Market Conditions Commentary (Archive 2012-August)
With nearly 40 years in the wholesale automobile business, our founder Robert Hollenshead offers his insights on the market and where it is going -- info to help your business succeed!
by Robert Hollenshead
8/29/2012 10:35:39 PM

Here is an email to me from one of my guys that buys for me, and for the past four decades, we have sold at the same auction. Rear this carefully and think about what is being said here, it couldn’t be crazier if it was a Salvador Dali painting…but it’s true.  Now keep in mind I have sold many hundreds of thousands of cars at the auction and sell more than anyone in the history of the automobile business including Galves and Grandfather Kelley combined times 100:

Hey Bob,

While I was down at (XYZ) Toyota today, one of Manheims sales rep's  was there trying to get them to send their cars to the sale.  The used car manager said he sold them at the door.   The girl asked who he was selling to, he said us (Hollenshead). With that,  the rep then said that

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