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We use Car Offer as well.  We have not bought many from them because we have our buying matrix set extremely conservative.  We will take inventory but it must be on the money.


We have sold some inventory though them and our story is the same as [USER=10922]@BillKVMotorCo[/USER] .  Yes it is hard to wholesale inventory when we are struggling to find inventory, but at what point are we really not "wholesaling"?  When someone pays $2,800 over our advertised price, it isn't really a wholesale deal anymore.


It takes an extreme amount of patience and planning to set up a Buying Matrix.  The user has to think of everything and every possible scenario right down to color and individual options.  To say that I will take 3-5 year old F-150 4X4's with under 60,000 miles at or below MMR isn't even scratching the surface.  That matrix gets you every brown or tan 2.7 Eco Boost in the country dropped before the sun goes down. 


Overall I have been very happy with the relationship but hate that they sold to CarGurus.