Today's auctions close 5:00pm PT

Get paid to read marketing email.

Advertisers bid daily for the right to send you one email. You read it, reply, and keep 85% of the winning bid.

No spam — one confirmation email, then your invite.

85%
of every bid is yours
1
email per win, ever
$0
out of your pocket
Live auction
closes in 15:14:16
@brandon
Fintech power user · Travel
Current bid
$2.00
floor — be first
floor $2.00buy it now $15.00
opening bid, daily$2.00
Winner sends one email. Reply in 48h.
View auction
● LIVE@brandon $2.00 floor/@mattkomich $2.00 floor/@vinnytwosocks $2.00 floor/@blu-got $2.00 floor/auctions close 5:00pm PT daily/
For your inbox

How you get paid.

Four steps. After that your inbox goes to auction every day without you doing a thing.

01
Apply

Join the waitlist. We onboard in small batches and approve every profile by hand.

02
Build your profile

Connect your inbox read-only. Your real receipts become a buyer profile — you approve every word.

03
Auctions run daily

Advertisers bid for your attention. Highest bid at 5pm PT wins — or someone takes Buy It Now.

04
Read, reply, get paid

Reply within 48 hours and 85% of the bid lands in your bank through Stripe.

The math

You keep 85%.

No fees, no subscription, nothing out of pocket. We take 15% of what advertisers pay — we only make money when you do. Payouts land in your bank through Stripe.

Powered by Stripe payouts
Example day
Buy It Now purchase$15.00
Platform fee (15%)−$2.25
You get$12.75
One Buy It Now a day ≈ $382/month for reading 30 emails. Auction days can clear higher.
Why they bid

Receipts, not personas.

We compile your buyer profile from what you actually purchase and subscribe to. You edit and approve every tile before it goes public. Advertisers pay because it's verifiable, not vibes.

See a real profile on a live auction →
Fintech power user
Robinhood Gold · Wealthfront · recurring index investor
Outdoor & fitness
REI member · AllTrails · Strava · ski trips every season
Subscriptions
Spotify Premium · Audiobooks+ · AI tools · The Information
The promise
Every winning email read in 48h — with a reply.
For advertisers
Buy attention, not an impression.
See how bidding works →

The rules that make it work.

Your real address is never exposed — mail flows through your managed @inboxauction.com address, and you can walk away anytime.

One marketing email per win. No lists, no resale, no follow-up spam — senders who break the rules lose access without refund.

Reply within 48 hours is the deal. Miss it twice and your auctions pause — that promise is why advertisers pay.

Payouts via Stripe. We take 15% of winning bids; you keep 85%. No monthly fees, no charges to you, ever.

Onboarding in batches

Claim your @handle.

Every inbox gets a page at inboxauction.com/@you. Get approved, then start earning from the email you were deleting anyway.

@
Socials — optional, speeds up approval
linkedin.com/in/
x.com/
instagram.com/

No spam — one confirmation email, then your invite.