Gooding Christie's
Gooding Christie's, formerly Gooding & Company, runs high-end live and online collector car auctions in the U.S. and Europe. This page covers what it sells, how registration and buying work, and every buyer cost we could find for 2026, with a straight link to goodingco.com.
- Founded
- 2003
- Based in
- Santa Monica, Calif.
- Buyer's fee
- 12%, 10% over $250k
- Online sales
- 10% premium
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About Gooding Christie's
Gooding & Company was founded in 2003 by David Gooding in Santa Monica, California. Christie's agreed to buy the company in 2024, and it now trades as Gooding Christie's. It is the official auction house of the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. It holds several records for the highest prices paid for certain makes.
Its main live sales are held at Pebble Beach in August and at Amelia Island in March, with a London sale in Europe and a New York sale in November 2026. It also runs online-only sales under the Geared Online name. Online bidding at live sales now runs through Christie's LIVE.
What Gooding Christie's sells
How buying works at Gooding Christie's
- Make an accountRegister for the sale, now through christies.com for live sales.
- Get approvedGive photo ID, proof of address and a bank letter of guarantee or other proof you can pay. Companies add formation papers.
- BidBid in the room, by phone, as an absentee or online. Phone and absentee requests are due 24 hours before the session.
- Add the costsAdd 12% of the hammer price up to $250,000 and 10% above that, plus any document fee and tax.
- Pay and collectWire cleared funds by the deadline, then collect the car or have it shipped.
What it costs
These are the buyer costs in Gooding Christie's 2026 U.S. conditions of sale.
| What | Cost |
|---|---|
| Buyer's premium, vehicles at U.S. live sales (2026) | 12% of the hammer price up to $250,000 |
| Buyer's premium above $250,000 (2026) | 10% of the amount over $250,000 |
| Buyer's premium, online-only sales (2026) | 10% of the final bid |
| Automobilia (2026) | 25% of the final bid |
| Document fee | $80 per vehicle at California live sales and online-only sales |
| Bidder registration fee | None published |
| Removal to storage, New York Nov 2026 | $600 per car, $300 per motorcycle |
| Storage after the collection deadline, New York 2026 | $50 per lot per day |
| Late payment interest | Up to 18% a year on the unpaid amount |
A worked example: a $400,000 car at a California live sale pays 12% on the first $250,000 ($30,000) and 10% on the next $150,000 ($15,000), so it costs $445,000 plus the $80 document fee, tax and shipping.
Paying, pickup and storage
| When to pay | By 5 p.m. local time on the Wednesday after a live sale, or 5 p.m. Pacific on the Wednesday after an online sale. New York 2026 set the third business day after the sale. |
| Payment | Wire transfer, certified bank check or cashier's check, from the buyer. Personal or company checks need prior approval. |
| Deposit | No set deposit; a bank letter of guarantee or other proof of funds is required. |
| Pickup | Live-sale cars must leave by 5 p.m. on the Wednesday after the sale; online-sale cars by the Friday after. |
| Storage | Lots not removed on time can go to a third-party warehouse at the buyer's cost. |
| Title | The house handles title transfer and courier delivery for the $80 document fee where it applies. |
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UX Search is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Gooding Christie's. Bidding, payment and delivery all happen on the house's own site under its own terms. Information checked October 22, 2026 from goodingco.com (general conditions of sale, terms, Retromobile New York 2026 sale page) and Wikipedia (company history); fees and rules can change, so confirm them on the sale page.