Frequently Asked Questions – FAQ’s

BuildMyRide.com 1980 Bradley GTE Electric Giveaway

OFFICIAL RULES

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.

1. ELIGIBILITY

The BuildMyRide.com 1980 Bradley GTE Electric Giveaway (the “Contest”) is open only to legal residents of the United States who are at least eighteen (18) years of age at the time of entry. Employees, officers, and directors of BuildMyRide.com (“Sponsor”), its parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, advertising and promotion agencies, and any other entities participating in the development, promotion, or implementation of the Contest, as well as members of their immediate families (spouses, parents, siblings, and children) and household members of each such employee, officer, or director are not eligible to participate. The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Participation constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and Sponsor’s decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Contest. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.

2. ENTRY PERIOD

The Contest begins on March 7, 2025, at 12:00 AM Pacific Standard Time (“PST”) and ends on April 11, 2025, at 11:59 PM PST (the “Entry Period”). Sponsor’s computer is the official time-keeping device for the Contest.

3. HOW TO ENTER

To enter, participants must:

1. Register for a free account on BuildMyRide.com (if not already registered).
2. Navigate to the 1980 Bradley GTE Electric listing page.
3. Post a comment on the listing page during the Entry Period.

Limit one (1) entry per person/email address/BuildMyRide.com account. Any attempt by any entrant to obtain more than the stated number of entries by using multiple/different email addresses, identities, accounts, or any other methods will void all of that entrant’s entries, and that entrant may be disqualified.

4. PRIZE

One (1) winner will receive one (1) 1980 Bradley GTE Electric project car (the “Prize”). The Prize is offered “as-is” with no warranties, either express or implied, from the Sponsor. The Prize is currently non-operational and will require repairs/restoration to be made functional. The approximate retail value (“ARV”) of the Prize is $2,000 USD. Actual value may vary based on the condition of the vehicle. No cash or other prize substitution shall be permitted except at Sponsor’s discretion.  The odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received during the Entry Period.

5. WINNER SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION

The potential winner will be selected by a random drawing from all eligible entries received during the Entry Period. The drawing will be conducted on or about April 15, 2025, by Sponsor or its designated representatives, whose decisions are final. The potential winner will be notified by email at the email address provided at the time of entry within five (5) days following the winner selection. The potential winner must respond to the notification email within seven (7) days of the date the notification is sent, or the Prize may be forfeited and an alternate winner selected.  In the event that the potential winner is disqualified for any reason, Sponsor may award the Prize to an alternate winner by random drawing from among all remaining eligible entries. Only three (3) alternate drawings will be held, after which the Prize will remain un-awarded.

6. WINNER RESPONSIBILITIES AND RESTRICTIONS

The winner is responsible for all costs and expenses not specifically included in the prize description, including but not limited to:

• Federal, state, and local taxes associated with Prize acceptance.
• Vehicle title transfer fees and registration costs.
• Insurance costs.
• Transportation/shipping costs beyond delivery to a designated location within the continental United States.
• Any repairs, maintenance, or modifications to the vehicle.
• Any other expenses related to Prize acceptance and use.

The Prize winner may be required to complete, sign, and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Release, and a Publicity Release (where permitted by law) within ten (10) days of notification, or the Prize may be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner. The winner may be required to furnish his/her Social Security Number for tax reporting purposes. An IRS Form 1099-MISC may be issued in the name of the winner for the actual value of the Prize received.

7. DELIVERY OF PRIZE

Sponsor will arrange for the Prize to be available for pickup at Sponsor’s headquarters or another designated location to be determined by Sponsor. If the winner resides more than 100 miles from the designated pickup location, the winner may elect to arrange for shipping at the winner’s expense. All arrangements for shipping must be pre-paid and completed within thirty (30) days of winner verification.

