How To Make Money Buying And Selling Used Cars Part 4

By Owen Jones


In the first section of this short series on how to make money buying and selling used cars, we looked at which personal skills someone wanting to be successful in this business would have to have. In the second section we looked at the best sites to locate such a business; in the third we looked at acquiring our stock - our cars or trucks and in this section, we will look at valuing that stock.

Whether you obtain your cars or trucks from auctions or from private individuals, you will have to be able to work out their value accurately, so, how do you determine the value of used vehicles? The simplest way to know a vehicle's typical market, trade-in or wholesale value is to subscribe to a car dealers' used car guide. Most western countries have one, but in the USA the most used one is called the National Automobile Dealers' Used Car Guide or N.A.D.A.

NADA not only issues monthly guides to second-hand cars, it also publishes monthly guides on older or classic cars, smaller boats, larger boats, SUV's, mobile homes, RV's, snow mobiles and motorcycles. Look them up on the Internet and sign up to their subscription list for the kinds of vehicles that you are interested in.

These used motor vehicle guides normally include foreign or imported cars nd trucks as well and are a consensus of sales and auctions over the entire country, therefore a little local knowledge is essential too as your area may operate at slightly above or slightly below the national average, which could present you with additional opportunities for (wholesale) sales by transporting cars into or out of your district.

Sometimes or in some regions, a permit is required to run a used car business. This is nothing more than tax by another title usually, so simply requires you to pay a fee. In other regions, it may be a means of weeding out unscrupulous traders and may require an examination of same kind, so it is worth checking your district's requirements before you start trading.

Some regions have laxer laws than others on buying and selling second-hand cars, allowing 'occasional sales'. 'Occasional sales of motor vehicles' is normally deemed to be no more than five sales in a twelve month period.

When you are starting out you could make use of this allowance, if your region allows it, to keep your operating costs down to a minimum in the costly early days of establishing your business, but once you see yourself passing this maximum quantity you should submit an application for a license straight away to avoid incurring any penalties. These penalties can be severe ranging from a fine to disbarment from trading, so be warned.

You will also have to learn how to collect taxes from your sales and your salary to yourself and to your employees. You will also need to learn how to hand these monies over to the correct authorities on time, although your accountant or book-keeper can help you there.




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