Vehicle acquisition for auto dealers
Local sellers get a full detail at no cost at a participating shop. If they sell or trade the vehicle to a participating dealer within 30 days, the dealer covers the detail — and gets a clean, local, inspectable car without ever touching an auction lane.
The 30-day loop
A local owner planning to sell or trade books a full detail at a participating shop. A credit card hold covers the detail price for 30 days.
Customer contact stays sealed in Supabase. Founding Dealers receive email and text alerts containing only the year, make, model, and general area.
Interested dealers invite the seller in. You inspect a freshly detailed car at your own shop, on your own lift, on your own terms.
An approved dealer may claim the early preview for $25. The protected seller lead is a separate $125 purchase and is the only step that unlocks contact details.
For local vehicle sellers
Tell us about your vehicle. Your name, phone, email, exact ZIP, mileage, and notes stay sealed in the Supabase vault. Only the vehicle type and general area appear on the preview board.
Read the sticker
Same acquisition, two very different invoices. Average per-car auction cost runs $800–$1,000 before the car even reaches your lot.
| Buy fee | $400–$600 |
| Transport to your lot | $150–$300 |
| Third-party inspection / PSI | $100–$150 |
| Time in lanes, arbitration risk | Yours to eat |
| Condition when it lands | Sight mostly unseen |
| Typical all-in | $800–$1,000 |
Per car, before recon — on a vehicle you couldn't put on your own lift first.
| Full detail (only if you buy the car) | $150–$300 |
| Protected seller lead | $125 |
| Transport | Seller drives it in |
| Inspection | Your shop, your techs |
| Condition | Freshly detailed |
| Typical all-in | $275–$425 |
You pay only when a deal closes. No deal, no cost to the dealer.
Save roughly $500 or more per car — and skip the lanes entirely.
No customer contact information
Approved Founding Dealers may sign in and claim an early vehicle preview for $25. The seller’s private contact remains locked behind a separate $125 lead purchase.
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Founding Dealer access
Sign in using your approved Founding Dealer email. Claim an early vehicle preview for $25. Customer contact information stays sealed until the separate $125 lead purchase is confirmed.
Limited to early markets
Founding Dealers receive email and text alerts when a private vehicle submission is ready for preview. Alerts never include customer contact information.
For auto dealers
See non-contact vehicle previews in your area. Claim early access for $25, then choose whether the protected customer lead is worth the separate $125 fee.
For detail shops
Every FreeAutoDetail job is guaranteed payment at your full detail price — from the buying dealer, or from the seller's card hold if no deal closes in 30 days. Fill your slow days with new local customers.