In order to become a buyer please complete all information in the user registration process.

Once registered you will be able to participate in auctions on ContainerBid.

All bids placed in auctions on ContainerBid are binding. Any bidder who wins an auction but does not pay risks being banned from any future use of the site.

Once an auction is won the winning bidders will receive payment instructions and coordinate the release of the containers from the relevant depots.

If you forget your password for ContainerBid you can have a new one sent to your registered e-mail address.

Go to the home page of http://www.containerbid.com.

Click on the link for "Register", then click on "Request New Password".

Enter your registered e-mail address and you will be sent a temporary password to allow you access back onto the site.

You may subscribe to listing updates using the below methods.

Individual Item Listing:

On all individual auction pages you will find a heading which reads "Subscriptions". Below this heading you will see options for you to add to your daily subscription update. eg. "Posts tagged with 40' Open top container".

Check the appropriate box to add the subscription or uncheck the box to remove yourself from the subscription.

Click on the "update" button to register all corrections.

User "My Account" page:

Visit the "My Account" page and click on the "Notifications" tab. This tab will show you a list of all available notifications, and all notifications that you have currently subscribed to.

Check the appropriate box to add the subscription or uncheck the box to remove yourself from the subscription.

Click on the "update" button to register all corrections.

You may subscribe to listing updates on all individual auction pages.

At the bottom of the page you will find a heading which reads "Subscriptions". Below this heading you will see options for you to add to your daily subscription update. eg. "40' Open top container".

To follow listings in this category, check the box to add that subject to your notifications. For instance, a location or a certain container type.

Additionally, you may choose to follow certain sellers and can subscribe to be notified when that seller lists any new products.

To manage your notifications, click on 'My account', and then on the 'Notifications' tab. Once on this page, you can add, delete, pause, or adjust the frequency of your notifications.

You are able to increase your bid at any point in the auction until the auction is ended. 

In order to change your bid, return to the item listing and you will be promoted to "edit" your bid. Enter your new price, click on update and your new bid is registered.

Any bid placed in the last few minutes of the auction will automatically extend the ending time by an additional three minutes.

You may not cancel your bid once the auction has started.

ContainerBid makes every effort to provide as much information as possible prior to the start of the auction and encourages all prospective buyers to ask questions during the preview period. 

All listings contain information relating to the condition of the units, location and age.  Additionally, some listings may contain information relating to any repair costs if necessary, inspections by surveyors and specific images of the actual containers in the auction. All information is visible during the preview period.

Once the auction starts, all registered users will be notified and if a bid is placed during the auction, it is binding.  If you place a bid during the auction and then refuse to pay, this may lead to being banned from the site.

You may email us at manager@ContainerBid.com with any questions.

After you place your bid you will be taken to a page confirming your bid amount and verifying the bid was registered. You will also receive an email confirmation within a few minutes after placing the bid to verify the bid is live.

If you have not received the email verification of the bid you may go back to the auction and make another bid. If the system has a previous bid from you it will prompt you to "edit" your bid.

After you place your bid you will be taken to a page confirming your bid amount and verifying the bid was registered. You will also receive an email confirmation within a few minutes after placing the bid to verify the bid is live.

If you have not received the email verification of the bid you may go back to the auction and make another bid. If the system has a previous bid from you it will prompt you to "edit" your bid.

If you are not prompted to edit your bid then your first bid was not registered and you should place the bid again.

You are able to increase your bid at any point in the auction. 

In order to increase your bid, return to the item listing and enter a new bid amount. Enter your new price, click on update and your new bid is registered.

All bids are entered "per container" with the total owed for the complete lot shown on the bidding page.

(Eg. a lot of 50 containers, for which you bid $800. per container, will show the total owed for success of the auction of $40,000.) Increasing your bid per container automatically adjusts your "total owed" information.

Any bid placed in the last few minutes of an auction will extend the ending time of the auction by another three minutes.

If you have the winning bid, you will receive an e-mail notification confirming that you have won the auction.

The email you receive will contain instructions on where to send payment. Once payment is received the winning bidder will receive additional information on the depot where the containers are located and collection instructions.

As per the terms of the auction, you are the legal owner of the containers on the closing date of the auction.

You have five business days to complete the payment of the sale to the seller. If you fail to complete payment on time the auction may be re-listed and you will receive a strike against your account as "non-payment of winning auction".

If you receive a strike against your account you may be banned from conducting business on Containerbid in the future and you will forfeit any fees paid.

Please email us at manager@ContainerBid.com with any questions you may have.

For security reasons, you may only contact the seller through the ContainerBid messaging system.

To leave a message for the seller you may click on the "contact seller" link at the bottom of all auction listing pages.

You must be a registered user of Containerbid in order to use the site functionality.

As a seller, the ownership of the containers becomes the responsibility of the buyer on the date that the auction closes on the winning bid.

