Posts Tagged ‘Auctions’

Used car market settling down but some prices still defy logic

Posted on September 23rd, 2009 by In51der

I have been doing the rounds this week canvassing opinion on how the market is, where it is going and [...]

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Profits on late plate used cars an endangered species

Posted on September 21st, 2009 by In51der

It’s funny how the summer seems to end so abruptly and as September starts the roads are again filling up [...]

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Used car values, auction fever and the appreciating asset

Posted on August 18th, 2009 by In51der

Whilst attending one of the many car auctions I get to attend on a weekly basis it was curious to [...]

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Why are private buyers flocking to the auction?

Posted on June 9th, 2009 by In51der

After writing several articles about the rise of the private auction buyer and why they are turning up to bid [...]

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Price correction complete as used cars return to normality

Posted on April 3rd, 2009 by In51der

The major auction groups in the UK, BCA and Manheim, have confirmed what we have been saying for the past [...]

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Smoking can damage retail sales

Posted on March 28th, 2009 by In51der

An article published on cardealermagazine.co.uk recently reported advice from BCA on the pitfalls of purchasing a car used by a [...]

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On-line and on time – The rise of the car auctions

Posted on February 12th, 2009 by In51der

Records were broken for on-line car sales in January and not only that, we also saw the number of people [...]

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The future – car buying but not as we know it

Posted on February 5th, 2009 by In51der

It has been predicted that within the next five years the face of advertising, marketing and selling new and used [...]

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Auction fever – who can predict the outcome?

Posted on February 4th, 2009 by In51der

The auctions have again been awash with buyers this week and prices are showing no sign of abating The annual [...]

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Inside the auction – beware of the dark side

Posted on November 5th, 2008 by cvh

It’s getting closer towards what historically has been the best time of year to buy a used car and never [...]

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Inside the car auction – dealer part-exchanges

Posted on October 19th, 2008 by cvh

In the last article in this series we talked about the lease/company car section of the auction halls, to continue [...]

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Ex-company cars can be pre-loved…

Posted on September 28th, 2008 by cvh

We left you last week sampling the delights of the auction cafe. Things are now hotting up, the constant garble [...]

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Should I buy my next car from a public auction?

Posted on September 19th, 2008 by cvh

In the quest to answer the question ‘Should I buy my next car from a public auction?’ The best starting [...]

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Inside the car auction

Posted on September 12th, 2008 by cvh

A common question we regularly receive is; “Is it a good idea to buy a car from a public auction [...]

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