Who is this outbid? Take the car, restore it and drive like a king

Issues discussed in the material:

Who are car resellers?
How to identify a car reseller
Is it worth dealing with car resellers?
How to bring down the price from a reseller

It is believed that 10–30% of all advertisements for car sales on the Internet are posted by resellers. They are hiding under the guise of private traders. How to identify a car reseller? We'll talk about this further.

How outbids work

The main task of outsourcing is to find and buy a car at the lowest price, put it in order and sell it at the average market price or at an inflated price. The very scheme of how car resellers work looks like this:

they find a car for the available amount;
inspect the car;
bargain with the seller;
draw up documents.

— I immediately decided that there was no point in taking the “Logan-Nexia” park. It takes a lot of time to select a car, there is a lot of broken auto junk, and the profit from resale is small. Based on the advertisements, I found a car without a front bumper after a minor accident and remembered that at our car service center a client recently replaced the front bumper on a Corolla.

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Because of the haste, the seller made all sorts of concessions: he gave a discount, gave a radar detector, and even left some worn-out winter tires. So Timur, who did not know before becoming a car reseller, received his first discount. There was only one question left: how to register the car for resale.

Check No. 2: by photo

Car resellers in Moscow and other cities can also be identified by the photographs they attach to the ad:

Pay attention to the numbers. If they are in transit, or have been removed altogether, then this is a dealer or a “repurchaser”. Agree that there is no need for a private owner to twist numbers for several photographs, because they can simply be covered up in any photo editor. Nor will he deregister the car in advance of selling it.
Take a closer look at the background of the photo. If you notice a car wash, a car service, or other vehicles without license plates, then this is a reason to be wary.
How was the car removed? If only in a general plan, from a distance, it is worth scrolling through such an advertisement. Real owners, in order not to waste their time, take detailed shots and also photograph the visible flaws of the car.
Photo of the salon. Working as a car dealer also means giving an external shine to a fairly used vehicle. Hence the new covers and steering wheel braid. A simple private owner is unlikely to update the interior before selling.
Details. Take a closer look at them in the image. For example, if there are additional paper protective covers on the mats in the car (car dealerships lay out similar ones), then obviously not everything is clear with the seller. Also, a set of winter tires on the rear seat is a “buy-in”. He has nowhere else to store this stuff, but the real owner has tires lying around at home or in the garage.
Overall rating of the photo. You should also be wary of pictures of poor quality, with watermarks from some sites. You should definitely skip an ad that was made at a contrasting time of year, in another city or even country (this can be determined by the streets, license plates in the background, signs, etc.)
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Where to find a cheap car

There are two car resale schemes:

Outbids do not include themselves in the PTS. They fill out a contract, transfer the money to the seller and immediately put the car up for sale. During the transaction, the buyer enters into a new contract and buys the car as if from the old owner. This is one of the most common and dangerous schemes from a legal point of view. It is illegal and fails in cases where the buyer does not check the data in the vehicle title and the owner’s passport. If questions arise, the outbidr admits that he is outbid, but already at the stage of discussing the contract, so that the client does not “jump” from the deal. This scheme is beneficial for resellers because they do not have to pay a state fee for changing documents.
Repurchasers register cars in their own name. This scheme is popular among those who work with several machines at the same time. While registered cars are waiting for resale, unregistered cars are “spinning” according to the first scheme.

Timur sold the Corolla on his own behalf.

— In the first two meetings, I honestly admitted that I took the car, brought it to mind and put it up for sale. This raised doubts among buyers; they asked why I was getting rid of the car so quickly, and whether I had bought it. And then it dawned on me that if I didn’t make up a story about how I went to the south on vacation in a Corolla, I wouldn’t sell the car.

There are special ad aggregator sites that help track a new car on the market as soon as the seller puts it up for sale. In the database of such sites, you can even see those ads that did not pass moderation on the portal on which the seller tried to place them. It is worth considering that these services are paid. Access to them costs from 1,000 to 8,000 rubles per month.

Some resellers establish profitable relationships with dealership employees. Thus, resellers can receive cars without a markup, at the price at which the dealer accepts this car through the Trade-In system.

Not everyone sells cars by advertising in newspapers or on online classifieds. Some, more often those who are in no particular hurry to empty the garage, limit themselves to posts on social networks and verbal information to their friends and acquaintances.

If you want to buy a good car at an attractive price, tell others that you want to buy a car, and word of mouth will sooner or later work. It would be a good idea to announce your intention to purchase a car on your social networks, “decorating” the post with hashtags. It is through them that a potential seller will be able to contact you.

You need to respond quickly to profitable offers, but there is no point in wasting time on problematic items. While you are inspecting a junk car, there is a risk of missing out on a truly worthwhile option. Therefore, before you go for an inspection, get the license plate number of the car you like and find out its history.

A 6x10 garage (70 square meters with a utility room) by the standards of “wild” resellers is just a mansion.

There is room for a couple of small cars, a fenced-off work area and two stoves in case of frost.
And also everything necessary to increase the value of the car: a set of all kinds of tools, a welding machine, a compressor, an exhaust hood. If the car you are looking at shows signs of serious body repairs (several adjacent parts have been repainted, traces of repairs to the power structure of the body, different textures of interior elements) - do not hesitate to refuse the purchase . Neither the low price, nor the rarity of the model, nor other “carrots” will justify the technical problems that arise during the operation of the machine. There is no doubt that they will arise, because the repairs were done hastily, in a makeshift manner, and often by unskilled craftsmen. Such a car will not survive a repeat accident. And passengers, most likely, too, since not a single “emergency outbid” will bother replacing airbag sensors and other passive safety components hidden in the bowels of the car. The maximum that he will do is replace the fired airbags and the necessary interior parts (steering wheel hub, dashboard, seats) to hide the traces of the accident.

