Every car up for auction at OPENLANE has its own car details page. This contains all the important information you need to determine if the car suits your needs, from details that are good to know to those that are absolutely essential. Coloured highlights make vital information easy to find.
The features that are available on the car details page depend on whether you’re a continental European customer or a UK customer. Find a summary of what to expect for each below.
Features for continental European customers
• Seller score
Exactly how well do our sellers perform? It’s time you found out. For quite some time, OPENLANE has been monitoring their performance in four key areas:
• The quality of their vehicle descriptions.
• How often they accept the highest bid on a vehicle – and how likely you are to receive it if you have the highest bid. (We only look at bids which are close to the Estimated Price).
• How long they take to assign a car after the auction.
• How long they take to release a car that’s been paid for.
After each auction, we give them a score out of five in each category. Afterwards, we dive into the data and calculate a total seller score. You’ll see a seller score on all cars for which we have enough data. If you would like to know how well a seller performs in each specific area, click on ‘Score details’ and you’ll have your answer in seconds.
• Consumer market price
As a car trader, you probably know your vehicle makes and models by heart. And you likely know the price of every vehicle you sell. But what if you’re dealing with a make and model you’ve never sold before? The consumer market price is the average price a vehicle sells for in your local market. While it doesn’t take damage into account, it gives you a very good idea of whether or not you’ll be interested in bidding on a car. Especially when you factor in the estimated price.
• Estimated transport times
Want to know how long you’ll be waiting for your car to arrive? Then we have great news. OPENLANE has standard transport arrangements for our most common routes. This means we can give you a good idea of when your car will arrive. There are certain variables that are difficult to predict, so our estimated transport times are, without any doubt, estimates. However, they make life that little bit simpler by giving you a date range for expected delivery.
• Price barometer
Want to take the guesswork out of bidding? We have the perfect tool. Our three-colour system shows you how attractive your bid is to the seller. It works in relation to the estimated price.
Red: You haven’t reached the Estimated price for a vehicle and run every risk of being outbid.
Yellow: You’ll need to cross your fingers to win … or increase your bid.
Green: This is where the action is! You’ve passed the Estimated price and there’s now a good chance your bid will be the winning bid.
You’ll see the Price barometer whenever we have an Estimate Price for the vehicle. While it doesn’t guarantee you a win or a loss, it does indicate how attractive your bid is. It’s a great way to help you win more cars!
Features for UK customers
To help UK customers make the best bidding decisions, you’ll find the current estimated value of every vehicle on the bottom right of the car details page.
• ‘CAP clean’ indicates the vehicle’s top trade value and lets you know if it’s ready to be sold and has a current MOT, complete service history, all documents and spare keys.
• ‘CAP average’ is applicable if the vehicle is in reasonable condition given its age and mileage, but is not in the best possible condition.
• ‘CAP below’ indicates the trade value of a vehicle that’s in below-average condition considering its age and milage.
• ‘CAP retail’ provides an estimate of the vehicle’s current retail value.
