How It Works
Seller
You have grapes to sell
Excess harvest, uncontracted fruit, etc
Register for Grape Trade
As a Seller - Free to Register
List your grapes
Receive Interest!
Buyers must “Show Interest” to receive detailed information about the listing and access your contact details.
Talk to your buyer!
Discuss, meet and show the product (if necessary)
Receive Bids
All terms are specified and final in this bid, including things like harvesting costs, cartage, payment dates, brix expectations plus any and all other Ts & Cs for the trade.
Bids expire after a date and time set by the buyer.
Set a Leading Bid
A bid that you set as your listing's “Leading Bid” will automatically become the accepted bid on the bid's expiry date unless a new “Leading Bid” is set. Buyers can see this leading bid, and will compete to make a better offer before the listing is won.
Accept a bid
or
Let the bid expire
and wait for better offers
If the listing received interest and is sold by any means, Grape Trade will then contact you with a sales disclosure form and an invoice for 2.5% of the transaction's value (please see our full Ts & Cs for details).
Buyer
You want grapes
Shortfall harvest, excess tank space, etc
Register for Grape Trade
As a Buyer - $200
Browse the listings
“Show Interest”
to receive detailed listing information and access the seller's contact details.
Talk to your seller!
Discuss, meet and view the product (if necessary)
Make a bid
All terms are specified and final in this bid, including harvesting costs, cartage, payment dates, brix expectations plus any and all other Terms & Conditions for the trade.
Bids expire after a date and time set by you.
Compete anonymously with other buyers to win the auction
Buyers can see the value of the bids being made on an auction, but not who's making it.
Win the Auction
or
Keep browsing Grape Trade
Grape Trade may send you a sales disclosure form, but charges Buyers nothing except the annual registration fee.