Car sourcing
Car sourcing from European auctions — Kraków
A 1,230 EUR gross fee for private individuals — our fixed fee for the whole sourcing process, regardless of the car's price. Separately, optional: a pre-purchase inspection from 350 zł. For companies we set the fee individually. We buy at auctions in Europe and hand the car over ready to drive — after the paperwork and servicing at ul. Balicka 100.
OFFICE MON.–FRI. 9:00–17:00 · YOU KNOW THE BUDGET BEFORE THE AUCTION
1 230 EUR
fixed gross fee for the whole process — regardless of the car's price; for companies, individually
01 / BUDGET BEFORE THE AUCTION
You know the turnkey cost from the start
We'll tell you what you can realistically buy for your budget and what it comes to turnkey in Kraków.
02 / PRE-PURCHASE INSPECTION
Optional, from 350 zł
Checking the car before the auction — a separate service, paid only if you want it.
03 / READY TO DRIVE
Paperwork and servicing with us
Our tow truck brings it in, our workshop checks it at Balicka 100 — you collect the car once the paperwork is done.
How it works
From order to keys in Kraków
The criteria and the top bid limit are the client's call. The rest — the search, the bidding, transport, excise duty, servicing and registration — we do, up to handing over the car with plates.
01
Enquiry
You tell us the model and the amount. We break down the final cost: the car itself, auction fees, transport, tax and registration. Bidding only within the agreed limits.
Order and budget
02
Checking the car and bidding
We go through everything the auction gives on the car: the VIN, service history and reports, inspection photos and video, equipment and declared damage. Then we bid from our dealer account, within the limit agreed with you.
Limit set before bidding
03
Servicing, registration and collection
Once delivered, the car goes to our bay: diagnostics, bodywork repair if it is needed, a service and preparation for use. You collect the car with plates, ready to drive.
Car with an invoice
Brands
We are not limited to one brand
We look for lots on OPENLANE, AUTO1.com and other European platforms. Below are the brands ordered most often in Kraków — we source the rest on the same terms.
Toyota
Opel
Skoda
Volkswagen
Ford
Renault
Audi
BMW
Mercedes-Benz
Hyundai
Kia
Peugeot
Citroën
Nissan
Fiat
Dacia
Seat
Volvo
Mazda
SuzukiWe know Toyota and Lexus hybrids from use, because our own fleet runs them.
The scope of our work
You give the model and the budget. The rest is on us: finding the lot, checking it, bidding, transport, paperwork, servicing and registration.
Scope:
Order and budget
We agree the car's criteria and the top bid limit
Car search
OPENLANE, AUTO1.com, Copart and other European auction platforms
Bidding and purchase
We bid from our own dealer account, strictly within the agreed budget
Collection in Kraków
We hand the car over at Balicka 100, after our servicing
Sourcing costs
Sourcing fee
1,230 EUR gross
For companies
Individually
Car inspection before the auction
from 350 zł
Transport on our own tow truck
to be agreed
Servicing after delivery
depending on the scope of work
Excise duty and tax
Engine up to 2000 cm³
3,10%
Engine above 2000 cm³
18,60%
Hybrid up to 2000 cm³
1,55%
Hybrid 2000–3500 cm³
9,30%
Plug-in hybrid up to 2000 cm³
0% until 31.12.2029
Electric and hydrogen cars
0%
Exemption certificate
17 zł
Basis of assessment
the price on the auction invoice
Registration and plates
Vehicle registration document
54 zł
Temporary permit
13,50 zł
Registration plates
80 zł
Validation stickers
12,50 zł
Total, Kraków rate
160 zł
Power of attorney
17 zł
Vehicle card
not issued
Inspections and timings
Technical inspection
149 zł
Surcharge for an LPG system
96 zł
Identification inspection
91 zł
Sworn translation, per page
from 44 zł
AKC-U/S declaration
14 dni
Excise duty payment
30 dni
PZAS confirmation
up to 2 working days
Registration application
30 dni
Plates and temporary permit
usually the same day
Customs clearance
does not apply to cars from the EU
Auction fees and rules
Auction house fee
200–800 EUR
Collection from the yard, OPENLANE
85 EUR
Late collection
50 EUR + 5 EUR per day
Payment for the car
up to 2 working days
A submitted bid
binding
Test drive
not available
Platforms and countries
OPENLANE
dealer platform
AUTO1.com
dealer platform
The account we bid from
our own dealer account
Countries of origin
European Union
Cars from outside the EU
we do not source them
Scope and limits
Warranty on a sourced car
we do not give one
Consignment sale of other people's cars
we do not offer it
Time for the whole cycle
we give it once the car is chosen
Taxi cars from European auctions
separately, through rental
Fee of 1,230 EUR gross for private individuals. For companies — individually. Official and auction fees are given for guidance — they are charged by the authority or the platform, not by us. The scope of the service and the settlement terms are set out in the contract before the order. Prices are valid from 21.08.2026. They do not constitute an offer within the meaning of art. 66 §1 of the Civil Code — they are an invitation to conclude a contract (art. 71 k.c.).
