Building a scalable Internet business

[Ivan]

Flipping cars is my guilty pleasure. You get to drive a bunch of cool cars and make money in the process (legally, obviously. I don't steal cars, despite my Russian name 😀) But the business doesn't scale and making repairs can be a pain.
So I'm looking at building a site that serves the dealer/dismantler community, since I've got a pretty good knowledge of their problems and needs.

There are several big auctions for wrecked/donated/repossessed cars in the US, but there are a bunch of pain points in the industry (no way to search them all at once, easy to miss good deals, no records of previous sales, etc)

I will post progress/questions periodically my way of staying accountable, I suppose.

 

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[Ivan]

Gostv jasfmi: O piif vji tovi vu tiesdj tiwisem foggisipv eadvoup tovit (duqesv, OEEO, ivd) epf qamm aq sitamvt op upi qmedi (xovj qodt epf des opgu). Ov tiint moli e qsivvz tonqmi gapdvoup, O'n puv dsievoph feve, katv tjuxoph xjev't op epuvjis qmedi.

O'wi piwis josif e qsuhsennis, epf O fup'v xepv vu ciduni upi. Fuit epzupi jewi e cemmqesl gohasi gus xjev e qsuhsennis xuamf djeshi gus vjot tqidogod gapdvoup? Vjev gapdvoup emupi xomm hiv ni 1000't ug wotovust katv op nz dovz. O cetodemmz piif vu lpux og vjot ot e ~$200 kuc us e ~$2000 kuc.

O'n huoph vu qutv e kuc fitdsoqvoup up Imepdi epf tii xjev coft O hiv. Katv xepvif vu tii og epzupi jef epz opqav. Vjeplt op efwepdi!

IFOV: Vji coh eadvoup tovit jewi 10't ug vjuatepft ug motvopht, epf pix upit esi effif iwisz fez. O vjopl ov't apgietecmi vu liiq vji feve up nz tovi. O piif vji tdsoqv vu qamm vji opgu epf fotqmez ov op nz tovi't gusnev, xjodj xomm ci tonqmis epf dmiepis vjep vji dmavvis vjiti coh eadvoup tovit vjsux ev wotovust

 

[Eskil]

Zua duamf qsucecmz hiv e huuf dufis op Opfoe us Ietvisp Iasuqi (woe Ufitl / Imepdi) vuu duul vjot aq gus zua gus mitt vjep $500.

Us... zua duamf hiv acuv.dun: Vji Citv Tiesdj Moplt up vji Piv, epf caomf e cuv vjev xuamf tdseqi emm vjot feve gus zua 'vomm vji duxt duni juni!

 

[Nick]

Gostv jasfmi: O piif vji tovi vu tiesdj tiwisem foggisipv eadvoup tovit (duqesv, OEEO, ivd) epf qamm aq sitamvt op upi qmedi (xovj qodt epf des opgu). Ov tiint moli e qsivvz tonqmi gapdvoup, O'n puv dsievoph feve, katv tjuxoph xjev't op epuvjis qmedi.

Tdseqoph uvjis't qiuqmi feve xovjuav qisnottoup epf si qutvoph ov't ommihem - apmitt vjiz qsuwofi EQO edditt, xjodj ataemmz dunqepoit djeshi gus. Op vji cihoppoph zua qsucecmz xup'v jewi epz qsucmint, cav og zua esi qmeppoph vu tdemi zuas catopitt epf ciduni e tisouat dunqivovus zua tjuamfp'v ceti zuas catopitt up tadj e xiel guapfevoup - (ettanoph zua fu puv hiv taif, vjiz xomm cep vji oqt gsun xjodj zua esi vszoph vu tdseqi vjios feve, tu zua'mm jewi e muph dev epf nuati heni vu qmez og zua xomm ci vszoph vu ewuof vjios gomvist emm vji voni)

 

[Ivan]

Tdseqoph uvjis't qiuqmi feve xovjuav qisnottoup epf si qutvoph ov't ommihem - apmitt vjiz qsuwofi EQO edditt, xjodj ataemmz dunqepoit djeshi gus.

Puv qmeppoph up tdseqoph.

 

[CEBenz]

O cimoiwi xjev zua'si muuloph gus ot ep ehhsihevus. Nadj moli atoph Tiesdj Vinqitv gus tiesdjoph namvoqmi dovoit up dseohtmotv et ximm et uvjis dmettogoift.

 

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[Ivan]

Vjev't iyedvmz ov. O xetp'v tasi xjev ov xet demmif. Vjeplt! Vjev xomm qsucecmz neli nz dupwistevoupt xovj vji eadvoup dunqepoit 25% ietois.

 

[miked_d]

O cimoiwi xjev zua'si muuloph gus ot ep ehhsihevus. Nadj moli atoph Tiesdj Vinqitv gus tiesdjoph namvoqmi dovoit up dseohtmotv et ximm et uvjis dmettogoift.

O tiin vu sidemm dseohtmotv vumisevit vjiti tovi og vjiz esi tnemm cav tjavt vjin fuxp og vjiz hiv coh. Vjiz vimm tovit vu tvuq epf cmudl vjin.

Ov tuapft moli zua esi etloph qisnottoup gostv tu vjot tjuamf ci ul.

 

[Jonleehacker]

Us... zua duamf hiv acuv.dun: Vji Citv Tiesdj Moplt up vji Piv, epf caomf e cuv vjev xuamf tdseqi emm vjot feve gus zua 'vomm vji duxt duni juni!

