Auction Simplified: Wholesale Auto Buyers a Mobile-Savvy Group
Smart Phones: The Tool of Choice for Used Car Wholesale Managers AuctionSimplified.com reciently concluded a two-month study on wholesale buyers, determining whether or not they are using smart phones or desktops to browse their sites. They found [...]
Bundling Wholesale Cars for Profit
How to Bundle Cars Together to Improve Wholesale Profitability and reduce bidder fatigue. (Video) Experienced used car managers have known about bundling wholesale cars since the beginning of the automotive industry. The term “Bundling” or [...]
Beyond Simulcast: 7 Questions For Used Car Acquisition Managers
Dealers have to expand their horizon to find the "right" cars to feed their inventories. This means visiting a greater number of auctions and reviewing a larger number of vehicles to find the cars that [...]
How Dealers Can Reduce Auction Sellers Fees
By popular demand, we've added an explanation of the cost of auction sellers fees for franchise dealers. For some, it is quite a surprise to find out that our dealerships could be spending as much [...]
Car Dealers: “No Sales” Bring More Money Online
Dealers ship their cars off to auction only to find that 50% go unsold. We even have a special name for this; it's called a “No Sale” or NS for short. So what’s next for [...]
An Area of Concern for Franchise Dealers
“But then I asked “How much is it per car?” And nobody knew the answer.” Franchise automotive dealers pay hundreds of thousands of dollars per year in auction fees and to our surprise, we [...]
The Dealer’s Dilemma: Insource with staff or Outsource with 3rd parties?
Insourcing vs. outsourcing is one of the primary questions talented owner operators face. On the one hand, you know that doing things in-house could lead to innovation and uniqueness in your marketplace, on the [...]
Only Accept Certified Check or Floor Plan at Your Auction
Certified Checks or Floor Plan only. SOLUTION TO AUCTION PITFALL #2 (Bad Checks) At first, it is critical to establish your auction rules. We recommend when you write those rules to let wholesalers know that [...]