How is the Max Bid calculated?

From the local market price band back to a bid: target retail margin (15% by default), typical reconditioning cost ($1,500 by default) and floor plan cost are taken off the expected exit. The report also shows expected turn days, projected net and the dealer economics for the plan.

What does demand-to-supply mean here?

Recently off-market units (a sold proxy at last list price) set against the standing active supply for the same make and model in your radius, with separate thresholds for bidding at auction and for stocking the lot.

Does it use sale prices?

Every figure is a listed price. Active comparables are current asking prices and recently off-market comparables are shown at their last list price, the closest observable proxy to a transaction. Negotiated sale prices are private and not in the data.

What if I do not have a make and model in mind yet?

Run Market Movers first. It ranks the nameplates in your market by demand-to-supply and gives you an avoid list. The Stocking Guide then pins trims, years and a Max Bid for one of them.

What do I need and what does it cost?

Make, model and the ZIP of your lot. Trim, year or year range, target margin, recon cost and channel sharpen the numbers. $1.99 per run. Connect the MarketCheck AI Desk to Claude or ChatGPT once and ask in plain English, or run it from this website. You pay per report from a credit balance, with no subscription.

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Stocking Guide

What to stock and what to bid, for one make and model in your market

What to stock and how to price it in your local market.

Example query

Ask Claude or ChatGPT in plain English:

I'm a franchise dealer in 60601 figuring out what to bid on at auction. Run a stocking guide for Toyota RAV4 XLE 2022s, 15% target margin, $1,500 recon.

Should I stock more 2021 Highlanders for my lot in 60601?

Your assistant picks up the report, runs it against live MarketCheck data, and narrates the result back to you. Same credit balance, either assistant.

See a real rendered sample below

Cost

$1.99 per run

You provide

Must have

MakeVehicle make (e.g. Toyota, Ford, Honda).
ModelVehicle model (e.g. RAV4, F-150, Civic).
ZIPZIP code of the dealer's lot (anchors the local supply analysis).

Good to have (sharpens accuracy)

TrimSpecific trim level (e.g. XLE, LX, Sport). Improves Max Bid precision.
YearSpecific model year. Use this OR year_range, not both.
Year rangeYear range like "2020-2022". Use this OR year, not both.
Target margin (%)Dealer's target retail margin as a decimal (e.g. 0.15 for 15%). Defaults to 0.15.
Recon cost (USD)Typical reconditioning cost per unit. Defaults to $1,500.
Dealer type"franchise" or "independent". Anchors channel-specific medians in calculations.

Optional (2)

Radius miles
Car type

Every path debits the same credit balance.

01What you get

You get back

Recent price drops nearby
Current supply
Average days to clear (recently off-market)
Suggested price band
Supply and demand gap
Dealer economics (front-end gross, cost to market)

02Sample

What Claude/ChatGPT renders back

The interactive report your assistant shows right in the chat, the same view Claude and ChatGPT render, plus a shareable hosted link. Built on live MarketCheck data.

You

I'm a franchise dealer in 60601 figuring out what to bid on at auction. Run a stocking guide for Toyota RAV4 XLE 2022s, 15% target margin, $1,500 recon.

Claude

via MarketCheck data

Each run also returns a shareable hosted link to this exact report.

03Try one of these

Tap to open in Claude or ChatGPT

I'm a franchise dealer in 60601 figuring out what to bid on at auction. Run a stocking guide for Toyota RAV4 XLE 2022s, 15% target margin, $1,500 recon.

Should I stock more 2021 Highlanders for my lot in 60601?

04Who uses it

Who runs the Stocking Guide

Independent and franchise dealers deciding whether a nameplate belongs on the lot.
Buyers heading to auction who want a Max Bid grounded in the local market, not a national book.
Dealer groups checking how a model moves in one store’s market before moving units.

05Questions

Before you run it

How is the Max Bid calculated?: From the local market price band back to a bid: target retail margin (15% by default), typical reconditioning cost ($1,500 by default) and floor plan cost are taken off the expected exit. The report also shows expected turn days, projected net and the dealer economics for the plan.
What does demand-to-supply mean here?: Recently off-market units (a sold proxy at last list price) set against the standing active supply for the same make and model in your radius, with separate thresholds for bidding at auction and for stocking the lot.
Does it use sale prices?: Every figure is a listed price. Active comparables are current asking prices and recently off-market comparables are shown at their last list price, the closest observable proxy to a transaction. Negotiated sale prices are private and not in the data.
What if I do not have a make and model in mind yet?: Run Market Movers first. It ranks the nameplates in your market by demand-to-supply and gives you an avoid list. The Stocking Guide then pins trims, years and a Max Bid for one of them.
What do I need and what does it cost?: Make, model and the ZIP of your lot. Trim, year or year range, target margin, recon cost and channel sharpen the numbers. $1.99 per run. Connect the MarketCheck AI Desk to Claude or ChatGPT once and ask in plain English, or run it from this website. You pay per report from a credit balance, with no subscription.

Technical reference (inputs, outputs, the MCP tool name): Stocking Guide documentation.

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Ready when you are

One click. Your assistant does the rest.