Dealership Group PluginMediumSkillv0.12.3

Vehicle Appraiser

Trade-in appraisal calibrated across all group locations

“appraise this trade”“what's this car worth”“trade-in value”“appraise across my stores”“group appraisal guide”“wholesale vs retail for trade”

Medium

Complexity

API Calls

$0.003 – $0.008

MC API Cost

$0.04 – $0.08

Total Cost

Purpose

Inconsistent trade-in appraisal across locations is a hidden margin leak for dealer groups. When appraisers at different stores use different market anchors, the group ends up both overpaying at some locations and losing deals at others.

Vehicle Appraiser for dealer groups pulls live retail and sold comps to establish a single, market-grounded appraisal range that can be applied consistently across all rooftops — while still accounting for local market variation where it exists.

Audience:Used car directorsGroup appraisersTrade desk managersFinance managers

How It Works

Execution flow. MCP tool calls are shown inline on each step.

VIN Decodedecode_vin_neovin

Decode the VIN to confirm year, make, model, trim, options, and condition flags before pulling market comparables.

Retail Market Scansearch_active_cars

Pull active retail listings for the YMMT within the primary market radius sorted by price ascending to establish retail ceiling.

Sold Comparablessearch_past_90_days

Pull 90-day sold transactions for the same YMMT and region to establish what buyers are actually paying and at what velocity.

Appraisal Range

Calculate wholesale floor, retail-ready range, and max cash offer using retail-minus-cost logic. Flag any market softness or oversupply signals.

MCP Tool Calls

Tool	Calls	Purpose
`decode_vin_neovin`	1	VIN decode
`search_active_cars`	1	Retail comp scan
`search_past_90_days`	1	Sold velocity and price trend

Example Output

VEHICLE APPRAISAL — Group Trade Desk | March 2026
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VIN: 5YJSA1E26MF123456 | 2021 Tesla Model S Long Range

Retail Comps (Active): 12 units | Avg Ask: $62,400 | Range: $57,900–$68,500
Sold Comps (90-day):   8 units  | Avg Sold: $59,800 | Avg DOM: 34 days

APPRAISAL RANGE:
  Wholesale Floor (max cash):  $52,000
  Retail-Ready Range:          $54,500 – $57,000
  Retail Ceiling:              $59,500

MARKET SIGNAL: Steady. 34-day avg DOM within normal. No softness risk.
RECOMMENDATION: Max cash offer $52K. Retail prep target $55,500 to land at 51st percentile.

Cost Estimate

TierMedium

API Calls3

MC API — best$0.003

MC API — worst$0.008

Claude — best$0.03

Claude — worst$0.07

Total range$0.04 – $0.08

100 appraisals/month ≈ $4–8

Limitations

Appraisal quality depends on comp availability — rare vehicles may have thin sold data.
Does not account for mechanical condition, reconditioning costs, or local auction fees.
Wholesale floor estimate is a market-derived proxy, not a guaranteed auction result.
US market only.

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