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 that “No Sale” car? Run it again? Ship it off to another auction at additional … Read More
To Sell or Not to Sell that is the Question? There’s a debate going on with managers representing cars at auction. It concerns the battle over sell rate (also known as sell through) vs wholesale profitability and its impact on buyers. It has been described by industry insiders as the … Read More
Don’t Burn Through Your Data Plan. I love using my iPhone to take photo’s and video of the cars we are posting to our AuctionSimplified.com dealer auction software and wholesale marketplace. The only problem is the default resolution of my phone camera is 8 megapixels. If you are on a … Read More
There is a growing trend among dealers: “Hold in-house auctions.” This topic is somewhat controversial because it has become main stream to take your wholesale cars to auction and that it. Most dealers (more than 92%) take their cars to off site auctions, pay the fees, pay for shipping and … Read More
Dash Light is on: How Do I Explain This to my Auction Bidders? So the car you are trying to sell at your dealer auction has the engine warning light blinking. It can mean trouble for the person (bid sale attendant) trying to merchandise this car online to their wholesalers. … Read More
When Ben Lima went looking for used cars for his single point used car lot in Southern New York, he did what any good Millennial would do – He went online. As a 26-year-old, Lima has purchased wholesale cars hundreds of times but not in the traditional way. As the … Read More
Closed for Business Last Tuesday I drove down the used car golden mile of Buffalo NY, a street called Delaware Ave. If you’re not from the area, there are about 20 successful used car lots within a few miles. After my fifth stop without finding a soul, I realized that … Read More