8. PUBLICITY

Except where prohibited, participation in the Contest constitutes winner’s consent to Sponsor’s and its agents’ use of winner’s name, likeness, photograph, voice, opinions and/or hometown and state for promotional purposes in any media, worldwide, without further payment or consideration.

9. GENERAL CONDITIONS

Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Contest, or any part of it, if any fraud, technical failures, human error or any other factor impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the Contest, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. In such event, Sponsor may award the Prize from among the eligible entries received up to the time of the impairment. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or to be acting in violation of the Official Rules of this or any other promotion or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner.

10. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY

The Released Parties (defined as Sponsor, its parent companies, subsidiaries, and affiliates, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, and agents) are not responsible for: (1) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by entrants, printing errors or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest; (2) technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; (3) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Contest; (4) technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Contest or the processing of entries; (5) late, lost, undeliverable, damaged or stolen mail; or (6) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant’s participation in the Contest or receipt or use or misuse of any prize.

11. DISPUTES

Except where prohibited, entrant agrees that: (1) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the United States District Court or the appropriate State Court located in the State of California; (2) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Contest, but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (3) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, indirect, punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased.

12. GOVERNING LAW

All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the entrant and Sponsor in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of California without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules.

13. PRIVACY

Information collected from entrants is subject to Sponsor’s Privacy Policy, which is available at https://buildmyride.com/privacy-policy/.

14. WINNER LIST

For the name of the Prize winner, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: BuildMyRide.com 1980 Bradley GTE Electric Giveaway Winner, 14547 Hamlin Street, Van Nuys, CA 91411. Requests must be received by May 31, 2025.

15. SPONSOR

The Contest is sponsored by: BuildMyRide.com 14547 Hamlin Street Van Nuys, CA 91411 

support@buildmyride.com

Absolutely!  Anyone with the motivation can take on a project.  All you need is the desire to do it.  Today there are countless resources available online to answer just about any question you have in your build process.

You can Build your own Ride anywhere you can safely park and work on a project.  Whether you have a garage, driveway, barn, or yard, you can build your ride anywhere you like.

It’s important to have space to be organized and ideally sheltered to preserve your hard work and help keep your project on track.  If you have the space but no shelter, there are a number of low cost options from basic tent or canopy style shelters, all the way up to metal building kits.

To work on a project you need to start with a basic tool set.  Wrenches, socket set, screwdrivers, jack & jack stands, hammer, and drill, will all inevitably be a part of your builder journey.  Specialty tools and specialty services are common requirements of a project.  All of these tool requirements will be dependent on the difficulty of the project.

Level of difficulty is entirely subjective and up to the individual builder, their knowledge, and comfort level.  If you are just getting started we would recommend taking on a project with a lower level of difficulty.  Test your skill level and knowledge with our “Wrench Rating” quiz.  Sign into your account and check the dashboard.

You can sign in using the orange “Log In” button located on the top right corner of your browser window. If you see the “Register” pop-up window after trying to place a bid or comment, click the “LOGIN” link at the very bottom. There you can enter your email and password.

If you are not yet registered for the site you will not be able to login until you have completed the registration process.

All users need to provide an email address. This is the address where you’ll receive notifications, communication from our team, and the address that is shared with the other party when you win a project listing or plan to sell one.

Click the orange “Log In” button or at the top right corner of your browser window. You will see a pop-up window that has a link for “Forgotten your password?”. Enter the email address of your account, and we will email you a link to set a new password. Make sure you have access to the email account, as this link expires 24 hours after we send it to you.

Contact us at support@buildmyride.com and we’ll help straighten it out!

First start by signing up! Click the orange “Log In” button in the upper right corner of the screen. Next, click “Register Now” in the pop-up box. Once you create a username and password, you must verify your email. Look in your inbox for the verification email. (This may take a few minutes. Still don’t see it? Look in your junk, clutter or any other place your email service may have filed our message.) Once verified, you can return to Build My Ride, register your credit card and begin bidding!

