Auction Center Desktop Walkthrough
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Overview
Auction Center in DealerCenter allows you to browse, bid, and purchase vehicles directly from your desktop. You’ll find everything you need in one place — from browsing inventory to financing and shipping.
Accessing Auction Center
Log in to DealerCenter. Open the Side Navigation Menu.
Click on Auctions to access Auction Center.
Here, you’ll see both DealerCenter auctions and third-party auctions.
Browsing Auctions
Click on Auctions to see all available vehicles.
At a glance you'll see:
Current bid amount
AutoCheck score
Auction end time
Views and bids count
Use filters (top-left) to refine your search, just like on desktop.
Viewing Vehicle Details
You can view the bid history by clicking the top right corner of the vehicle listing. From there you will see all bids and whether it was a manual or auto bid. You will also be able to see if the floor has been met or not.
From the Auctions tab, click on a vehicle for more information:
At a glance you will see book values, AutoCheck score, location, seller information, and shipping quotes.
Access the book values and get real time valuations of the vehicle you are interested in.
You can also download the full AutoCheck report right from the vehicle page.
At the bottom of the vehicle page, you will find announcements and general condition information of the vehicle.
Bidding & Buying
Return to the Auctions tab in Auction Center and select bid.
When placing a bid make sure you bid in increments of $100. You will not be able to place a bid if it's less than $100. Then simply select submit to place the bid.
If you are not able to monitor your bids or have to step away. Auction Center has you covered! Toggle the Auto Bid option then to set your max bid and let the system bid for you. Auction Center will bid for you in increments of $100 until your max is reached.
If you'd like to bypass the bidding process, return to the auctions tab and choose Buy Now to instantly purchase a vehicle.
A pop-up will show to confirm your purchase.
Completing a Purchase
Select the Purchases tab to view your won/purchased vehicles.
At glance you will be able to view if your loan has been completed, pending or declined. To complete the purchase of a vehicle click on Complete Purchase.
Now you are three easy steps from completing the purchase. First, select if you'd your own transport or use the DealerCenter shipping through RunBuggy.
You will then get a loan option from our partners at Westlake Flooring. You will get a overview of the loan, shipping estimate, and fees associated to completing the purchase. Submit your loan application for Westlake Flooring to review.
Once approved, you will have the option to print out your receipt.
Auction Center gives you a simple, end-to-end way to acquire vehicles right from your desktop. From research to financing and shipping, everything happens in one convenient place.