Guide for Dealers: How to Buy Used Cars on Wallapop

In an increasingly competitive automotive market, finding vehicles at a good price and in good condition has become essential to maximize business opportunities.

In this article, we will explore how dealers can take advantage of the Wallapop platform to efficiently buy used cars and get the most out of them. So get ready to discover the secrets that will lead you to success on Spain's most popular buying and selling platform.

Introduction to Buying Cars on Wallapop

Wallapop is a buying and selling app between individuals where all types of vehicles can also be found. With over 260,000 active daily users and millions of searches, it has become an important market for used cars.

The motor section has a specific search tool to quickly find the desired vehicle or the most suitable type of vehicle for our business model.

Thanks to the advanced options in the filters, you can filter by elements such as:

• Location

• Price

• Type of vehicle

• Mileage

• Make and model

• Year of registration

• Type of seller

Thanks to these filters, if you are looking for specific vehicles for your dealership, you can save a lot of time.

What are the advantages of buying used cars on Wallapop?

It is important to highlight that Wallapop offers a series of features that can be very useful for buying vehicles to subsequently sell them.

Among the main advantages of Wallapop for buying or selling cars are:

• Specific search tool to quickly find the desired vehicle.

• Access to both offers from individuals and professionals.

• Zero cost for individuals (only two ads).

• Chat to negotiate the purchase very conveniently.

• Ratings from buyers and sellers.

Step-by-step Guide to Buying a Car on Wallapop

Next, we will outline the step-by-step of a simple strategy with a high closing rate focused on the purchase of cars on Wallapop.

1. We recommend creating a Wallapop PRO profile, that is, a professional one. Complete the profile well, adding a profile picture with our company logo and writing a brief description about us.

2. Time to choose the type of search, we can look for specific models or see what the market offers within our range:

   
   

   1. Specific models: Simply search by brand and model in question, limiting by years and kilometers. One of the disadvantages of this type of search is that most of the time, the results will be outside our area of influence and we will have to hire transport or travel to see or pick up the vehicle. This reality adds certain risks, such as the possibility that the car, upon picking it up, is not in the expected condition, resulting in a loss of time and money.

   2. Nearby opportunities: This model of search is highly recommended especially if we want to have variety in our offer. We will apply a distance filter, no greater than 100KM. In addition, we should add the filters for years and kilometers that we estimate. Once we have the list, we will filter by the recent tab. This will allow us to see the newest offers. The disadvantage of this method is that we will need to find out whether the ad we see is from an individual or a professional.

   3. Messages via chat: Once we have the filters for the vehicles we are interested in ready, the ideal is to start making searches first thing in the morning and in the afternoon. It is common to have several interesting cars in each filter that will allow us to start sending messages via chat. The messages should be short and concise, such as "Hello Laura, is the car still available?".

Once we receive a response, it is advisable to make an offer as quickly as possible. To set the context, individuals selling their vehicles are usually bombarded with messages and cannot respond to everyone. They are more likely to attend to clearer and more concise messages.

When sending an offer, it is important that it is realistic and meets the seller's expectations. Our recommendation is to use tools like Autobiz or Eurotax and combine them with your experience. Let’s go with an example:

• Hello Laura, is the car still available?

• Yes, for now.

• Great, we can offer you €11,300. That would be clean for you; we will take care of changing the ownership with the money in advance.

Why do we recommend doing it this way? The vast majority of competitors in the car buying market are large platforms that do not have the payment agility that a smaller used car dealership can offer. Many times, the seller wants quick money and to forget about it; it is our job to convey enough confidence. The reviews we accumulate over time will help us a lot.

Conclusion: Take advantage of buying from individuals thanks to Wallapop

Thanks to its wide reach and significant advantages, Wallapop stands out as an ideal platform for professionals to efficiently buy used cars and then resell them, thus maximizing their business opportunities. However, it is also important to keep in mind that buying through portals like Wallapop and, above all, from individuals, often has the added note that the seller is not a professional, and you need to spend a little more time filtering and reading vehicle descriptions to avoid last-minute surprises.