Simulcast

Exclusive to Motor Trade customers only, Simulcast is a simultaneous Internet broadcast of a physical auction, where online buyers compete with other online buyers as well as buyers physically at an auction centre. The very latest online broadcast technology allows the buyer, from the comfort of their own office, to see and hear all the action from the auction hall and then, with the click of a mouse, bid and buy cars, vans or trucks in real-time, competing against other online buyers as well as buyers who are actually in the hall. Each Simulcast bid received online is instantly registered in the auction hall by a large coloured flashing plasma screen.

The advantages of Simulcast to buyers are:

• For members of the Motor Trade and Manheim Account Holders only
• Avoids the need to travel to attend auctions
• Full vehicle inspection reports and images available in most cases to support buying decisions
• Multi session functionality enables the buyer to ‘attend’ multiple auctions at the same time
• To compete anonymously against auction hall buyers
• To closely monitor bidding and buying activity
• Enables a vendor brand to be followed with ease
• Stock of all types, ages (typically up to 10 years old) and mileages can be acquired online

New Manheim Grading System

For all Simulcast vehicles from our Dealer Vendors

Rolling out across Manheim Auctions, all vehicles offered on Simulcast from our dealer vendors now come with images and are graded from A to E based on their condition.

Manheim Grading System

A small premium just £35 + VAT is payable on each vehicle sold online

Buying online is increasingly popular for Motor Trade buyers. In 2009 the online buying audience increased by 90% so don’t miss out. For more information please contact the Buyer Services Team on 0844 856 4600.

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CyberAuction

Rather than an online broadcast of a physical auction, CyberAuction is a live, purely online auction where all invited buyers (trade only) are bidding over the Internet against each other. The auction is controlled by a professional auctioneer who buyers can both see and hear. Buyers base their bidding decisions on a series of professional images of vehicles that appear sequentially in lot order. Buyers in a CyberAuction bid for vehicles in exactly the same way as online buyers in a Simulcast auction. However, with CyberAuction there’s no need to incur any transport costs for moving stock to an auction centre, as the stock is not physically required for the CyberAuction to take place.

The advantages of CyberAuction to buyers are that:

• Live auctioneer unlike most competitor electronic auctions
• Can be timetabled outside the traditional auction times
• Uses Simulcast technology so the bidding process will be familiar to many buyers
• Used by vendors as a discreet channel to dispose of stock
• Normally restricted to selected or ‘closed’ groups of buyers such as franchised dealers
• Bidding and buying activity can be closely monitored
• Bids are confirmed and accepted on screen.

If you would like to know more about how you can get access to Simulcast or CyberAuction, either email or call our Buyer Services team on 0844 856 4600.

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