You must be registered to bid. Once you’ve registered and you’ve found a project you’re interested in buying, click one of the “Place Bid” buttons on a project listing page. A pop-up will prompt you to enter your bid amount.

Your bid must be higher than the previous bid.  Depending on the current bidding level, there will be a minimum increase over the previous bid. Once you’ve submitted your bid, we place a hold on your credit card for 5% of your bid amount until the close of the listing and you are the winner.

Bid increments increase as follows:

• Minimum bid of $100 to start the listing
• $100 increments up to $9,999
• $250 increments from $10,000 to $49,999
• $500 increments from $50,000 or above

All bids on Build My Ride are in United States Dollars (USD).

Yes, however you will need to pay in full for the vehicle promptly following the close of the listing.  This applies to any buyer around the world. Additionally, logistics, import fees, transportation, legal dues, taxes or tariffs, and/or other items needed to export/import the vehicle are entirely the buyer’s responsibility. Please be aware of all these rules and ensure that you have everything figured out prior to bidding.

You can contact the seller privately through the project’s listing page. Click the “Contact Seller” button in the “Nuts & Bolts” section of the listing, and you’ll be able to send the seller a private message that won’t appear on the listing itself.

No. If you are outbid, you must manually place your next bid. The price of the project will immediately increase to your bid amount. For example, if the current high-bid is $5,000 and you place a $10,000 bid, the current high bid will immediately go to $10,000.

We place a hold on your credit card when you bid in order to account for the possibility that you may be the winning bidder and will need to pay the buyer’s fee. The hold is for 5% of your initial bid amount, with a minimum of $250 and a maximum of $5,000. If you aren’t the winning bidder, the hold is released from your credit card at the close of the project’s listing.

We cancel holds for non-winning bidders immediately upon the close of the listing. The duration of the hold is based on your bank and may take a few days.  We expect that it should be no longer than 7 business days.  If in the odd chance the hold has not been removed, please contact your card issuer directly with any questions about the release.

If a listing doesn’t have a reserve, you’ll see a “No Reserve” tag along with a “No Reserve” text near the bidding box. If you don’t see this text, that listing has a reserve price. Reserve prices are not published, and we ask that buyers refrain from asking sellers about reserve pricing during the listing. The only time you’ll know if the reserve is met is if the project sells at listing close.

If the reserve isn’t met, and you are the highest bidder, we’ll get in touch with you and the seller of the listing. We’ll try to negotiate a price that will satisfy both parties. If we reach an agreement, we’ll put you and the seller in contact.

Only the high bidder is eligible to make a post-listing deal. Bidders are encouraged to bid as high as they are comfortable during the listing period. This is the best way to ensure they end up with the project they want.

At the close of a listing, both the buyer and seller are given each other’s contact information to complete the transaction. Read more about it in the Seller HUB.

In most cases transportation costs are the buyer’s responsibility. We recommend gathering personal travel and/or shipping cost estimates before bidding. Collecting a project may require special equipment so be sure to consider what will be necessary to retrieve the project.

Please be sure to verify that a general timeline will work for the seller before bidding. Some sellers may be happy to continue storing the project to allow you time to retrieve it. Some sellers may also be willing to bring the project to a nearby location for it to be loaded onto a carrier transport.

We recommend wire transfers or cashier’s checks for payment. We also recommend discussing the timeline with the seller to ensure that you’re both comfortable with the timing and steps.

If in the case a title is involved in the sale of a project, some states require titles to be notarized by the seller before it can be transferred to you.  Be sure to understand the requirements and reference state DMV websites before sending important documents.
Read more about it in the Seller HUB.

