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Know what to check, what the numbers mean, and what to do next. From your first auction evaluation to the final sale.

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Your first auction purchase

A practical path from finding a vehicle to setting your limit, tracking the work, and recording the sale.

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Calculator walkthrough

Understand every part of Check Deal

Read the safe bid, check the assumptions, and work through all five analysis sections without mistaking estimates for facts.

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Due diligence

Read auction history before you bid

Compare previous damage, photos, mileage, titles, and auction outcomes so you know which questions still need answers.

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Check the history before you buy the problem

Earlier photos and auction records can reveal questions today's listing leaves unanswered. Repeat listings are not proof of a defect, and missing history is not a clean bill of health.

History checklist

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From buying setup to Check Deal, Watchlist, and My Cars.

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Recorded Oct 14, 2026. Recorded application estimates. Demo address is public. Confirm auction condition, current sources, fees, towing and pending repairs before bidding. Owned inventory is shown separately from the evaluated candidate.

From evaluation to sale

Keep the vehicle's history and your working assumptions together.

Find a vehicle

Use Find Cars and your buying rules to narrow the search. Confirm the current auction listing, eligibility, location, and available documents before evaluating a candidate.

Start with the right vehicle

Check the deal

Review identity, history, market value, damage, and costs. Resolve missing prices and compare your proposed bid with the provisional safe range.

Explore all five sections

Keep a Watchlist

Save evaluations before you buy. Revisit assumptions as quotes and bids change, archive vehicles you no longer want, and record the purchase when you actually acquire one.

Set and save your limit

Manage My Garage

Carry the acquisition evaluation into the owned-vehicle workspace. Track transport, inspection, repairs, title work, sale preparation, and closeout alongside actual costs. Work can happen in parallel; not every vehicle needs every activity.

Open My Garage

Prepare to sell

Prepare vehicle photos, an accurate description, and a price. Review AI-assisted copy against your documents and repair evidence. Use Sell to manage inquiries and follow-ups. Preparing a listing does not mean it has been published to an external marketplace.

Open Sell

Appointments & follow-ups

Keep buyer appointments and follow-ups with the lead. Download available calendar invitations and check the connection and sync status in Calendar settings. A saved appointment does not by itself confirm a successful external calendar sync.

Open Calendar settings

The terms, in plain English

Safe bid range: An estimated purchase range based on current resale, costs, and target profit. It is not a guarantee.
Parts pending: A repair component still needs a price. The repair total and overall estimate are incomplete.
Realistic resale value: Your current expected selling price after applicable adjustments, not a confirmed offer.
Total investment: The acquisition and preparation costs represented in the calculation. Review the detailed breakdown and any costs you have not entered.
Reported sold: An auction-reported outcome, not independent confirmation of payment or ownership transfer.
Archived listing: A historical auction record. Current availability and current bid are not established by that record.

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The terms, in plain English

Safe bid range

An estimated purchase range based on current resale, costs, and target profit. It is not a guarantee.

Parts pending

A repair component still needs a price. The repair total and overall estimate are incomplete.

Realistic resale value

Your current expected selling price after applicable adjustments, not a confirmed offer.

Total investment

The acquisition and preparation costs represented in the calculation. Review the detailed breakdown and any costs you have not entered.

Reported sold

An auction-reported outcome, not independent confirmation of payment or ownership transfer.

Archived listing

A historical auction record. Current availability and current bid are not established by that record.