Can someone explain the car trade scheme?

[kazman]

Or at least a specific part of it-

I have been emailing a few dealers showing my interest in px'ing my existing car for one on their forecourt. A few have replied on how they have received "no bids" on my car yet, and how they have seen other traders have my car up for sale also...

Is this some facility used by dealers who do not want to sell my car on their own forecourt, and are therefore attempting to sell it on to another dealer in advance?

Would the first dealer simply sell it to the highest bidding "second" dealer?

Would one dealer find it easier to attract bids than another, or is the only barrier location (ie a dealer 400 miles away wont be interested - a bit like ebay for traders!)

Thanks.

[Roo]

We use autotrade mail.

We put the details of the car we want an underwrite on on an email and it gets sent to all the registered dealers who use that system that buy that type of car.

If you've offered it to several dealers who use the system it would keep cropping up in emails.

[kazman]

Ah ok, thanks very much.