Evaluations
Add Photos to an Evaluation for Honest Offers
A wholesaler bidding on photos prices the vehicle you actually have. A wholesaler bidding on a description prices the vehicle the customer remembers, which is usually a more flattering vehicle.
Upload photos to an evaluation and they travel with the unit when you send it to your wholesalers. Real photos produce accurate offers, because the buyer prices the vehicle in front of you instead of the one in the description.
Why photos change the offers you get
Customers tend to describe their own vehicle more favorably than it is, usually without intending to. Photos resolve the difference. When a wholesaler can see the bumper scuff, the curb-rashed wheel, and the clean panels, the offer comes back accurate and it holds, because nobody is surprised on delivery day. The book value assumes average condition; your photos are how buyers price the actual vehicle, better or worse.
How to add photos to an evaluation
On the evaluation, upload the photos directly from your phone or computer. They attach to the unit, and when you send it to your wholesalers, the photos go with it. There is no separate step to text the photos afterward, which is the step most often forgotten, and every missing photo means a weaker offer.
What to photograph
You do not need a photo studio. You need the items a wholesaler would ask about if they were standing there:
- The damage, accurately. The scuff, the dent, the cracked lens. Hiding it only moves the discussion to delivery day.
- The odometer.
- The interior, including the wear.
- The options that affect the number (the wheels, the screen, the seats).
- A complete walk-around of all four corners.
Photograph the vehicle you have, not the one you wish you were selling.
When photos matter less
If you are wholesaling a unit to a buyer who will inspect it in person regardless, photos matter slightly less. That situation is uncommon, and even then, a buyer who sees the actual vehicle in advance saves everyone time. The purpose of VFT is accurate information on both sides, and photos are half of that.
FAQ
How do I add photos to an evaluation?
Upload them on the evaluation from your phone or computer. They attach to the unit and go out with it when you send it to wholesalers.
Do the photos go to the wholesalers automatically?
Yes. Once they are on the evaluation, they travel with the unit when you send it. There is no separate step to remember.
How many photos should I take?
Enough to show the real condition: damage, odometer, interior, the value-affecting options, and all four corners. Useful is better than polished.
Should I photograph the damage?
Yes. Hiding a scuff only moves the surprise to delivery day and costs you the buyer’s trust. An accurate photo produces an accurate offer that holds.
Where do uploaded photos live?
On the evaluation in VFT, attached to that unit, so they are there every time you open it and they travel with it when you send it out.