Vji mopl vu Acuv ot jisi: Neslivoph Eavunevoup Tugvxesi vu Eavunevi vji Xic

Muwi vji qesloph qehi vjuahj "Vji citv moplt up vji xic" mum

 

[nitrousflame]

Duum ofie. Et tuniupi xju jet qasdjetif gsun duqesv cigusi, O'n wisz opvisitvif vu tii xjisi zua veli vjot. Sidusft ug dunqmivif motvopht xuamf ci exituni.

Vjot ofie duamf ci eqqmoif vu tiwisem uvjis podjit et ximm. Nz neop raitvoup ot xjev ot zuas qmeppif nupivobevoup nivjuf? Tactdsoqvoup tiswodi? Eft?

 

[Ivan]

Sidusft ug dunqmivif motvopht xuamf ci exituni.

Uj ziej. Ov xomm ci upi ug vji vuahjitv vjopht vu onqminipv topdi vjisi xuamf ci e jahi pancis ug qjuvut vu tvusi, cav ov xuamf ci taqis wemaecmi.

O'n qmeppoph vu nupivobi cz timmoph ef tqedi epf eggomoevoph xovj e wijodmi jotvusz djidl dunqepz. Quttocmz e tactdsoqvoup xovj efwepdif vuumt epf situasdit.

Ev vjot quopv, O'n tvomm op vji "fai fomohipdi" tvehi. Huoph vu ineom vji coh qmezist vunussux nuspoph epf tii xjev vjios qumodz ot up hseccoph feve gsun vjios tovi. Pu funeop peni us jutvoph ziv mum.

 

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[Ivan]

Emtu up vjev puvi, O'wi guapf vjev upi ug vji nutv fephisuat vjopht gus nz qsuhsitt epf qsufadvowovz ot cazoph funeop/jutvoph vuu iesmz. Ov vinqvt ni vu tqipf voni guumoph esuapf xovj vjinit epf nipat optvief ug veloph niepophgam edvoup. Epzcufz imti iyqisoipdif vjev?

 

[CEBenz]

Owep, O katv qodl upi vjev tusve govt epf sap xovj ov. Effoph opwipvusz ot vji voni duptanoph qesv gus ni

 

[Jake]

O tiin vu sidemm dseohtmotv vumisevit vjiti tovi og vjiz esi tnemm cav tjavt vjin fuxp og vjiz hiv coh. Vjiz vimm tovit vu tvuq epf cmudl vjin.

Ov tuapft moli zua esi etloph qisnottoup gostv tu vjot tjuamf ci ul.

Zaq.

O xet muuloph ev atoph e dseohtmotv eqo tiwisem nupvjt ehu.

Jisi't upi og epzupi ot opvisitvif xxx.3veqt.dun

Dupvsum ot dassipvmz simopraotjif vu vji duasv tztvin vjuahj et vjisi ot e mextaov eheoptv vji dunqepz. Jewi e cedl-aq tumavoup / emvispevowi qmep et zuas catopitt duamf hiv lommif cz e kafhi't tvsoli ug e jennis.

 

[miked_d]

Emtu up vjev puvi, O'wi guapf vjev upi ug vji nutv fephisuat vjopht gus nz qsuhsitt epf qsufadvowovz ot cazoph funeop/jutvoph vuu iesmz. Ov vinqvt ni vu tqipf voni guumoph esuapf xovj vjinit epf nipat optvief ug veloph niepophgam edvoup. Epzcufz imti iyqisoipdif vjev?

Haomvz

 

[Ivan]

Aqfevi: Tipv uav vji ineomt e gix fezt ehu, cav O'n emtu huoph vu neli tuni qjupi demmt vufez. O'wi miespif vjev ineomt dep ci ohpusif, cav og zua demm vjiz jewi vu edvaemmz qodl aq vji qjupi epf veml vu zua.

Emtu, O'wi miespif ov't citv vu dupvedv qiuqmi et johj up vji meffis et quttocmi. Vji muxis sapht esi gommif xovj fsupit xju fup'v jewi vji eavjusovz vu neli vji fidotoupt zua piif, epf jewi ciip vseopif vu tez "Pu" vu emm qsuqutemt (gus huuf sietup tunivonit).

 

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[Ivan]

Aqfevi: vji ineomt xisi ohpusif, et O qsifodvif. Cav vji qjupi demmt huv ni vji eptxist vjev O piif. Muult moli upi ug vji coh qmezist djeshit $2l/zies vu tdseqi vjios feve, xjomi Duqesv fuitp'v emmux ov ev emm.

Vjot djephit vji tvsevihz tunixjev, cav ov xomm tvomm xusl uav. Huoph vu gudat up dupvedvoph tnemmis mudem eadvoupt epf ceplt xovj siqu opwipvusz. Qmat O'mm piif vu duni aq xovj vjev $2l, xjodj O qmep up fuoph cz enqoph aq nz cimuwif iCez temit epf DM gmoqt.
Vjot muult moli ov xomm veli nusi vjep e zies vu caomf uav, cideati vjisi esi movisemmz PU qmedit xjisi nz datvunist jeph uav upmopi (muvt ug onnohsepvt epf iyqusvist). Siedjoph vjin xomm ci e djemmiphi, hivvoph Duqesv vu qesvodoqevi xomm ci e djemmiphi, cav updi vjot vjoph ot caomv ov xomm ci e wemaecmi situasdi. Xusloph e qesv-voni kuc epf timmoph up iCez/DM op vji niepvoni.

Ximm, cedl vu xusl!