This isn't our
first auction.

BidNation is a new platform, but the people behind it aren't new to the block. Before we built this, we ran real auctions — the kind with a gavel.

Chance Blakley, founder of BidNation, in a Coast2Coast Collector Car Auctions shirt with collector cars behind him
Chance Blakley
Founder · BidNation Marketplace Limited

I've spent my working life on the auction floor. I was a part-owner of Regina Auto Auction, running live vehicle auctions right here in the city — real cars, real bidders, real hammer prices. From there I went on to help run Coast2Coast Collector Car Auctions, putting classic and collector cars across the block for buyers across the country.

BidNation is everything I learned from both, brought online: verified bidders, honest listings, a reserve that protects the seller, and a closing time that makes buyers act. The same auction — without the auction house between you and your money.

— Chance · Regina, Saskatchewan · (306) 520-5722

Where we come from

Regina Auto Auction logo
Regina Auto Auction
Part-owner. Live vehicle auctions in Regina — dealers, private sellers, and the fall of a real gavel.
COAST2COAST
Coast2Coast Collector Car Auctions
Helped run collector car auctions — classics, muscle, and specialty vehicles crossing the block for buyers Canada-wide.

That background is why BidNation works the way it does. Every rule on this platform — the ID checks, the reserve, the human review of every listing — exists because we've seen what happens at real auctions when you skip it.

What that experience built

✓A registered Canadian company
BidNation Marketplace Limited — incorporated, GST-registered, operated from Regina, Saskatchewan. Not an app run from who-knows-where.
✓Every bidder is a real person
Government photo ID and a verified card on file before a single bid. No anonymous accounts, no tire-kickers.
✓Every listing is reviewed by a person
Photos, description — and for vehicles, a running video and proof of ownership — checked before the auction opens.
✓Payments handled by Stripe
Card details go directly to Stripe, the payment processor behind millions of businesses. BidNation never sees or stores your card number.
✓We never hold your money
Buyer and seller settle the vehicle directly, like a private sale. We only collect the buyer's fee — the sale price is yours.
✓A phone number a human answers
Call or text (306) 520-5722. Try getting that from a classifieds site.
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