Know the real cost before you bid.
Auction Hunter AI combines deterministic landed-cost math — auction fees, shipping, customs duty, and repairs — with OpenAI-powered analysis to show what a salvage vehicle will really cost, and whether it's worth bidding on, before you commit a dollar.
Real OpenAI analysis is live on this deployment right now
Compare two sample deals, start a real search, or create an account — none of that is required to try the demo above.
Sample analysis — 2019 BMW X5
82/100Auction Price
$9,500
Final Landed Cost
$18,275
Est. Market Value
$24,995
Est. Upside
$6,720
61,000 mi · Front End damage · clean title · Copart · buy
How it works
Search six auction sources at once
Copart, IAA, AutoBidMaster, CarsFromWest, A Better Bid, and RideSafely — one form, one deduped result list.
True Total Cost, not just the hammer price
Auction price + auction fees + inland transport + ocean freight + customs duty/VAT + estimated repairs + a contingency buffer, added up before you ever click bid.
Deal Score you can audit, factor by factor
A deterministic 0-100 score built from title status, damage, mileage, and projected margin — every point explained, never a black box.
AI interprets the score, it doesn't invent it
OpenAI reads the deal score and cost breakdown to flag risks, hidden costs, and a recommended max bid. No API key? A deterministic analyzer takes over automatically — nothing ever breaks.
No account. No auction credentials. No API key.
Demo Mode turns on automatically when there's no database configured — every page above, including search, deal scoring, and cost breakdowns, runs against realistic sample data with nothing to set up. Add an OPENAI_API_KEY later and the same pages switch to real AI-powered analysis automatically, with no code changes.
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