When the auction closes, the winning buyer is notified via email that they have won the auction and are sent instructions for submitting payment to the seller. Once payment is received delivery instructions will be sent for the depot and collection information.

As per the terms of the auction, the buyer becomes the legal owner of the containers on the date of the acceptance of the bid.

Containerbid allows members who have conducted business with each other to provide feedback after the completion of each transaction.

The feedback system assists in establishing trust between unfamiliar parties. Although it is not required, it is highly recommended that both parties should enter feedback relating to the transaction after the completion of each sale. Directions are as follows;

1. After the sale has been successfully completed, you will be prompted in the "My Account" area to provide feedback for the completed sales

2. For each successful auction you will be able to provide feedback on that specific auction.

3. You may provide a rating of either positive, negative or neutral and will need to provide a short comment for each rating.

Once an auction closes it will no longer be visible on Containerbid, you may however view closed auctions in "My Accounts".

If you are the seller or the buyer in an auction, historical information will be available for sixty days from the end of the auction in the "My Account" section of the site.

You may view this under the "Closed Deals" tab within either "My Buying Activity" or "My Selling Activity" as relevant.

In order to participate in an auction on ContainerBid you must complete the below steps.

1. Complete your registration on ContainerBid.com as a buyer agreeing to the terms and conditions of ContainerBid.

2. Log on to ContainerBid, find an auction and bid on the lot of containers on the day of the auction. If you are the highest bidder, your bid will win.

3. Upon winning the bid, you will be sent the invoice for the purchase prices of the lot from the seller of that auction. 

3. Pay the invoice you receive from the seller.

4. Upon our receipt of funds, you will receive the information specifying the depot address where the containers are located, a contact person in charge of the release of the containers as well as a release code reference to provide for authorization of the release of the containers.

You can provide you're trucking company with this documentation and after giving the depot/terminal 24 hour notice, your truck will be able to pick container(s) up. 

You must be sure to comply with all terms from the seller including container neutralization if specified in the auction.

If you receive a used container with major damages, immediately contact the seller to resolve all issues concerning excessive damages and were unknown at the time of sale.

Pictures and a written estimate of damages are required. 

The purchase of containers on ContainerBid is only allowed with certifed funds, typically bank WIRES.  

Annual subscription fees to ContainerBid may be paid with Credit Cards, Wire Transfer, ACH, Money Order, or company check.

Contact us at manager@containerbid.com with any questions you may have regarding payment. 

In order to become a seller on ContainerBid you will need to have a registered company. We will contact you individually to qualify you.

For more information please send an email to manager@containerbid.com and include "Seller Registration Request" in the subject header. Please be sure to include your telephone number and address and we will contact you in order to qualify your eligibility for a seller account.

Thank you for your interest in ContainerBid.

In order to become a seller on ContainerBid you will need to have a registered company. We will contact you individually to qualify you.

For more information please send an email to manager@containerbid.com and include "Seller Registration Request" in the subject header. Please be sure to include your telephone number and address and we will contact you in order to qualify your eligibility for a seller account.

Thank you for your interest in ContainerBid.

Before you can list items, you must first be registered as a seller.

After your registration is complete you can initiate an auction listing from the "My Accounts" section of the site.

Click on the link "Create a new listing" located in the "Start Listing" section. You will be prompted for all required information to list an item in the auction.

If you forget your password for ContainerBid you can have a new one sent to your registered e-mail address.

Go to the home page of http://www.containerbid.com.

Click on the link for "Register", then click on "Request New Password".

Enter your registered e-mail address and you will be sent a temporary password to allow you access back onto the site.

You may subscribe to listing updates using the below methods.

Individual Item Listing:

On all individual auction pages you will find a heading which reads "Subscriptions". Below this heading you will see options for you to add to your daily subscription update. eg. "Posts tagged with 40' Open top container".

Check the appropriate box to add the subscription or uncheck the box to remove yourself from the subscription.

Click on the "update" button to register all corrections.

User "My Account" page:

Visit the "My Account" page and click on the "Notifications" tab. This tab will show you a list of all available notifications, and all notifications that you have currently subscribed to.

Check the appropriate box to add the subscription or uncheck the box to remove yourself from the subscription.

Click on the "update" button to register all corrections.

Unfortunately, there may be situations when buyers do not complete payment for auctions. If you have found yourself in this situation please follow the below steps.

1. Please ensure that you have waited five business days to receive the payment for the sale.

2. Please ensure that you have tried to communicate to the buyer, you may request additional contact information by emailing manager@containerbid.com.

3. In order to qualify for a refund you must relist the auction on Containerbid.

4. In order to relist the auction, please email at manager@containerbud.com with the auction reference # and request to have the auction relisted.

5. We will send you a link which will allow you to "open" the auction again and restart the listing.

All buyers who win auctions but do not complete transactions are committing a serious infraction and Containerbid takes this very seriously.

