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"HomeNet and OPENLANE Partner to Make Wholesaling Cars Easier... announced that it has collaborated with OPENLANE, Inc., a leading online auction company in North America for automotive dealers to buy and sell wholesale vehicles, to offer HomeNet dealers an easy and efficient way to list and wholesale their aged inventory."

"A dealer in Ontario is documenting arbitration disputes with Openlane auctions on YouTube, claiming the auction and regulatory body (OMVIC) consistently violate Canadian motor vehicle laws without consequence."

"We as buyers on these online only dealer auctions- Openlane, Otolane, EBlock etc etc. are continually getting screwed by the selling dealers and the auctions and being told to pound salt!"

"TradeRev, like most major auction platforms (ACV, OpenLane), does not display bidder identities to protect privacy, and one user alleges the platform historically used shill bidding to artificially inflate prices toward hidden reserve amounts."

"A dealer purchased a 2007 Honda Civic Hybrid through Openlane with only 17k miles and a clean CarFax report, but discovered significant undisclosed issues upon delivery—including heavy dog hair, persistent odor, and dog biscuits in the trunk—that weren't noted in the listing. After initially expressing frustration about Openlane's lack of responsibility and the difficulty in refusing delivery, the original poster returned to report that Openlane ultimately resolved the issue by agreeing to buy back the vehicle, restoring confidence in the platform."

"I happily paid Accutrade $249 a month becuase I am mostly buying on Openlane, ACV, and Eblock and it saved me a ton of time."

"A dealer asks for recommendations on internet auction platforms (BigNition, Openlane, OVE) and their fee structures without enduring sales pitches. Respondents mention using GMAC SmartAuction and Openlane successfully"