Appraisal
Appraisal copilotAppraise it once, on a phone.
Seven guided steps take a trade-in from the VIN to a submitted offer. They are made for one hand in the lot with the customer waiting, and every field saves as you go.
- Steps
- 7, the same on the phone and the desktop
- Photos
- 19 slots, 8 of them required
- Offer
- Valid for 7 days, subject to inspection
The seven steps
Seven steps, saved as you go.
Pick a step to see its screen. The sample is APR-0381, a 2022 Land Cruiser GXR that Omar Haddad appraised at Sandstone Motors Downtown.
Sample appraisal · APR-0381
Step 1 of 7 · Vehicle
Identify the car
Confirmed by the VIN
2022 Toyota Land Cruiser
GXR · 3.5 V6 twin-turbo · automatic
- Mileage
- 41,200 km
- Regional spec
- GCC · from the import check
- Service history
- Full dealer
- Keys
- 2 keys
No open appraisal or stock unit uses this VIN.
Step 1 of 7 · 09:24
Vehicle
Scan the VIN through the windscreen or type it. No VIN? Pick the car from the catalogue.
- The match is always labelled: confirmed by the VIN, picked from the list, or the decoder's guess
- A car already in stock or in someone's open appraisal can't start a new one
History checks
The price comes before the check.
The import and GCC check runs by itself as soon as the car is identified. The vehicle history report, for damage, title and theft records, costs AED 15 and says so before it runs. Nothing is charged until you confirm.
- Results are dated and sourced, and never say “clean”
- Keep going while a check runs: the result stays on the appraisal
- A car picked from the catalogue has no VIN, so it can't be checked
History checks · APR-0381 · Sample
2022 Toyota Land Cruiser GXR
- Checked Not run
Import and GCC status Included
Runs by itself once the car is identified
No import record found
Needs the VIN
- Not run Not run
Vehicle history AED 15
Damage, title and theft records · paid check · AED 15 a report
This check costs AED 15 and is billed to Sandstone Auto Group.
No damage, title or theft record foundNeeds the VIN
- The price is shown first. If it changes in the meantime, the run is refused.
- A stored result is reused at no charge, and a failed run isn't charged.
- An owner can set a monthly cap on paid checks. There is none until one is set.
Identified by the VIN: the import check has run. The vehicle history report waits for you to confirm its price.
Photos
Photos survive a dead signal.
A guided shot list walks you round the car: 19 slots by default, 8 of them required. Photos queue on the phone and upload when the signal returns, even after a reload. Other fields retry only while the page stays open.
Guided photos · default shot list · Sample
8 required of 19Required Optional Car's left on the left · never mirrored
Exterior · 8
- Front left angle Required
- Front right angle Required
- Rear right angle Required
- Rear left angle Required
- Front
- Rear
- Right side
- Left side
Details · 2
- Tyre tread
- Engine bay
Interior · 7
- Driver's door open
- Driver's seat
- Front seats Required
- Back seats
- Steering wheel
- Dashboard Required
- Boot
Documents · 2
- Odometer Required
- VIN plate Required
The shot list is a dealer setting, under Photo slots and checklists.
Photos · APR-0381 · Sample
Four shots taken with no signal
Photos survive a reload
Queued on the phone and uploaded when the signal returns, even after a reload.
Other fields retry while the page is open
Every field saves as you go. Offline, a field keeps retrying until it saves, but a reload before then loses that change. Keep the page open until the signal is back.
No signal: 4 photos are waiting on the phone. They'll upload by themselves when the signal returns.
Condition
Damage priced from your own library.
Grade the car from Excellent to Poor, then mark damage on a 10-panel body diagram. Each mark is priced from your reconditioning library, and standard preparation lines can be switched off for a car. The total goes into the offer as a cost.
- The driver's side stays on the left, and the diagram never mirrors in Arabic
- Every mark priced from your own library
- Preparation lines on or off, car by car
Each mark is priced from your reconditioning library and taken off the offer once.
Review and submit
One plain sentence, then frozen.
The review ends in a recommendation anyone can read, the checklist that must be complete, and who approves. Submit it, and the whole decision is frozen: nothing it used is ever recalculated.
Review and submit · APR-0381 · Sample
DealRevs recommends
Buy it. Offer AED 206,000, go up to AED 210,300.
Your offer is AED 206,000. You can move up to AED 210,300 before the offer needs more approval.
Within your maximum
- Market evidence
- 31 comparables · strong evidence · 06:00
- Selling speed
- About 28 days
- History
- No import, damage or title record found
- Condition Good
- 2 damage marks · AED 3,200 to recondition
- Offer
- Within the maximum · 2% below it
Frozen with it, never recalculated
- Engine version
- Inputs
- Market
- Book value
- History
- VAT
- Policies
Later market moves are shown beside these figures, never merged into them.
