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Have you ever tried selling something at a garage sale and it didn’t sell, so you posted it on Facebook Marketplace and it sold through there? This is similar to a dealer selling their vehicle through an online platform after not being able to sell it at an auto auction.

In 1929, the Great Depression severely shocked the United States’ stock market in the worst way possible. 9 years later, in 1938, livestock auctioneers in the American South began importing a few used cars from the North to sell with cattle and farming equipment. J.M. "Martin” Rawls held the first auction, and 10 years later, the National Auto Auction Protection Association (now the NAAA) became the voice of the industry. 70 years later, Big Valley Auto Auction entered the auto auction industry.

Do you remember buying your first car? If you do, what factors played a role in deciding which was best for you? Number of miles? Model? Year? Or maybe you were just looking for whatever could get you from point A to point B. The same consideration you put into buying your first car is the same that goes into auto dealers deciding what auto auction is best for them.

Estamos en el siglo 21, donde puedes hacer casi cualquier cosa en línea. Puedes ver películas en Netflix, hacer compras en la aplicación de una tienda y encontrar el amor de tu vida en un sitio web de citas.

En palabras de Homero Simpson: “Todo el mundo comete errores. Lo tuyo es simplemente público y caro”. A veces, los postores en una subasta de automóviles cometen el error de ofertar por un vehículo, lo que puede resultar costoso.

¿Alguna vez te has registrado como miembro de un gimnasio? La mayoría de las personas que se suscriben a un gimnasio tienen el objetivo de superarse. Encontrar el gimnasio adecuado es el primer paso para iniciar este nuevo viaje hacia el éxito. Lo mismo puede decirse de un concesionario que se registra como miembro en la subasta de automóviles adecuada.

Have you ever been to a fortune teller? Fortune tellers predict your future and let you know how your love life, financial situation, and other events will turn out. The same way fortune tellers can predict someone’s future, experienced auto auction owners can predict where the auto auction market is headed.

Have you ever signed up for a gym membership? Most people who join a gym have the goal of improving themselves. Whether it be to lose weight, get muscle, or just to feel better, finding the right gym is the first step to starting that new journey of improvement. The same can be said for a dealer registering with the right auto auction.

¿Alguna vez te perdiste un nuevo episodio de tu programa favorito y te sentiste triste? ¿Pero luego el episodio volvió a aparecer y pudiste verlo antes de que alguien te lo arruinara? Así es una venta de segunda oportunidad para los compradores y vendedores de subastas de automóviles.

When a competition finishes, the participants that are recognized are first place, second place, and third place. This is because the first 3 are ranked as the top finishers in the overall competition. Just like any other competition, businesses compete to be the best. In order for auto auctions to be at the top of their industry, they need to adjust with the trends, which includes technology.