How it works
The whole process,
start to deposit.
Most places give you a number and hope you accept it. We'd rather show you exactly what happens, including the part where dealers argue over your car.
- 01 ~2 minutes
Tell us about your car
Year, make, model, kilometers and postal code get you an instant range. No VIN, no account, no inspection appointment.
- Instant estimate before you commit to anything
- Postal code matters — dealer demand is regional
- Nothing is shared until you say so
- 02 ~10 minutes
Build the listing
Photos, condition, ownership history. We decode your VIN automatically and pull the details we can, so you're confirming rather than typing.
- Guided photo capture — we tell you which angles matter
- Automatic VIN decode for trim and factory options
- Save and come back; your progress is kept
- 03 Usually under 24 hours
Dealers bid, live
Your car opens to verified Canadian dealers in a timed auction. They can see the current high bid, which is precisely why it keeps moving.
- Dealers compete against each other, not against you
- Watch every bid land in real time
- No obligation — if the number's wrong, you walk
- 04 1–3 days
Accept and get paid
The highest bid wins. Accept it, arrange pickup or drop-off in the app, we verify the paperwork, and payment lands by Interac e-Transfer.
SamplePayment received
$24,300.00
Interac e-Transfer · from Carla
- Interac e-Transfer, not a cheque in the mail
- Lien payout handled if you still owe on it
- Coordinate the handoff in in-app chat
Where Carla sits
You deal with us. Never them.
Dealers bid against each other, not against you. You never field a call, haggle a price, or meet a stranger in a parking lot — Carla stands between you and the whole bidding floor, and carries the paperwork, payment and pickup.
Take the single-buyer model and this same picture has one box on the right and nothing in the middle. That is the entire difference.
The part nobody else shows you
This is what step 3 looks like
A single offer gives you nothing to compare it to. An auction gives you the market's answer, live, with a timestamp on every bid. If the dealers stop bidding, that's your answer too — and you're free to keep the car.
Built on Canadian infrastructure
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e-Transfer payout Planned
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Identity verification Planned
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Valuation data Planned
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History reports Planned
Integrations planned, not yet live — marks shown for the stack Carla is built on.
Sample auction: opened at $21,400, sold at $24,300 after 9 bids from 6 dealers, a lift of $2,900.
2021 Honda Civic EX · 74,000 km
opened at $21,400 · 5 bids
+$2,900 over the opening bid · 9 bids · 6 dealers
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Dealer 17
Hamilton, ON
$24,300
+$250
Won
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Dealer 05
Whitby, ON
$24,050
+$250
Won
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Dealer 23
Vaughan, ON
$23,800
+$300
Won
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Dealer 17
Hamilton, ON
$23,500
+$300
Won
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Dealer 62
London, ON
$23,200
+$350
Won
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Dealer 08
Mississauga, ON
$22,850
+$450
Won
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Dealer 23
Vaughan, ON
$22,400
+$500
Won
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Dealer 08
Mississauga, ON
$21,900
+$500
Won
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Dealer 41
Scarborough, ON
$21,400
Won
Sample auction shown for illustration. Dealer names are masked during live bidding.
See what dealers will actually pay
Two minutes, no VIN, no obligation. The number comes from real dealer demand in your postal code.