Bid
What a buyer will pay
The best active buyer offer on that model right now. In plain English: “I’ll do this deal for $126 per month.”
You name your terms. Dealers respond in the open. The live desk shows where buyers and the market stand—without the showroom guessing game.
2026 Nissan Rogue SV
Kingston, NY · monthly
Bid
$126
Buyer
Ask
$141
Market
Spread
$15
The gap
Market language, without the jargon
Think of buying a house: the bid is the buyer’s offer, the ask is the market price, and the spread is the distance between them.
What a buyer will pay
The best active buyer offer on that model right now. In plain English: “I’ll do this deal for $126 per month.”
What the market is asking
The market-side monthly price shown for the model, based on available inventory and market activity. In plain English: “This is what it takes to get the car.”
How far apart they are
Ask minus bid. A smaller spread means both sides are closer to a deal. A wider spread means there is more negotiating distance.
Both sides are close
Buyer and market are nearly aligned. The deal may need only a small move from either side.
More negotiating distance
The buyer’s offer and market price are farther apart. Expect more movement before a deal is likely.
Reading the live desk
The UI borrows the clarity of a trading terminal, but every element maps to a familiar part of buying a car.
The simplest way to say it
“The board shows what buyers will pay, what the market wants, and how close they are to making a deal.”
One model, one readable snapshot: vehicle, location, bid, ask, spread, and recent movement.
The arrow and sparkline show how retail listing/sold prices have moved over about 30 days—not the monthly bid or ask, and not the spread.
A quick comparison with similar vehicles. Below market can signal a stronger value for the shopper.
Select a row and its details open beside the market, keeping the shopper in context while taking action.
A running feed of bids, responses, and closes—the visible proof that activity is happening across the market.
The desk shows the best public bid, the listing ask, and spread (ask minus bid). When no shopper has submitted an open offer yet, the public book still shows a seeded bid—the same Level 2 levels—so the tape stays readable. A real open bid always replaces the seed.
From search to driveway
Discover
Search real inventory or browse the live market by model. Every result is organized like a quote, so price and activity are easy to compare.
Compete
Build an offer with the monthly payment, money down, and terms that work for you. Your bid gives dealers a clear number to beat.
Watch
Responses arrive on the same market desk. Follow the movement, compare the terms side by side, and see when the gap starts to close.
Close
Accept the response that fits, coordinate the next step, and move forward without negotiating against yourself in a showroom.
Ready to see it move?
Browsing is open. When you find the right car, build your terms and let dealers compete for the deal.