FR-TERMS · 19 Oct 2026
Terms.
These terms cover theflipradar.com: a live lot board, a sample board, a max bid worksheet, paid plans, and an updates list. They are written in plain language.
Not an auction
FlipRadar does not sell cars, place bids, hold deposits, or act as a broker. You bid on your own account, under the rules of whatever auction you use, and under the license rules in your state.
Not affiliated
FlipRadar is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Copart, IAAI, Insurance Auto Auctions, Manheim, ACV Auctions, or any other auction company. Their names are used so you know which lanes the product is about.
Sample data
The homepage lot board is fiction. Vehicles, damage, hammers, fees, and scores on that board were written for the layout. Lot numbers start with SMP. Do not treat a row as a listing, a sale, or a car you can buy.
Live board
The live board reads public Copart search results and scores them. Repair is a damage heuristic. Resale uses a published ACV or estimated retail figure when Copart sends one. Buyer fees on that board are the same placeholder bands as the calculator, not Copart's fee schedule. A row is an estimate, not a bid. Copart's terms restrict automated access. FlipRadar keeps the pull small and slow. Copart can change or block the feed without notice.
The calculator
The max bid worksheet does what you tell it. You enter resale, repair, transport, title, target profit, and a buyer fee. The formula is resale minus those costs minus the profit you want.
The tier bands that ship with the page are round placeholders so the sheet has a shape. They are not Copart's fee schedule and not IAAI's fee schedule. Buyer fees change, and they depend on your account. Use the fee on your own invoice. If you leave a line blank, it counts as zero.
A result is not an appraisal, not a repair order, and not permission to bid. Repair and resale figures can be wrong. Hidden damage, storage, taxes, and a rebuilt inspection can blow up a deal that looked fine on the sheet. You own the bid.
Plans and billing
Free costs nothing and needs no card. Pro is $29 a month and Dealer is $49 a month, in US dollars, plus any tax Stripe is required to add. Payment is handled by Stripe. We never see or store your card number.
A paid plan starts when checkout completes and renews every month on the same date until you cancel. By subscribing you authorize that monthly charge to the payment method you gave Stripe.
Cancelling
Cancel any time from the Account page: press Manage billing, then Cancel. You can also use the Stripe billing login on the Account page, which emails a link to the address you paid with. Cancelling stops the next charge. You keep paid access until the end of the month you already paid for. We don't refund partial months.
Changing plans and prices
You can switch between Pro and Dealer from Manage billing. Stripe prorates the difference. If we change a price, we'll tell you by email at least 14 days before it applies to your next renewal, and you can cancel before then.
What a plan includes
The pricing page lists what each plan includes. The live board depends on Copart's public search, which Copart can change or block. If the board stops updating, it shows the time of the last update. A score is an estimate either way. If a failed payment can't be collected after Stripe's retries, the plan ends and the account returns to Free.
Your account
There are no passwords. After checkout, a signed cookie keeps that browser signed in. Device links are one-time and expire after 15 minutes. Don't share them. One subscription is for one person or one business.
The updates list
You submit an email so we can write when something ships. Don't submit someone else's address. Don't hammer the form. The privacy page says what we store.
Acceptable use
Don't attack the site, don't try to break the waitlist store, and don't present FlipRadar's sample rows or worksheet output as an official auction record.
No warranty
The site is provided as-is. We don't warrant that a score, a max bid, or a fee estimate is accurate, current, or fit for a particular car. Auction rules, title law, and repair costs are yours to check.
Liability
To the extent the law allows, FlipRadar is not liable for a bid you place, a car you buy, a repair that runs long, a title that gets stuck, or lost profit from using or being unable to use the site. Some states don't allow certain limits. In those states the limit is the smallest the law allows.
Changes
We can update these terms by posting a new version on this page with a new date. The date at the top is the one in force.