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Case studies from the vehicle auction houses we build for

Twenty real client builds, each read like a lot sheet: where the auction house started, what was going wrong, what we built, how many working days it took and what changed, in the client's own words.

Case files20
Sale formats8
Shortest build10 working days
Longest build25 working days
The docket

Which case files match your sale format?

Pick the sale format closest to yours. Each client is filed under the format it sits nearest to; the client type on every card says exactly what kind of house it is.

How to read one

What is in each case file?

Every case file follows the same five parts, in the same order, so you can compare two auction houses side by side. The layout is the one we give a condition report: fixed fields, read top to bottom.

1
Starting pointWhat the auction house had before we started, in its own terms.
2
The problemWhat that starting point cost staff and bidders day to day.
3
What we builtThe change itself, and the parts of the build it used.
4
TimelineWorking days from content approval to handover, with staff review counted in.
5
What changedThe difference afterwards, and the client in their own words.
In their own words

What clients say about the work

The part I rate most highly is the form, not the visuals. It collects bidder type, sale date and vehicle reference up front, so the back-and-forth we used to do by reply has largely gone. It has quietly removed the slowest step in our intake.
Anna PaddingtonOffice manager, salvage and repairable vehicle auctionReno, Nevada
Got: Inquiry form and response workflow for vehicle auction registration
We reviewed the draft on handsets rather than a big screen, deliberately. The important details sit near the top and the inquiry button is impossible to miss. The days of talking customers through the menu are over.
Andre OsbourneCollections administrator, light commercial vehicle auctionNewark, Delaware
Got: Mobile navigation and page layout for vehicle auction registration
They asked to see the questions customers genuinely ask us about vehicle auction registration, which I respected. They identified which questions belonged on the site and we checked every answer before launch. The phone calls about basic vehicle auction registration details have noticeably thinned out.
John MaitlandYard operations coordinator, public and trade vehicle auctionBillings, Montana
Got: FAQ research and editorial review for vehicle auction registration

Questions about these case studies

Are these case studies real?

Yes. Each one describes real work for a real GetCarAuctionSites client, and the quotes are the clients' own words, published with their permission. None of them is a composite or a written sample.

Why are the auction houses not named?

Many auction houses prefer not to be named on a supplier's site, so each client is described by type, size and region instead. The people quoted are named, with their role.

Why do so many of these involve registration?

Registration is where a bidder or consignor first writes to an auction house, and it is where most of the avoidable back-and-forth starts. Fixing that first step tends to be the change clients feel soonest.

How are the timelines counted?

In working days from the day the client approves the content to handover, including staff review. Across these case files that ran from 10 to 25 working days.

Can I see what the same kind of work would look like for my auction house?

Yes. Book a demo and we walk through your current site and registration flow, then show what we would change. Plans start from $127 a month.

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Plans from $127 a month. A live walkthrough shows you the run list, the condition report and the registration flow, built for your kind of sale.