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I need a replacement for AccuTrade...Any Suggestions?

Thanks! I've been meaning to try them so I'll check it out.

We've tried Accutrade, Laser Appraise, and currently use Stockwave. Stockwave could be really great but it's incredibly buggy, has inconsistent data, and the filters don't always work like they should. I can't imagine it would be that hard to fix what's wrong with it, they just don't care. I've put in numerous tickets only to be contacted 45-60 days later by someone who has no idea what is going on. But the ability to search massive amounts of inventory and sort based on X,Y, and Z is ideal and second to none AFAIK. Being able to look at as many vehicles as possible, as quickly as possible is the key to lowering your acquisition costs. Focusing on a small amount of potential units is how you spend too much.

Ultimately I don't think designing a plugin like Stockwave with similar functionality would be incredibly difficult, I just lack the technical acumen to do so. It's been an idea of mine for a while. Just need to set some time aside to work on it.
Hi,
I agree, stockwave is great but tech support is a joke. I have been using carbly and I highly recommend it for the google plug in tool. The huge Carfax price increase has caused me to take a 2nd look at all of my software needs to reevaluate. There is a new software tool called one auction view that sounds similar to stockwave but I have not tried it yet. Have you heard of any other solutions?
 
Hi,
I made a plugin like this - it auto-reads the cars on any site and then gives you state of local market including retail, MDS, active & sold comps, if there's a recent spike in supply locally, or if there are less of this car around than usual, etc. It also gives your max bid after recon and fees. I made it $49 a month since I'm independent and don't rely on any 3rd parties for data, so this is very, very local market focused.
Happy to give anyone here a longer free trial - would love any feedback.
 

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A dealer seeking an AccuTrade replacement after Cars.com raised its price from $199 to $1,500 per month gets recommendations from peers, with VinCue and Dealerslink emerging as the most commonly suggested alternatives. The thread also includes an independent vendor pitching a $49/month Chrome plugin with similar side-panel auction data scraping functionality. A secondary discussion covers pros and cons of buying on ACV, Eblock, and Openlane, with the original poster ranking Openlane first overall.

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