> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.bextree.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.bextree.com/marketplace/buying-assets.md).

# Buying Assets

## Browse

All live auctions are at [bextree.com/auctions](https://www.bextree.com/auctions). Filter by asset type and provider, sort, or search. Every card shows the current bid, time remaining, and the discount to estimated market value.

## Evaluate

You're bidding on the right to receive an asset that's currently locked. The questions that matter:

* **What is the position worth unlocked?** For vesting: token amount × price at unlock. For LP: principal plus accrued fees.
* **How long is the wait?** Vesting contracts have a schedule; LP positions are yours immediately.
* **Is the discount worth the wait and the risk?** That gap is your upside.

## Bid

Connect a wallet and place a bid — each one is authenticated by a one-time wallet signature. Bidding is free and nothing is locked, but your wallet must hold enough USDC to cover the bid when you place it. If you're outbid, you're notified.

## Win and settle

1. Fund your winning bid into on-chain escrow in USDC.
2. **LP positions:** the position transfers to you automatically from the vault. Done.
3. **Streamflow positions:** the seller has 24 hours to transfer the contract to your wallet. If they deliver, the position is yours. If they don't, you're refunded in full automatically, plus 30% of their forfeited bond.

Either way, you never end up out both the money and the asset.

## After you own it

A vesting position keeps vesting to its schedule — you claim tokens as they unlock, directly through the protocol. An LP position is a normal position in your wallet: hold it, collect fees, or close it.