Dealer Trade Factory

Getting started with Dealer Trade Factory

Everything you need to buy and sell with other dealers, in plain steps. New here? Start with 1 and 2 – you can be selling in about 10 minutes.

1. Set up your account

2 minutes
  1. Open your Dashboard. The setup checklist on Home shows what is left to do.
  2. Add your business phone, address and logo in More tools → Dealer Profile, so buyers know who they are dealing with.
  3. Upload your dealer license in More tools → Dealer License Verification to get the Verified Dealer badge.
  4. Working with a team? Add their logins in More tools → Team Logins. Everyone shares the same cars, offers and messages.
Open my dashboard →

2. List your first car

About 2 minutes per car
  1. Tap List a car. Tap Scan VIN and point your phone at the barcode on the door sticker (or type the VIN). Year, make and model fill in for you.
  2. Photos: follow the shot list (front, sides, back, interior, dash, engine…). Drag to reorder; the first photo is the main one.
  3. Price & condition: pick the condition that fits, set your asking price and, if you like, a hidden floor price (the lowest you will take).
  4. Review and publish. Not ready? Save for later keeps it as a draft.
  5. Have a website or inventory feed? Connect it in More tools → Bring your cars in automatically and your cars come over for you.
List a car now →

3. Put cars up for sale

  1. Go to Dashboard → Inventory. Each car needs a condition; then flip its switch to put it up for sale.
  2. To do many at once, tick the cars and use the bar that appears (make live, drop price, mark sold).
  3. Cars with no activity for 30 days are hidden from buyers until you confirm they are still available.
Open my inventory →

4. Answer offers

  1. When a dealer makes an offer you get an email with Accept / Counter / Decline buttons, and it shows under Offers.
  2. An offer at or above your hidden floor price can be accepted automatically.
  3. Optional: when you list a car you can set automatic price drops (for example $250 every 7 days, never below your floor).
See my offers →

5. Buy cars from other dealers

  1. Tap Buy to browse. Filter by make, model, price, miles and distance.
  2. Tap a car for photos, condition and history checks, then Make Offer or Buy Now.
  3. Tap Watchlist to follow a car. Add what you are shopping for to your Want List and we email you when a match is listed.
Browse cars →

6. Messages

  1. Ask the other dealer about a car from its page or reply under Messages.
  2. If a message sits unread for a while, we email you so nothing gets missed.
Open messages →

7. After the sale

  1. The Deals tab gives buyer and seller a shared checklist: payment, title and pickup.
  2. Payment and titles are handled directly between the two dealers – Dealer Trade Factory never holds money or titles.
  3. Buyer Protection: the buyer can report an undisclosed problem within 48 hours. Then rate each other.
Open my deals →

8. Getting help

  1. Your agent’s name and number are on your dashboard – call or text any time, or use Report a problem.
  2. Tap the Help button (bottom right) to replay the tour or come back to this guide.
  3. On your phone: open the site and choose Add to Home Screen to use it like an app.