Definitely! Please be respectful and decent to fellow builders. Crude language and personal attacks are grounds for immediate site ban. Conversation should be focused on the project listing and generally constructive.  It is critically important that the Build My Ride community is supportive and encouraging for current and future builders.  A partial list of things that are highly frowned upon and will be moderated accordingly include:

• • Foul language
  • Personal attacks
  • Attempting to share your personal contact information
  • Spamming
  • Asking the seller about their reserve
  • Calling out the price you think the vehicle will sell for
  • Inappropriate images or descriptions in your profile
  • Plugging your personal business, website, social media handles, etc.
  • Sidetracking the conversation about other vehicles or topics unrelated to the vehicle being offered
  • Linking to inappropriate videos/webpages/content
  • Linking to other vehicle for sale ads

The Wrench Score is our way of demonstrating a user’s experience on Build My Ride.  It’s based on a combination of positive interactions on the site, including comments, bids, and buying/selling activities. You can find a user’s Wrench Score in their profile, as well as next to their name when they comment and bid.

Our Basic listing on Build My Ride is free for a limited time and sellers receive 100% of the final sale price.  Our Pro listing provides professional photography services.  Build My Ride also provides unique marketing options that can be included in your Basic or Pro listing to enhance the project’s value for additional fees.

Currently, Build My Ride only offers vehicles for sale located in the US and Canada. We may look into adding international sellers in the future, so please check back.

Currently, Build My Ride does not offer vehicles for sale in Puerto Rico, but we may expand to vehicles here in the future.

To submit your car for sale, go to the “Sell a Project” link in the header.  Your project listing will require standard info like make, model, year, and VIN.  Our unique approach to listings will require you to share the known history of the vehicle prior to your ownership.  Tell us the story of the project!  Where did it come from?  Why do you have it?  Why are you selling it?

We will ask for details on the work that has been completed so far and the parts that are included with the project.  We also ask for what the car will need in order to be “completed”, which we define as safely running, driving, stopping, and looking decent.  A complete project is a safe and roadworthy ride!  We provide a checklist of nearly all possible parts for the vehicle and ask for you to check off included parts so that we can calculate the “Parts Inventory” percentage.

Project cars aren’t always pretty, and they have problem areas that are important to document with detailed photos and video.  You will probably end up with more detail photos than the usual wide exterior and interior shots.  Potential buyers need to know exactly what they are getting into and how much it will cost, so please don’t hide anything!  

With this in mind, check out our photography section of the Seller HUB page for a better idea of what to do.  Refer to our photo guide or hire a professional to come shoot your project.  We can help with that too!

Yes, it will help a lot!  The more details the better, and a video is a great way to do that.  The videos should detail the exterior condition, interior, engine bay, floors, trunk, and spare parts.  If the engine runs or the vehicle is safe to drive, videos of those should boost your listing performance.  This can be broken up into several videos, or all in one.

We suggest filming in landscape mode, with the phone held horizontally, not vertically, and using YouTube or Vimeo to host the video. 

After you provide us with all of the details requested in the listing process, we’ll write the description. We will send you a final draft for approval, and we do our best to make our listing descriptions simple, objective, and direct, focusing on only the most important details to help bidders make their decisions.

You can reach us at support@buildmyride.com.

Although we don’t offer the ability to precisely schedule your listing, we allow our sellers to provide preferences. If you’d prefer a certain start date, or if you’d prefer if your listing wasn’t live during a certain week (for example, due to a vacation or business trip), let us know and we’ll do our best to accommodate you.

All listings are scheduled for seven days. The exact duration can vary, as each new bid within the last minute resets the clock to one minute remaining. This will continue until the bidding stops.

You can’t edit your listing yourself, but if you need to, just reach out and let us know what you want to have changed. Throughout the duration of the listing you can leave additional comments, photos, and answer questions to help improve the clarity of your listing.

We recommend being an active participant in the comments section.  We suggest that you respond to questions in your listings Q&A section, or directly from users through the Contact Seller option. Active sellers generate the most successful sale. Continuing to be positive and constructive with your answers which will increase bidders confidence.

