One click on the lot page. One number you can trust.
Here's exactly what happens between clicking Send to DealerMaxBid and seeing your max bid, and where every number comes from.
Open the lot and click Send
Install the DealerMaxBid Chrome extension and sign in once. On any Copart, IAA or Manheim lot, or a Facebook Marketplace or Craigslist listing you've opened, a small panel appears in the corner. Click Send to DealerMaxBid.
You stay logged in to your own auction accounts. The extension reads only the page in front of you and never opens other pages.
We read the facts, and flag the gaps
The listing's VIN, mileage, damage, photos, title, run status, keys, sale time and Buy It Now come across in seconds. The VIN is decoded for the exact model, body and drivetrain.
When the auction doesn't say something, like whether the car starts, we don't assume. It's marked unverified, priced conservatively and added to your checks.
We find what it's worth at retail
We pull active retail listings near you for the same model, body length, generation and trim level, then adjust for mileage and the vehicle's history.
Upload an AutoCheck or Carfax report and we read it for title brands, owners, fleet use, open recalls and odometer problems. Each one adjusts the exit price and the score.
History haircut: fleet use and 3 open safety recalls with no remedy yet, read from the uploaded AutoCheck report.
We count every cost
The photos are reviewed for damage and turned into parts and labor lines, priced from real parts listings and your own labor rates. Fees follow the auction's published schedule at the bid amount. Transport uses the auction's shipping quote when the page shows one.
You set your rates, recon budget, home ZIP and target return once in Settings. Every part and cost can be edited on the deal.
You get the number, the score and the checks
The max bid is the highest hammer price that still returns your target on the all-in cost. The deal score adds up six parts out of 100, and caps stop one strong part from hiding a real problem.
Checks before bidding list what to confirm: run status, keys, unpriced parts, recalls, liens. Buy It Now is priced automatically when it's under your max.
Also included
Quick VIN appraisal
Scan a VIN on your phone at a trade-in or a private sale and get a value and max offer.
Watchlist and alerts
Track the lots you're considering and get an alert before each sale starts.
Team roles
Owners set rates and targets; buyers see the same numbers and can't change them.