Used furniture auction software for consignment stores and resellers

Turn slow floor space into weekly online auctions. List 100 pieces in a morning, run a 4-day timed sale, schedule local pickup — on your own branded site, with zero marketplace commission.

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From floor-tag chaos to weekly online auctions in a single afternoon.

Facebook Marketplace is not a business model

Your warehouse is full. The walnut credenza has been sitting for six weeks. Your consignors keep asking why their sofa hasn't sold. You post every piece on Facebook Marketplace, answer 40 "is this still available?" messages a day, meet three no-shows in the parking lot, and eventually sell the credenza for half what it's worth to the one buyer who actually showed up.

Selling Lane flips the model. One weekly online auction. Real competitive bidding. Buyers who've already agreed to your pickup terms. Flat fee $995/month or $9,995/year — one decent sofa pays the week.

Three problems generic software ignores

1

The local pickup problem

Nobody ships a 9-foot sectional. Selling Lane handles local-pickup auctions natively: auto-generated pickup windows, signed buyer acknowledgment of pickup terms, warehouse load-out scheduling tools. No more endless texts about "when can I grab it?"

2

The single-piece catalog problem

Every sofa, every dresser, every dining set is one-of-one. Generic auction software assumes volume of the same SKU. Selling Lane's bulk upload handles 100 unique pieces at a time — photos matched by filename, categories auto-suggested, dimensions and materials fielded.

3

The consignor settlement problem

Consignment math is brutal on a spreadsheet: hammer minus commission, minus restoration, minus storage, minus a pickup fee, times 40 consignors this week. Selling Lane runs per-consignor settlement statements automatically with custom split rules.

Selling Lane handles all three

Local pickup logistics, bulk single-piece catalog entry, and per-consignor settlement — built into the platform.

A weekly 150-piece consignment auction

Boutique reseller. 4,000 sq ft warehouse. Mix of mid-century, industrial, farmhouse. Weekly auction, Thursday open to Monday close, Tuesday/Wednesday pickup.

1 Monday & Tuesday: shoot and catalog

Staff photographs new arrivals in a dedicated corner with a backdrop. Each piece gets 6–12 photos (front, 3/4, detail, scale reference, marks, flaws). Dimensions go into a shared spreadsheet. Export to CSV, drop into Selling Lane, done.

  • CSV/Excel bulk import, unlimited rows
  • Photos batch-attach by filename
  • Dimensions, materials, era fields pre-fielded

2 Wednesday: reserve pricing and pickup terms

Set reserve per lot or use auto-calculated floor based on consignor agreement. Attach pickup terms, warehouse hours, and fine print to the auction. Buyers acknowledge pickup at registration — no after-the-sale surprises.

  • Reserve pricing per lot
  • Optional Buy It Now pricing
  • Pickup terms & buyer acknowledgment

3 Thursday 6pm – Monday 8pm: bidding

Your branded site goes live. Bidders register once, bid on every future auction. Proxy bidding handles absentee buyers. Anti-sniping auto-extends any lot with a last-second bid. Outbid alerts by email + SMS keep bidders engaged all weekend.

  • Timed online, 3–10 day windows
  • Proxy bidding + anti-sniping
  • Mobile bidding (no app download)

4 Tuesday/Wednesday: pickup & payment

Invoices fire automatically at Monday close. Buyers pay online, book a pickup window through your loadout calendar, show a QR code at the dock. Unpicked items auto-flag for second-chance offers or roll into next week's auction.

  • Automated invoicing + payment links
  • Self-serve pickup window booking
  • QR-code dock check-in

No Facebook Marketplace. No parking-lot negotiation.

Auctions set a closing deadline and a real price. The buyer who shows up is the one who committed to your terms at checkout — not a tire-kicker.

Keep consignors happy with automated settlement

A Per-consignor settlement statements

Custom split rules per consignor: 50/50, 60/40, tiered by price band, plus deductions for restoration, storage, pickup fees. Settlement statements auto-generate at auction close. Pay consignors by ACH from the platform or export to QuickBooks.

B Consignor portal

Each consignor gets read-only access to their lots: current bid, final price, pickup status, settlement amount. Cuts your "how did my stuff do?" emails by 90%.

C Buyer CRM compounds week over week

The mid-century collector, the restoration-project hunter, the designer sourcing for clients — tagged and segmented after a few weeks. Your next auction email hits the 200 buyers who bid last month, not a cold marketplace audience.

Built for used-furniture operators of every size

If you're running a used-furniture business on Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, or Instagram DMs — this is the upgrade.

Features used-furniture resellers rely on

FeatureWhy it matters for used furniture
Timed online auctions4–7 day windows let buyers see, measure, and commit — no Saturday live event needed.
Unlimited photosFront, back, detail, underside, flaws, scale-reference — 12 photos per piece is the new standard.
Dimensions & materials fieldsStructured data that helps buyers filter by size — nobody wants a sectional that won't fit.
Condition reportsBe honest about the scratch on the leg. Buyers trust honest reports and bid higher.
Local pickup workflowSelf-serve pickup window booking + QR dock check-in. No text back-and-forth.
Bulk CSV uploadList 100–200 unique pieces in under an hour. Photos auto-match by filename.
Reserve & Buy It NowProtect your floor on rare pieces. Move commodity items at a fixed price.
Consignor settlement statementsPer-consignor splits, restoration & storage deductions, ACH payouts.
Consignor read-only portalConsignors see their lots' status without emailing you.
Branded auction websiteYour logo, your domain. Buyers follow your store, not a marketplace.
Buyer CRMSegment bidders by style, price band, and pickup history.
Flat-fee pricing$995/month or $9,995/year. No commissions. One good sofa pays for the week.

One flat fee. Unlimited weekly auctions.

Run one auction a week or one a month — same price.

Monthly
$995/mo

Cancel anytime. No long-term contract.

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Annual
$9,995/yr

$833/month equivalent. Lock in today's price.

No commissions. No per-piece fees. No per-auction charges.

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  • โœ… Unlimited bidders
  • โœ… No success-tax fees
  • โœ… Local pickup built in
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