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What we check before bidding
An auction gives no test drive, and a submitted bid is binding. That is why all the work happens before the auction — and we say plainly what the lot's documentation cannot tell you.
Scope:
VIN and service history
The body number and the reports the platform makes available
Inspection photos and video
Documentation prepared by the auction for each car
Equipment and technical data
What is actually in the car, not what this model usually has
Declared damage
If the car has any, we tell you before the auction, not after collection
Checking the auction listing
VIN and body number
from the auction report
Service history
if the platform makes it available
Photos and video
auction documentation
Equipment and technical data
from the auction description
Declared damage
from the auction description
Physical inspection on site
we do not carry it out
The auction guarantees that the car matches the description, not that it is in perfect condition. On damaged lots it guarantees nothing.
Car inspection
A car you found yourself
from 350 zł
Pre-purchase check
from 350 zł
Computer diagnostics
from 85 zł
Battery test
from 50 zł
Result usually the same day
w cenie
Gross prices, valid from 21.08.2026. They do not constitute an offer within the meaning of art. 66 §1 of the Civil Code — they are an invitation to conclude a contract (art. 71 k.c.).
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Servicing after delivery
This is the difference a broker without a workshop does not have. A car from the auction does not go straight to collection — it first goes to our bay at Balicka 100.
Scope:
Diagnostics after delivery
We check what actually arrived before we hand the car over
Bodywork repair
We rebuild a car after a collision in-house; the body shop is on our own yard
Service and maintenance
Oils, filters, brakes and tyres before the car is handed over
Pre-purchase inspection
A separate service from 350 zł — also for cars you found yourself. It is not included in the 1,230 EUR fee.
Servicing after delivery
Painting a single panel
from 920 zł
Collision repair
after inspection
Service and maintenance before handover
depending on scope
Car handover
after the work is finished
The scope of bodywork is only clear after an inspection. Gross prices, valid from 21.08.2026. They do not constitute an offer within the meaning of art. 66 §1 of the Civil Code — they are an invitation to conclude a contract (art. 71 k.c.).
Fee and budget
The fee is fixed: 1,230 EUR gross for private individuals — you know it before the auction. For companies we set the amount individually. Bidding without a physical inspection carries the risk of hidden faults — before we start we discuss whether it is worth adding the check from 350 zł.
Scope:
Fixed fee
One amount, regardless of what the car costs
Estimated budget before the auction
The car, auction fees, transport, excise duty and registration — five items
Pre-purchase inspection
From 350 zł, if you want a car you found yourself checked
Transport
Priced individually, depending on the country and the collection date
Hybrids and EVs
Sourcing fee
1,230 EUR gross
EV system diagnostics
from 100 zł
HV battery reconditioning
from 990 zł
Pre-purchase inspection
from 350 zł
Fee of 1,230 EUR gross for private individuals. For companies — individually. Prices are valid from 21.08.2026.
Principles
How we work and what we do not do
Our own workshop, not a subcontractor
After delivery the car goes through our bay at Balicka 100. Three years doing this and our own body shop — that is why we know what can be rebuilt and what is not worth buying.
Estimated budget before the auction
Before we place a bid — an itemised final cost: the car, auction fees, transport, excise duty and registration. Bidding only within the agreed limits.
Workshop estimate for your approval
After diagnostics, the scope of work and the price. Nobody picks up a tool before you approve it.
We tell you what you cannot see
An auction gives no test drive, and a bid is binding from the moment it is placed. Everything the lot's documentation cannot tell us, we name as a risk before the auction.
4,8
Google rating · over three years of sourcing cars
Four languages, not one
We speak Polish, Ukrainian, Russian and English — so the cost breakdown does not get lost in translation.
Different brands
We source passenger cars and vans up to 3.5 tonnes. We know Toyota and Lexus hybrids from the daily use of our own fleet.
Ordering a car
What car do you need
Budget and intended use — we will tell you what you can realistically buy for that amount and what it comes to turnkey in Kraków. Office Mon.–Fri. 9:00–17:00, ul. Balicka 100.
