BLOG

August ’17 Bid Sale Auction Performance Report

Dealer onsite auctions have improved in every major operational statistic that we track. 

Wholesalers direct VS Bid Sale Auction

About 40% of dealers in the US and Canada, wholesale cars direct to used car lots, wholesalers and junk yards. But a new trend has emerged, mostly in the NE called the bid sale. Take a look

An Inspection Day is Needed for Dealer Auction Success?

[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”no” equal_height_columns=”no” menu_anchor=”” hide_on_mobile=”small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility” class=”” id=”” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_position=”center center” background_repeat=”no-repeat” fade=”no” background_parallax=”none” parallax_speed=”0.3″ video_mp4=”” video_webm=”” video_ogv=”” video_url=”” video_aspect_ratio=”16:9″ video_loop=”yes” video_mute=”yes” overlay_color=”” video_preview_image=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” padding_top=”” padding_bottom=”” padding_left=”” padding_right=””][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ layout=”1_1″ spacing=”” center_content=”no” hover_type=”none” link=”” min_height=”” hide_on_mobile=”small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility” class=”” id=”” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_position=”left top” background_repeat=”no-repeat” border_size=”0″ border_color=”” border_style=”solid” border_position=”all” … Read More

Dealer Held Auction: Staffing Requirements

How to promote the right people, keep the expenses low and out preform big box auctions! I recently presented Auction Simplified to a large dealer group. While the idea of running their own auction appealed to them, the question of staffing costs came up. Before I knew it, the meeting … Read More

Top 10 Ways to Promote Your Dealer Bid Sale Car Auction

“How do I get buyers to come to my bid sale inspection day?” Just because you hold a Wholesale Inspection Event does not mean wholesale car buyers will show up. Getting the right buyers to come to your auction or bid sale, both in person and online can appear to be challenging.  But it doesn’t … Read More

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 that used car sourcing managers show a particularly strong connection to their mobile devices. In fact, … Read More

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 that “No Sale” car? Run it again? Ship it off to another auction at additional … Read More

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 fit their local market. Because of the finite number of hours in a day and … Read More

Hey Dealers: NO-SALE Bidder Fatigue Impacts Sell Rate at Auctions

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

Reduce Photo Size for Faster Upload to Your Auction Software

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