31 Oct 2024 07:30
Andrew Glaser of Vantage Auto
For episode 93 of the BaT Podcast, Alex and Howard sit down with Andrew Glaser, founder and CEO of Vantage Auto, who has currently listed just under 1,500 cars on BaT and is still going strong. Andrew calls in from the rear end of a Maybach to discuss the recent BaT Alumni Gathering in New York; the Smart Crossblade as art; broken family promises; wholesaling 200 cars a week; a quick and necessary pivot as the pandemic set in; the beauty in low-mile examples of otherwise pedestrian cars; barns full of undriven Dodges in the middle of nowhere; the downside of over-reconditioning; the somewhat unusual position of being a car enthusiast in car sales; the Element and CR-V trends; "bids per mile"; a frank look at the current state of the market for volume dealers, and sage advice for others in the same position; the power of the comments section; well over the unicorn limit; the triumph and pain of selling 11 special cars at once; and an upcoming move into consignment.
Follow along! Links for the listings discussed in this episode:
2:35 989-Mile 2005 Porsche 911 Turbo S Cabriolet 6-Speed
20:34 1,700-Mile 2006 Ford GT
23:40 Vantage Auto Collection on Instagram
25:28 12k-Mile 2006 Honda CR-V 4WD SE
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