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by ValG 13y ago
Thanks for the note everett; I'm not sure about this dealer and their process. But we've looked at a couple local consignment lots and didn't find a deal that made sense. For example, a local lot here in Berkeley charges you
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by ValG 13y ago
Yes, that's on our product road map.
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by ValG 13y ago
Hi giarc, Actually Sy and I (2 of the 3 co-founders) met on HN after a similar post (like 6 months ago?). It wasn't the one you're talking about, but had a similar theme.
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by ValG 13y ago
Orky, Awesome feedback. We'll eat this up and spit something improved this weekend. We really appreciate it!
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by ValG 13y ago
Thanks AMS6110, We actually verify all cashiers checks immediately when received. It's usually pretty easy to google the bank the check is from and call them to verify the authenticity of the check.
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by ValG 13y ago
Excellent points ufmace. The short answer is yes, I believe so. I worked in a car dealership before. The capital costs are massive, between physical locations, inventory, personnel, etc... It's truly astounding. Part 2 is adding that s
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by ValG 13y ago
Thanks for the notes guys. A few things that might not be as obvious: 1. Cars with Loans on them. This actually is a hassle, especially in states where the loan holder owns the title. You literally can't just sign the title over to the
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by ValG 13y ago
Thanks Kareemm. We agree, too many things have happened in the tech and communication world for people to still be buying cars the same way they've been buying car. Thanks for the note.
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by ValG 13y ago
thanks for the note Matt. I think you're right and it's something we've debated before. In the end we decided to leave it in there. The first thing we do when you get started with us is call you to schedule the photo shoot fo
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by ValG 13y ago
A couple of ways. 1. 90% of questions asked about a car are standard (e.g. what's the history, what's the mechanical, is it a clean carfax). We can pre-empt this by having the answer ready. 2. For answers we don't have, it&#x
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by ValG 13y ago
Thanks Andrew. We're trying to expand as quickly as possible, but we have to tackle the Bay Area Market first. Thanks for the feedback, it looks like a lot of people are confused by that. We'll make changes and update it tonight.
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by ValG 13y ago
primitivesuave - you have excellent insights, any experience in the car sales world? These are a lot of the same items that we've been exploring. I'd love to chat with you offline if you're available. Feel free to email me at
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by ValG 13y ago
Not just Craigslist, but we go through a lot of traditional channels (autotrader, cars.com). Selling a car is a marketing game, especially if you want to maximize your outcome. For certain types of cars, we also list them on specific forums
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by ValG 13y ago
Thank you!
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by ValG 13y ago
Markets are pretty different across the US. Car buying/selling is local process. People tend to be willing to go roughly 50 miles to see a car if they're really serious about purchasing it. There are also differences in paperwork
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by ValG 13y ago
Great questions Josh, Dealer trade-in pricing generally uses a standard called "black book". They base the pricing on the type of car the the condition of the vehilce. The discount of retail to black book varies, but can be huge (
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by ValG 13y ago
Should be back up!
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by ValG 13y ago
All of these are excellent questions. I'll tackle them 1 by 1 (the is to say, we're still working through some of these items, this is just our current methods). 1. How do we handle negotiations: We talk to you, the seller and wor
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by ValG 13y ago
Thanks Ryan, we just caught this too. We're restarting those servers. A little too much traffic for our lead system. We're working to get it back up asap.
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by ValG 13y ago
Yes, CarMax is sort of the model that we looked at. They are the only player in town that had the scale necessary to apply modern business management principals to their business. But they're margins are paper thin. Too much overhead.
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by ValG 13y ago
I used to work in a car dealership group. The inefficiencies are terrifying. That's what led to this.
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by ValG 13y ago
Hey Chad, Thanks for the note. Yeah you're right. We'll make the update to clarify that. We had it as "saved" before, but that didn't seem to make sense. Still trying to find the right wording, but we'll update
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by ValG 13y ago
Hey Callmeed. Thanks for the note. We've actually debated this back and forth a little bit. Right now we (admittedly) have a ton of stuff on the front page, we didn't want to clutter it too much. We'll re-evalute this based o
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by ValG 13y ago
Awesome Boris, happy to hear it! I hope we can engage with your co-worker.
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by ValG 13y ago
Haha, We can still help. email me directly at val@instamotor.com.
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by ValG 13y ago
Great idea! We've started soliciting quotes from out beta customers and have a ton of awesome data on car sales that we can use for blog posts. More coming soon!
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by ValG 13y ago
Hey jsun, Haha, yes it is a real thing, unfortunately only in the bay area for now. We've already sold a few cars and wanted to get some additional feedback. We'll push for Chicago soon!
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by ValG 13y ago
Hi Guys, Val here from InstaMotor. We’re trying to be to car dealerships what airbnb is to the hotel industry. We’d love to get some additional feedback on the service. Any feedback provided is super beneficial. We’re specifically looking f
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Show HN: InstaMotor – Taking the pain out of selling your car(instamotor.com)
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by ValG 13y ago
He makes an assertion that isn't true. That it's just as possible to raise money somewhere else other than Silicon Valley. Is it possible? Yes. Is it as easy/fast/convenient? Not even close. I've tried doing a start

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