[Grip Grip]

Originally Posted by mazharracer

I have a dealer license and I do this. If my friend or someone I know wants to get a car i take them in as my driver and they pick the car they want and i charge them $500 fee plus all the Mannheim fees/title transfer fee/state tax....The only thing i would suggest u next time u go with him is u download the Mannheim app and let him sign in with his account and u get free car fax doesnt give u full detail but tells u the owners, accidents...

You read my mind. I was salivating over the way he could scan the vin and get current market pricing and vehicle history. After I buy a second car I'm going to try and convince him to give me his sign-in info so I can research cars in advance. I really don't want to be setting at the computer at his dealership every week if I could do it at home.

[hybrid_eg]

from personal experience, on Mannheim anything over 4.2 CR (condition report) would be great.. i didn't even bother looking at anything less than a 4.. they will pick and find most every imperfection.. if you know specific car you're looking for have him run MMR report so you can see what that type of vehicle sold over last few weeks Manheim nationwide.. then when bid time comes you know how far you want to take it.. but keep in mind at least in CA, used car prices at auction are not much different than what you could find on the street.. hence why ton of dealers are curb-stoning.. other states I hear its much better.. too bad i dont live there otherwise i'd prolly keep my license still active, lol.

[PoorLurker]

Originally Posted by hybrid_eg

but keep in mind at least in CA, used car prices at auction are not much different than what you could find on the street.. hence why ton of dealers are curb-stoning.. other states I hear its much better.. too bad i dont live there otherwise i'd prolly keep my license still active, lol.

I guess the more populated and desirable the area, the harder it is to become wealthy to be able to afford to live in said area.

Something doesn't seem right, hahaha

[Grip Grip]

Originally Posted by hybrid_eg

from personal experience, on Mannheim anything over 4.2 CR (condition report) would be great.. i didn't even bother looking at anything less than a 4.. they will pick and find most every imperfection.. if you know specific car you're looking for have him run MMR report so you can see what that type of vehicle sold over last few weeks Manheim nationwide.. then when bid time comes you know how far you want to take it.. but keep in mind at least in CA, used car prices at auction are not much different than what you could find on the street.. hence why ton of dealers are curb-stoning.. other states I hear its much better.. too bad i dont live there otherwise i'd prolly keep my license still active, lol.

After my auction purchase, I'm convinced the auction is a complete waste of time for cars under 7K. I won't be back unless I have a nice 20K car in my sights with intentions to flip on CL or Ebay or keep for a daily.

I never knew that terminology, but curbstoning is prevalent here in Nashville. I've gotten pretty savvy and google all phone numbers for a listing to find out who's really selling the cars, and I see dealers selling in the private party listings all the time.