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Originally Posted by kaisen View Post
I'm with Christien. I used Manheim and/or Adesa actual transaction data. Even then, caveat emptor, ymmv..... you have to understand what drives the markets and why the spreads can be so large on apparently (by the data) similar cars.
Good point - much of the auction data will be from the last few weeks, even months, depending on the car. For example, if you're looking for a Ford Focus, there will be hundreds of sales each month, so tons of recent data, but if it's something less common, say an M5, there might only be a few bits of data over a few months. Point is, like stocks, you need to be able to read and adjust for today, with good knowledge of a local market's ups and downs.
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