For independent used-car dealers

Buy it right.
List it today.

At the auction, SaneLot shows the Black Book guide on the cars in front of you. Buy the car, walk around it with your phone, and it is for sale the same afternoon.

Standard $99.99/month · High Volume $329/month · same full feature set · 14-day trial with 2 vehicle report credits · card required

Auction pricing plugin iPhone + iPad app Your listings and feeds Buyer leads

About two minutes: buy it right, then list it the same day.

From the auction to sold.

Five things happen to every car you buy. Here is what that looks like.

01 — At the auction

See the numbers before you bid.

The plugin sits on the run list you already scroll. Each selected car shows its Black Book guide and the gap to the auction ask, so you set a walk-away price on facts instead of a hunch.

  • Works on CarMax and Velocicast lot pages. Other auction sites are not included in the current Chrome Web Store version.
  • Tap a price to see what is behind it.
  • No automatic batch lookups: vehicle data is sent only after you press Price on a car you choose. The privacy policy explains the exact fields for each extension version.

How the auction plugin works

2025 Ford Ranger XL
84 mi · Stock 29046892
Black Book $8,425
Guide value for the selected VIN
Example of what the plugin adds to a lot card.
02 — Before you commit

Know what you are buying.

Scan or type the VIN. SaneLot tells you the number is real, lists the safety recalls on file, and says whether the mileage makes sense for a car that age. Buyers see the same panel later, so nothing looks buried.

  • Recalls come from the federal NHTSA database.
  • The mileage check is a warning to look closer, not proof of rollback.
  • Reopening a saved report uses no credit; only a fresh report uses one.
SaneLot app records check showing a valid VIN checksum and six safety recalls on file
03 — Photos

Get the photos done.

Walk the car slot by slot, or upload the shots you already took. The app names each angle, tells you which one is missing, and will not publish a car whose pictures never finished uploading.

SaneLot guided photo screen showing walkaround shots with each angle named and flagged
04 — The write-up

It writes the ad. It will not make things up.

SaneLot drafts the description from what you entered and what the records show. Any number it cannot back up gets cut. Claims like “one owner” and “clean title” stay locked until records support them. You edit it and approve it before anything goes out.

  • If it cannot write an honest draft, it says so and asks you to write it.
  • Nothing publishes until you press publish.
SaneLot draft listing checked against the records, noting that nothing was removed
05 — For sale, then sold

Publish, and buyers can see it.

The car goes up with its photos, price, mileage and VIN. SaneLot also provides scheduled feed files for CarGurus, Facebook Automotive, and standard CSV recipients; the dealer or receiving provider must configure ingestion. SaneLot checks the page and the pictures really loaded before it tells you the car is live.

When someone asks about it, the message arrives attached to that car, so you know which one they mean. Nothing goes to a buyer unless your team sends it. Sell it Saturday, mark it sold, and it comes off your site and your feeds.

Finished listing on a dealer website showing photos, price, mileage, and VIN for a 2019 BMW Z4

SaneLot is not a dealer management system (DMS), on purpose. Keep what you use for deals, lenders, compliance, and accounting. SaneLot handles the part between the auction and the sold sign. A standard CSV feed is included; direct DealerCenter, Frazer, and QuickBooks sync is not shipped today.

What you get. What you do now.

The work happens either way. The question is how many tabs, spreadsheets, and stale listings it takes.

Swipe the table to see both columns.

With SaneLot
The way most lots do it
Pricing a car at the auction
Black Book guide and gap to ask on the lot card in front of you
Two or three tabs and a note on your phone, one car at a time
Cars you bought
Marked bought with hammer price and fees; the desk sees the same list
A spreadsheet, a group text, or memory
Photos
Guided walkaround that names each angle and flags the missing one
Camera roll, then rename and upload by hand
Writing the ad
Draft checked against the records, yours to edit
Written at night and pasted into each site
Getting it live
Publishes to your site, updates its feed files, and confirms the photos loaded
Website, Marketplace, and feeds updated one at a time
Buyer messages
Attached to the car they asked about, with the buyer's own details
Email, texts, and voicemails you have to match to a car
A car that sells
Mark it sold; it comes off the site and the feeds
Chase down every place it still shows as available
Cost
Standard $99.99/month with 10 report credits; High Volume $329/month with 50; same full feature set
Your hours, plus the tools you already pay for
Deals, lenders, accounting
Not included — keep your DMS; CSV feed available
Your DMS, where it belongs

SaneLot does not include CARFAX, accounting, lender submission, or direct DMS synchronization.

Comparing vendors? SaneLot vs vAuto, Carbly, DealerCenter and doing it by hand

Choose volume, not features.

Dealer organizations start on the web. Both plans include the complete SaneLot system. Start with a card on file, 14 days, and 2 vehicle report credits.

Standard
$99.99/month

10 vehicle report credits each month. Built for independent lots with steady buying volume.

Start with Standard
High Volume
$329/month

50 vehicle report credits each month. The same features, with a lower cost per included credit.

Start with High Volume

Every plan includes the full dealer workflow

  • Hosted dealer website
  • iPhone and iPad app
  • Dealer portal
  • Chrome Auction Pricing extension
  • Inventory and buyer leads
  • Publishing and feed files

Trial14 days and 2 total report credits. Card required.

Add-onAdd 25 report credits for $149.

Credit rulesIncluded credits reset monthly. Purchased credits roll over. Reopening a saved report uses no credit.

Straight dealing.

Your inventory exports to a standard CSV whenever you want it. You are billed monthly on the web, so leaving is easy. We do not sell your leads to anyone. Questions go to the person who built it.