Auction Draft Trades - How Bid$ are handled in trades

Updated 2026:

Presently FanDraft transfers the value of a player during a trade in an auction draft.

If a player was won in an auction, then traded to a team, that amount is returned to the original team, and the acquiring team absorbs that cost.

For example:

Scenario: "Team A" starts with $100 / "Team B" start with $100

If Team A wins a player for $10, that amount is deducted from their Total BID $.

This would leave Team A with $90.
If Team A then trades this player to Team B, no money is transferred or added back.

Team A would return to having $100, and Team B would now have $90

If your league does NOT transfers bid$ during a draft:

This can be adjusted by performing a second trade, sending BID $ from the team that sent the player.

In the case above, perform a 2nd trade and have TEAM A include $10 in a trade to TEAM B.

FanDraft does NOT transfer the value of a player during a trade in an auction draft.

For example:

Scenario: "Team A" starts with $100 / "Team B" start with $100

If Team A wins a player for $10, that amount is deducted from their Total BID $.

This would leave Team A with $90.
If Team A then trades this player to Team B, no money is transferred or added back.

Team A would still have $90, and Team B would still have $100

Different leagues treat this action in different ways, but this is how the FanDraft platform works.

If your league transfers bid$ during a draft:

This can be adjusted by including BID $ in the trade.

In the case above, you could have TEAM B include $10 in the trade, and accomplish transferring bid$ as desired.

Our recommendation is to always make sure to run some practice drafts with such scenarios to become familiar with how things work.