BidShield

BidShield is a web app (with a lightweight mobile companion) for galleries, auction houses, and high-end dealers to pre-qualify bidders and reduce post-sale payment failures. It plugs into your invoicing/CRM workflow and creates a “bidder readiness” profile using identity verification, payment method validation, and a configurable deposit/hold system. Instead of relying on gut feel and email threads, staff get a simple risk score and recommended actions (require deposit, limit bid ceiling, request references, or approve). It also automates reminders, payment links, and escalation steps after hammer to shorten days-sales-outstanding. This is not glamorous, but it targets a painful operational leak: time wasted on deadbeat bidders and reputational damage when lots have to be re-offered. The product lives or dies on trust, compliance, and tight integration with how sales actually run.