Auction and Wholesale Max Bid Calculator

Works backward from what you expect to sell a vehicle for to the most you can bid and still hit your target profit.

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Before and after

BEFORE · what the owner typed

Elias Watts here. Running Enrique to the Gableglen sale tomorrow for Dunridge Motors, 6312 Canyonridge Rd. Need max bids on 4. Buy fee is 450 if the bid is under 10k, 550 if 10k or over. I add 250 per unit for lot and title stuff. yukon silver 2014, I think it retails 19,500, recon 1400, transport 150, want 2500 gross 2014 sierra white, retail 17,900, recon 2100, transport 150, 2500 gross 2014 enclave black, retail 15,800, recon 900, transport 300 cause its on the far lot, want 2200 2014 encore red 11,200 retail, recon 650, transport 150, 1800 gross Enrique Yilmaz is the one bidding. Call me 319-555-0170 if anything is off

AFTER · what the skill produced

Dunridge Motors Max Bid Sheet
6312 Canyonridge Rd
Buyer: Enrique Yilmaz
Questions: Elias Watts, 319-555-0170

Buyer fee: $450 if the bid is under $10,000, $550 if the bid is $10,000 or over. Other per-unit costs: $250 (lot and title).

2014 GMC Yukon, silver

Expected retail: $19,500
Target gross: $2,500
Recon: $1,400
Transport: $150
Other costs: $250
Room for bid plus fee: $15,200
Buyer fee: $550 (bid is over $10,000)
Max bid: $14,650
Projected gross at max bid: $2,500

2014 GMC Sierra, white

Expected retail: $17,900
Target gross: $2,500
Recon: $2,100
Transport: $150
Other costs: $250
Room for bid plus fee: $12,900
Buyer fee: $550 (bid is over $10,000)
Max bid: $12,350
Projected gross at max bid: $2,500

2014 Buick Enclave, black

Expected retail: $15,800
Target gross: $2,200
Recon: $900
Transport: $300
Other costs: $250
Room for bid plus fee: $12,150
Buyer fee: $550 (bid is over $10,000)
Max bid: $11,600
Projected gross at max bid: $2,200

2014 Buick Encore, red

Expected retail: $11,200
Target gross: $1,800
Recon: $650
Transport: $150
Other costs: $250
Room for bid plus fee: $8,350
Buyer fee: $450 (bid is under $10,000)
Max bid: $7,900
Projected gross at max bid: $1,800

If all four are bought at max bid

Combined max bids: $46,500
Combined all-in cost: $55,400
Combined expected retail: $64,400
Combined projected gross: $9,000

Each max bid is a ceiling. We recommend stopping at or below these numbers, and the final call on every vehicle is yours.

Questions for the owner

Your retail prices are your own estimates. Do you want to confirm them against your current listings before the sale?
Mileage and condition grades were not given. Do the recon numbers reflect the condition reports for each vehicle?
Do you use a bidding increment, such as $100? If so, we can round each max bid down to it.
Please confirm the buyer fee tiers and any title or sales tax charges with the auction.
What city is Dunridge Motors in, if you want it on the bid sheet header?

What it does

Works backward from what you expect to sell a vehicle for to the most you can bid and still hit your target profit. Handles one vehicle or a whole run list, and gives your buyer a clean sheet to carry to the lane.

Use it when: Use when a used car dealer needs a maximum bid for an auction or wholesale buy, worked out from the expected retail price, recon cost, fees and target profit, such as "what can I pay for this one," "figure my max bid," or "run these numbers before the sale."