Any buyer who fails to complete payment after winning an auction will receive a strike against their account for "non-payment".

If a buyer receives two strikes against their account they may be banned from conducting business on Containerbid and will forfeit all fees paid.

Please email us at manager@ContainerBid.com with any questions you may have.

As a seller, the ownership of the containers becomes the responsibility of the buyer on the date that the auction closes on the winning bid.

When the auction closes, the winning buyer is notified via email that they have won the auction and are sent instructions for submitting payment to the seller. Once payment is received delivery instructions will be sent for the depot and collection information.

As per the terms of the auction, the buyer becomes the legal owner of the containers on the date of the acceptance of the bid.

Containerbid allows members who have conducted business with each other to provide feedback after the completion of each transaction.

The feedback system assists in establishing trust between unfamiliar parties. Although it is not required, it is highly recommended that both parties should enter feedback relating to the transaction after the completion of each sale. Directions are as follows;

1. After the sale has been successfully completed, you will be prompted in the "My Account" area to provide feedback for the completed sales

2. For each successful auction you will be able to provide feedback on that specific auction.

3. You may provide a rating of either positive, negative or neutral and will need to provide a short comment for each rating.

Once an auction closes it will no longer be visible on Containerbid, you may however view closed auctions in "My Accounts".

If you are the seller or the buyer in an auction, historical information will be available for sixty days from the end of the auction in the "My Account" section of the site.

You may view this under the "Closed Deals" tab within either "My Buying Activity" or "My Selling Activity" as relevant.

All steamship line decals and markings must be removed from the box by the buyer. This is typically referred to as neutralization. 

As part of our terms and conditions, sellers may require the neutralization of their containers.

If neutralization is required it is a legal require with the sale as that container is no longer part of the shipping line/leasing company fleet. Neutralization ensures that there can be no confusion about who owns this box.

Unlike vehicles and chassis where ownership is identified by titles and registration, containers have prefixes and numbers along with logos. Units that are not neutralized can be viewed as breach of contract and repossessed. 

A SCAC code or Standard Carrier Alpha Code is a unique two to four letter code used to identify transportation companies and was created to facilitate the computerization of the transportation industry.

It is also used to verify that trucking companies have the proper insurance to enter the terminal. Once a company is set up in the terminal system with the appropriate SCAC code, the trucking company is registered.

Using this code will reduce waiting time if a transportation company does not have the proper identification set up prior to entry at the terminal when coming to pick up your containers for delivery. 

Any container can be a ground storage container. Containers used for shipping have special identifical and tracking codes and are not allowed to be removed from shipping container vessels or depots.

ContainerBid specializes in the sale of shipping containers which are no longer in use by container shipping and leasing companies.

When you purchase containers from ContainerBid we provide release code information which will allow you to receive delivery of the shipping containers from the depots.

Any type of off-lease shipping container may be found on ContainerBid.

ContainerBid offers off-lease container listings from global shipping and leasing companies as well as depots and brokers and dealers.

Our inventory may include at any time a mix of 20' and 40' standard units, Hi-Cube, Both aluminum and steel units, Speciality equipment such as Open Tops, Flat racks, Platforms, refrigerated containers, tank containers or even scrap container.  

As-is condition refers to units that have not been specifically inspected before sale. As units are put up for sale, all major damage or Scrap units are weeded out of the flow and the rest of the units are listed in AS-IS condition. Most of the units are wind and water tight but some of the units can have light damages. They are all sold first out of stack. 

As a container buyer you may be responsible for the neutralization of the container, this will be identified in the description and terms of the auction.

Neutralization is specifically the removing of all steamship line decals and markings from the containers. This can be as simple as painting over all identification marking and it legally required in the purchase documents. 

You may email us at manager@containerbid.com if you have any questions.

A Letter of Assignment or LOA is received after an order is completed.

The LOA is used when units are sold first out of the stack. For example, if you place an order for 20 x 40' units off the top of the stack, the unit numbers will not be known at the time of the order. Instead, you will have a "blanket" Release Reference. Upon receipt of all 20 units, the seller will confirm with the depot terminal or yard which unit numbers were received and apply the specific unit numbers to your release. You will then receive a Letter of Assignment indicating the units received. This is for your records. 

Containerbid is a venue through which various shipping and leasing companies, traders and agents conduct business. All containers listed on the site unless otherwise stipulated, are new or used ISO shipping containers originally designed and manufactured to specific international ISO standards.

These design and manufacturing standards ensure the containers can safely withstand the rigours of international trade for many years whilst keeping their contents safe, dry and secure on land, sea, truck and train.

Containerbid uses industry standard prefixes to define the containers.

We encourage you to contact the seller relating to any specific questions you may have concerning the containers offered for sale on Containerbid.