Yes, we offer sellers the choice between a “reserve” and a “no reserve” listing. A “reserve” is a minimum price that a seller is willing to accept for a project.  The reserve is unknown to buyers during the listing period. A “no reserve” listing has no minimum price.  This means the project will sell for the amount of the high bid.

If you choose a reserve on your listing, we’ll ask you to suggest your reserve price. If we can’t agree on a reserve price, then the project may not be the right fit for both of us.  We understand that there is value in your project and additional money may have been spent under your ownership, but the goal is to generate the most fair price for the project for both the buyer and seller.

If you decide later that you want to adjust your reserve, contact us at support@buildmyride.com.  

No, never reveal your reserve, especially in the public comments or Q&A sections. Disclosing your reserve will almost always slow bidding, especially as the listing nears or reaches that value.

Anyone who has registered on Build My Ride may bid on your project. All bidders must have a verified email address and valid credit card on file. All winning bidders are expected to pay in full within one week of the listing close date.

Your buyer may be from outside of the United States or Canada. International buyers are expected to pay in full for the project promptly following the close of listing. Additionally, any logistics, import fees, transportation, legal dues, and/or other items needed to export/import the project are entirely the buyer’s responsibility.

No.  Projects listed on Build My Ride are for sale exclusively throughout the platform. If a buyer or seller attempts to make a deal in an attempt to subvert the platform, they will be permanently banned from the site. If you want to buy a project on Build My Ride, just bid the maximum you’re willing to pay!

Once we email you with acceptance of your project listing, it cannot be withdrawn without a cancellation fee.  If you notify Build My Ride that the vehicle is no longer available after the acceptance email is received, you will be charged the cancellation fee of $250.

If your reserve isn’t met, we’ll get in touch with you and with the high bidder on your listing. We’ll try to negotiate a price that will satisfy both parties. If we reach an agreement, we’ll put you and the buyer in contact.

Only the high bidder is eligible to make a post-listing deal. Bidders are encouraged to bid as high as they are comfortable during the listing period. This is the best way to ensure they end up with the project they want.

Once the listing closes, completion of the transaction is between the buyer and the seller. Build My Ride provides the buyer and seller with each other’s contact information, and the two parties can complete the transaction via e-mail or telephone. Read more about it in the Seller HUB.

In general, Build My Ride recommends wire transfers and cashier’s checks as the safest form of payment. If the buyer is local, for example, meeting at their local bank branch to draft a cashier’s check, withdraw the funds directly, or complete an electronic money transfer are also common practices. In each of these cases, please perform your due diligence, potentially including verifying a cashier’s check with your bank, or waiting until funds are received before releasing the project and or signing over its title.

Please research the timeline and steps for transfer of title ahead of the listing. This is to ensure that you know the selling process.

Note that some states can take several weeks to reissue a title. Some states require that you notarize the title before it can be transferred to the buyer. Pay attention to the rules and reference state DMV websites.

We always recommend drafting up a Bill of Sale that describes the Make/Model/VIN of the project being sold, purchase price, and the terms of the transaction.  These may include date(s) and or additional parts or items that come with the project. Both the buyer and seller should sign and date the Bill of Sale and each should keep a copy for their records.

It’s very uncommon that a winning bidder fails to follow through with the purchase. In the unusual event that it occurs, the winning bidder forfeits their 5% buyer’s fee and they’re permanently banned from Build My Ride.
If your buyer fails to follow through, we’ll immediately work with the next-highest bidder(s) in an attempt to sell your project at an agreed-upon price. In the event that we can’t make a deal, we may offer to re-list your car free of charge.

We view the purchase of the project car as just the beginning of the journey.  The listings will remain intact forever and we encourage additional comments on the listing page, offering advice, etc., to the builder.  Check favorite listings regularly for updates and watch the project evolve into a road worthy ride!  

We recommend you use a shipper of your choice.  If you don’t have a preferred shipping method we are here to help.  We work independently with a collection of transportation brokers and may assist in the process.  If you require shipping assistance please contact us at support@buildmyride.com