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FOR INDEPENDENT BODY SHOPS & AUCTION WHOLESALERS

Every part.
Every retailer.
One real price.

TruCost queries 10 OEM, aftermarket, and recycled-parts feeds in parallel (with three more rolling in this quarter), then ranks them by total landed cost — fitment-checked against your actual VIN. No more 4-tab quote rituals.

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FREE50 searches/moPRO$59.99/mo per location✓ No retailer markup
VIN · 1HGCV1F30MA012345
2021 Honda Accord SportLIVE DEMO
⌕front bumper cover10 live · +3 coming
#01
AFTFITSBEST DEAL
Front bumper cover · primed
RockAuto · Free · 2 day
$142.80
total $142.80
#02
RECFITS
Front bumper cover · donor
LKQ Online · $48 · pickup
$115.00
total $163.00
#03
RECFITS
Front bumper cover · donor
Car-Part.com · $36 · 5 day
$128.00
total $164.00
Saved $158 vs. retail catalog · 4-tab time eliminated
WHO IT'S FOR
FOR BODY SHOPS· ESTIMATORS · PARTS BUYERS

Stop quote-hunting.
Start writing.

One VIN-bound search. Ten retailer feeds answer in parallel. Total landed cost, ranked. Your shop's wholesale account pricing surfaces inline.

  • Search by VIN — fitment is checked, not guessed
  • Side-by-side OEM, aftermarket, recycled with shipping baked in
  • B2B account pricing — NAPA Pro, Advance Pro (Q3)
  • $59.99/mo per location, no usage caps, no retailer markup
Start free → 50 searches/moNo credit card · email login
FOR AUCTION BUYERS· WHOLESALERS · DEALERS

Bid sharper.
Skip the spreadsheet.

Paste a Manheim run-list. Get repair cost per unit before the lane drops. Push the same estimate to your buying shop with one click.

  • Lane batch — 50 VINs at a time, parts cost in 90 seconds
  • Manheim OAuth (Q3) · OVE / ADESA CSV import (Q3)
  • Push estimate to a connected shop — they get the cart pre-filled
  • $59.99/mo flat — same price as Shop Pro
Coming soonManheim OAuth: rolling out Q3
BY THE NUMBERS
10
live retailer feeds
+3 rolling in: Car-Part · NAPA Pro · Advance Pro
9,668
part types indexed
canonical taxonomy across all live retailers
200ms
median VIN decode
NHTSA + OE catalog · YMM fallback
~6s
median search latency
all retailers in parallel · SSE streamed
QUERIES IN PARALLEL RockAuto LKQ Online CARiD NAPA Advance Auto AutoZone Amazon eBay 1A Auto Certifit
COMING THIS QUARTER Car-Part.com NAPA Pro Advance Pro
HOW IT WORKS

Four taps from VIN to ordered.

ADD VEHICLE

Scan or type the VIN

Scan a windshield barcode at the auction lane, or type 17 chars from the doorjamb. NHTSA + OE catalog decodes trim, engine, and fitment in 200ms.

PRIMARY
Scan VIN
Fastest and most accurate — decodes the full vehicle spec.
1HGCV1F30MA01234517/17
Scan VIN
A SINGLE PART, TWO TIMELINES

Twelve minutes of tab-juggling, or twenty-eight seconds.

WITHOUT TRUCOST~12:00
  • 00:00Open RockAuto, type VIN
  • 01:30Switch to LKQ, paste VIN, fight popup
  • 03:15Call NAPA counter — on hold
  • 06:40Tab back to RockAuto, lost cart
  • 09:20Spreadsheet: copy 4 prices, math shipping
  • 12:00Pick the second-cheapest by feel
WITH TRUCOST~0:28
  • 00:00Scan VIN sticker · doorjamb
  • 00:08Type "front bumper cover"
  • 00:1410 retailers answer in parallel
  • 00:18BEST DEAL ranked · landed cost
  • 00:24Click Buy now
  • 00:28Back to writing the estimate
Internal benchmark · front bumper cover on 2021 Accord Sport. Your search latency varies by retailer mix and time of day.
PRICING

One flat price. No retailer markup.

TRY IT
Free
$0
forever
Start free
  • 50 searches per month
  • 1 vehicle saved at a time
  • Single user · email login
  • Public retailer feeds only
No credit card. Switch to Pro any time.
MOST SHOPS
Shop Pro
$59.99
per location · monthly
Start 14-day trial
  • Unlimited searches · unlimited vehicles
  • Multi-user team account
  • B2B account pricing — NAPA Pro, Advance Pro (Q3)
  • Bulk cart across retailers (Q3)
Flat per-location pricing. No per-search fees.
WHOLESALERS
Auction Pro
$59.99
per buyer · monthly
Coming soon
  • Lane batch — 50 VINs in one job
  • Manheim OAuth (Q3) · OVE / ADESA CSV import (Q3)
  • Push estimate to connected shops
  • CSV export to your bidding tool
Same flat price as Shop Pro.
INVITED BY A WHOLESALERBody shops get 30 days of Shop Pro free + 50% off the first 6 months.
HOW WE MAKE MONEYSubscriptions plus standard retailer affiliate commissions (industry-standard 3–8%, paid by the retailer). The price you see is the retailer's own checkout price. We never mark anything up.