery. Built for sellers who want their next auction to feel inevitable.
Run the room
A control room built for live.
Open lots, drive the timer, fire reminders. One panel, every action one tap away.
LIVE · ABCDE · 142 watching
Lot 14 of 22Current bid
R8,450
Jess · phone verified
Time left
0:08
Live host panel
Open, pause, skip, hammer. Keyboard shortcuts for the auctioneers who treat speed as a sport.
Auto-extend on snipes
Bids in the last ten seconds push the timer back. Nobody steals a lot at zero.
Increment schedules
R10 under R500, R50 under R5k, R250 above. Set it once, forget it.
Bid with confidence
Bidding without the chaos.
Bidders see exactly where they stand. Hosts see exactly who is bidding. No comment threads to scroll.
Live bid feed
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- JessR8,20012s ago
- MoR8,3008s ago
- SiphoR8,4003s ago
- YouWinningR8,450just now
Real-time bid feed
Sub-200ms bid latency. Every bid stamped, ranked, and visible to the whole room as it lands.
Buy It Now
Cap the chaos. Any bidder can close a lot instantly at your set price.
5-letter room codes
Easy to read out on a livestream. Easy to text. Easy to remember.
Trust and safety
Sellers stop chasing.
Card-on-file, ban lists, audit logs. The tools that make selling to strangers feel as safe as selling to your group.
Lot 14 audit log
Dispute-ready
- JessBid R8,20020:14:02
- MoBid R8,30020:14:08
- HostEdited lot photo20:14:11
- SiphoBid R8,40020:14:14
- HostHammer · Sipho wins20:14:24
Audit log on every lot
Every bid, edit, and admin action stamped to the second. Replay any lot, dispute-proof your records.
Card-on-file bidding
Optional pre-auth on a card before a bidder can place a bid. Timewasters stop bidding.
Cross-room ban list
One click bans a no-show buyer from every room you host, now and forever.
Get paid
Invoice on hammer.
The second the gavel falls, the winner gets a payment link. Less chasing, more selling.
Invoice · INV-2049
PaidVintage Omega Seamaster · Lot 14
Won by Sipho · phone verified
Hammer
R8,450
Shipping
R120
Total
R8,570
Stripe-powered invoicing
Fires at hammer with lot photo, total, shipping, and your terms. Funds land in your account, minus the platform fee.
Card, Apple Pay, EFT
Whatever your buyers want to pay with. Stripe handles the rails.
Buyer's premium toggle
Pass the platform fee to the buyer on top of the hammer, or absorb it. Per room.
Get discovered
Buyers find you.
Listing publicly puts your auction in front of buyers already hunting. Build a following on the platform.
Live now
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@sneakerco · Sneakers & streetwear
Friday drop · 22 lots
Currently on Lot 14 of 22Watch
@vintagewatch.za
Monthly watch drop
Sat 7pm
Public room directory
Listed by category, browseable by upcoming or live. Buyers find you by search, not by being in your group chat.
Upcoming calendar
Schedule a room, it lands on the public calendar. Followers RSVP and get a live reminder.
Replay archive
Every hammer, every bid, archived. Highlight reels drive the next room.
Make it yours
Brand the room.
Custom subdomains, custom domains, white-label. Your buyers, your brand. Gavel disappears.
sneakerco.gavel.co.za/live
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Sneaker Co. Live
Friday drop · 22 lots · Live now
LIVE
Custom subdomain on Pro
yourname.gavel.co.za for every Pro seller. Memorable, brandable, shareable. House plans run on your own domain.
Custom logo and colours
Match the room to your brand. Logo in the header, accent colours throughout.
Multi-seat hosts
Co-hosts, runners, chat moderators. Role-based permissions for House plans.