Whether you're downsizing, moving, or just ready to clear out the garage, Local Lots makes it easy to sell multiple items and for local buyers to find great deals.

Local Lots isn’t just another listing site — it’s a community-powered marketplace built for bulk sellers. We focus on

    ✅ Multi-item listings: Perfect for small estate sales, downsizing, or moving events.

    🛡️ Verified sellers: Homeowner address validation builds trust and accountability.

    📅 Scheduled pickups: Buyers book time slots, reducing no-shows and chaos.

    📣 Event promotion: We market your sale across local channels to drive traffic.

Getting started is simple:

• Create a Seller Account. Provide basic information and complete address verification

• List Your Items. Upload photos, descriptions, and pricing. You can list ten items or fifty — we’re built for bulk.
• Register for a Local Lots Event. Choose to participate in an upcoming community sale event.

Each Local Lots event is designed to support sellers within local communities and attract buyers from sourounding areas:

        🗺️ Mapped Listings: Buyers can browse items by location and category.

        💬 Seller Messaging: Buyers can ask questions or request bundle deals.

        📆 Pickup Scheduling: Sellers set availability; buyers book time slots.

        🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Community Vibe: Events are promoted as neighborhood happenings — not just transactions.

We keep it simple and transparent:

• Seller Event Fee: $29.99 flat
  This covers:
  • Marketing your items and event across local channels
  • Inclusion in our interactive event map and listing feed
  • Access to preview and pickup scheduling tools

• There are no hidden seller fees or commissions. You keep 100% of your sales.
• Buyers pay a $2 Lot Fee and a 15% Buyers Premium on winning offers

• Create an account and complete the verification process
• Browse live events by category or location
• Schedule item previews between seller and interested buyer
• Make an offer or set a maximum offer on items of interest
• Schedule pickup time for winning offeres to avoid waiting or missed connections

Once your event wraps up:

• Sellers will receive a summary of buyer interactions and winning offer information
• Buyer transaction is processed via Paypal
• PayPal holds payement to seller
• Buyer schedules pickup with Seller
• Seller confirms pickup and PayPal sends payment to Seller
• We’ll invite you to leave feedback and share your experience

All Sales are final:

A bid is a commitment to purchase, and we do not cancel bids on the site. Please be very careful when placing your bid.

Local Lots offer increments use the following rules for all auctions

Current Bid Range            Minimum Increment

0−99                                                $5

100−499                                          $10

500−999                                         $25

1,000-4,999                                    $50

5,000−9,999                                   $100

Listing Items - Top-performing sellers prioritize quality over quantity by focusing on higher-value items that attract serious buyers. Instead of flooding the platform with low-value listings, they bundle similar items into curated lots to boost visibility and perceived value. For instance, rather than listing each clothing item separately, group them into a themed lot—like “Men’s Fall Wardrobe” or “Vintage Tees”—and set a reserve price to protect your minimum. This approach not only streamlines the buyer experience but also encourages competitive bidding and faster sales

Setting Reserve Price - To set effective reserve prices, start by identifying the minimum amount you'd feel good about receiving—factoring in effort, fees, and item value. Base your reserve on actual market data, not original retail or sentimental worth. Keep reserves modest to encourage bidding momentum, and if bundling items into a lot, use tiered logic: the more valuable or curated the lot, the higher the reserve. Whether visible or hidden, your reserve should protect your bottom line without discouraging buyer engagement.

We encourage all potential buyers to read the listing and review the entirety of the comments for details of the item and insights offered by members of the community. Questions can be asked via the comments section or the potential buy can schedule a preview of the item with the seller, and we recommend to do so prior to placing a bid on larger cost items. 

You can create a buyer account on our Signup page. You will be asked to verify your identity and physical address.  You will also receive an email asking you to verify your email address, and doing so is required in order to place a bid. If you don’t see the email, make sure to check that it didn’t errantly wind up in your spam or junk folder. 

Use the make an offer button on the events page.  The maximum offer feature allows you to set the highest amount you're willing to offer for an item. Once set, our system automatically increases your offer on your behalf up to your maximum amount, helping you secure items without constantly monitoring the event.

An offer is a commitment to purchase, and we do not cancel offers on the site. Please be very careful when placing your offer

Local Lots is built around local connections.

Buyers and sellers coordinate pickup times directly, making it easy to exchange items within the community. While you're welcome to arrange shipping outside the platform, it's done at your own risk — Local Lots does not facilitate or guarantee those transactions.

For larger items, we’ll soon be rolling out a local pickup assistance service to help buyers who need an extra hand.

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Once you’ve signbed up for a seller account and verified your address, you can:

• Add items to your inventory, upload photos, add description details, set reserve pricing and more.

• Select an upcoming Local Lots event from your dashboard

• Choose “Add Items to Event”

• Confirm your participation by paying the event fee or using a discount code

Local Lots is optimized for bulk listings — whether you're selling 5 items or 50, we make it easy to organize and showcase them.

No — sellers cannot place offers on their own items. This ensures fair pricing and maintains trust across the platform. We have gone to great efforts to develop a system that is transparent and fair to all of our users. We do not allow sellers or anyone associated with them to make an offer on their own listing, and any such behavior is strictly prohibited. We have tools in place that monitor bidding and the user accounts from which offers are placed to ensure this doesn’t happen.  However, you can adjust your reserve or pricing if needed (see below)..

No, Once bidding begins, items are locked in to preserve buyer confidence and event integrity.

No, all details about your item are locked once an event has started.