Renault Koleos 2014 was purchased after a minor accident for 820,000 rubles. Repair of the rear left wing and bumper cost 30,000 rubles. Resale price tag - from 1.1 million rubles

How to recognize a car restored after an accident if you don’t have your own skills? Do not skimp on diagnostics in a specialized service. By the way, the very fact that you intend to subject the car to inspection has a sobering effect on many sellers. No, they most likely will not refuse a visit to the service directly, but they know the result of such a check. So watch the seller’s behavior, his speech, his eyes, which, as you know, are the mirror of the soul. Often changes in the reseller's behavior speak louder than any inspection. Being mindful will prevent you from wasting money and time. True, there is a dependence here: the more expensive the car, the better the quality of the external repairs. Since there is a lot of money at stake, it makes sense to spend money on more thoroughly concealing the damage. If the reseller wants to hide traces of the accident, he will do so.

How outbids work

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Outbuying is a job for those who are not afraid of the saying “the legs feed the wolf.” Among the advantages of this profession:

Self-employed work. Resellers have no bosses; he sets his own schedule.
High earnings. The income of successful outbid buyers is higher than the average market salary, and in some seasons exceeds it several times.
You don't have to live paycheck to paycheck. If purchase and sale is put on stream, income is possible every week.
Possibility to try several cars. In a month, a dealer can change several cars, driving them to his heart's content.

The work of a reseller is active and involves constant travel. The most nimble ones will quickly realize that the market is not limited only to their region of residence. Sometimes you have to go 2-3 thousand km from home to find a good specimen, and not everyone likes such activity.

Transaction process

Completing a transaction to buy a car from a reseller is no different in principle from the usual procedure. The transfer of ownership rights is carried out on the basis of a purchase and sale agreement, which fixes the cost and complete information about the car.

Then, within 10 days, the new owner must undergo state registration with the traffic police. When registering the car, it undergoes license plate verification and technical inspection. If everything is in order with the car, then the procedure will not cause problems. It's another matter when the outbid turns out to be a scammer. Defective vehicles, those on the wanted list or under arrest, or illegally imported vehicles will not receive registration.

Important! During the transaction, the former owner is at serious risk. The reseller, using various schemes, does not register the car in his name, which means that all fines for traffic violations will be sent to the old address. It's even worse if a crime is committed using a car.

Where to start a business?

After registration, you can proceed directly to organizing the business itself. It all depends on the availability of finances, although you can start with minimal investments. To reduce investments at the start, you can start working from home. To do this, you only need a computer with Internet access and a mobile phone.

First, you should analyze all the sites that have advertisements for the sale of cars (to do this, you can set up an automatic search for such advertisements, and a special program for car resellers will help). There you can also find out the average cost of the models with which you would like to start. According to experts, the easiest way to start a business is with a domestically produced car. Selling foreign cars can bring more income, but will take more time and require more serious investments.

Speaking about car models, it is necessary to mention one more skill that a successful reseller must have - the ability not only to understand the structure of cars in general, but also the merits of specific models. This is important not only when choosing which car to buy, but also to advantageously advertise the product during subsequent sale.

Treacherous fasteners

According to experts, whether this or that part of the car was repaired or not could be determined by fastening elements, in particular by bolts, for example, on the doors. If the door bolt is painted on one side but not on the other, then this is a clear sign that the door has been repaired.

By the way, not all original mounting bolts on cars are painted over, since in factories some elements are installed after painting work.

Particular attention should be paid to fastening the interior trim and body parts. As you know, with any body repair the car must be disassembled, so some fasteners break or are simply lost. For example, pistons for fixing interior panels. Have you noticed an odd, unpainted or loose bolt? Or maybe a broken piston? Then this is a reason to study the element more carefully. Be sure to compare the fasteners of more or less suspicious parts with similar elements on the other side of the car.

It is also worth checking whether the interior trim is not “wobbling”, because after body repairs the trim is often not fastened very well, and it also becomes loose or falls off. And one more nuance - door handles. Their poor condition reveals “bodywork”.

Video on how to evaluate a used car:

Good luck in choosing a car and be careful!

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I think few drivers know that you can earn extra money every month with your car and do nothing.

I’ll say right away that you don’t need to join the ranks of taxi drivers or transport any cargo. I have a friend who told me about his real experience when he did nothing, driving around all day about his business, and at the end of the month he received money. I would like to clarify that this topic only works in large cities and is called car advertising .

I think you have repeatedly seen a bright car with advertising in the city. So, drivers enter into an official contract with an advertising agency and they pay them money. My friend has a working car that is not the best, so he liked the extra reason to earn money. At the end of the month he received about 5 thousand rubles from the company. Although the money is small, it can be used to repair a car or pay utility bills for an apartment. And the most important thing is that you just need to stick the advertisement and that’s it!

Why is it more profitable to sell cars to resellers?

There is a myth among motorists that by selling a car yourself, you can get a large sum for it. In fact, the final proceeds from the sale of a car, taking into account the costs of repairs, diagnostics, trips to potential clients and paperwork, will be equal to the same 90% of the market value. Only you will waste a lot of your personal time and nerve cells. How do you like this prospect? Not very attractive, you must agree.

Professional car resellers will save you from unpleasant hassle and help you get money quickly. In this case, no one will try to reduce the price or ask you for a discount or installment plan. The assessment will be made on the basis of diagnostic data on the condition of the car, which means the cost will be objective and high.

Legal registration of the transaction falls entirely on the shoulders of the reseller. Which is also a definite plus. Professional lawyers ensure that the documentation is completed correctly and legally, which ensures maximum security for all participants.