Before you submit
- Car identified
- Mileage
- Photos 8 of 8
- Condition grade
- Offer
- Expected sale price confirmed Not needed: strong market evidence
- Customer name and mobile
- Consent to processing
- Reason for the approver Not needed: no policy asks for one
Who approves
Faisal Rahimi can approve
High-value offers · 2 approval steps · the offer is over a manager's limit of AED 150,000
Due at 11:38, 120 working minutes after submission.
Customer and offer
Consent on record, an offer in hand.
The customer step records who is selling, how to reach them, what they expect and when they'll decide, with their consent. Once the offer is approved, print it or share it by WhatsApp as an “Offer for your car”.
Customer and offer · APR-0381 · Sample
Offer ready · approved at 09:42Step 6 of 7 · Customer
- Name
- Left out of the sample
- Mobile
- Left out of the sample
- Preferred language
- English
- How to contact them
- Customer expects
- AED 215,000
- Decision expected
- Wednesday 14 October
Seller and VAT
VAT evidence: margin-scheme eligibility. Finance or the owner confirms the treatment before the purchase completes.
Sandstone Auto GroupSandstone Motors Downtown
Offer for your car
2022 Toyota Land Cruiser GXR
41,200 km · GCC spec · APR-0381
AED 206,000
Valid until 19 October 2026
This offer is subject to inspection of the documents and the car as described.
Sandstone Auto Group: our offer for your 2022 Toyota Land Cruiser GXR is AED 206,000.
- Printing or sharing presents the offer. That ends the approver's five-minute undo window.
- Valid for 7 days by default. When that runs out, the appraisal shows as Expired; the check runs every 10 minutes.
After submission
Every appraisal ends somewhere clear.
Each appraisal carries one status, from Draft to Won. The pipeline lists them as a table or a board, with the ones needing action first.
After submission · APR-0381 · Sample
Offer ready · valid until 19 Oct-
Draft
Started; the car isn't confirmed
09:24
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Appraising
Capture in progress
09:24
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Awaiting approval
Submitted; step 1 of 2, then 2 of 2
09:38
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Offer ready Now
Approved by Faisal Rahimi; shared by WhatsApp at 09:44
09:42
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Won
The customer accepts; the car becomes incoming stock
Not yet
Other endings
- Changes requested An approver sent it back with a note. It returns to the appraiser.
- Declined The dealer chose not to buy, with a reason.
- Lost The customer walked away.
- Expired The offer ran out: 7 days by default, checked every 10 minutes.
- Discarded A draft abandoned before submission.
Lost, declined and expired appraisals can be reopened, unless the car is now in stock or in another appraisal. A revised offer goes through approval again.
Mark it won
Two things must be true first.
- A confirmed VAT treatment Dana Yousif confirmed the margin scheme at 10:31
- A final price no more than AED 500 above the approved amount Up to AED 206,500 for this car without approving again
The car becomes incoming stock in the same step, with its final price, reconditioning estimate, VAT treatment and evidence, and the car photos. Damage photos and documents stay on the appraisal.
Also in the appraisal
No double work, no lost drafts.
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One car, one appraisal
A car already in stock or in someone's open appraisal can't start a new one. The screen says who has it: “Omar Haddad is already appraising this car.”
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Save and exit
Every field saves as it goes. Save and exit keeps the draft, and it reopens at the furthest step reached.
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The same steps on the desktop
The seven steps are the same on the phone and the desktop, so a draft started in the lot can be finished at a desk.
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Paid decodes ask first
Mercedes-Benz VINs may cost money to decode, so DealRevs asks before it runs one.
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No margins on the sales phone
A sales executive sees the opening offer and the maximum, never cost or margin. The server leaves those figures out; it doesn't just hide them.
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A sanity check on mileage
The mileage is checked against the car's age: 5,000 to 25,000 km a year, unless an expected mileage is known for the car.
Who does what
The copilot guides. You appraise.
- Walks you through seven steps and saves every field as it goes
- Runs the import check by itself and prices paid checks before they run
- Queues photos on the phone until the signal returns
- Prices each damage mark from your reconditioning library
- Writes the recommendation in one sentence and checks the list before you submit
- Confirm the car, its mileage and its spec
- Take the photos and mark the damage
- Agree the offer with the customer and record their consent
- Submit it, pass on the car, or save and exit
- An approver decides before the offer is presented
Questions
Asked in the lot.
What happens when the signal drops?
Photos queue on the phone and upload when the signal returns, even after a reload. Other fields keep retrying while the page stays open, but a reload before they save loses those changes, so keep the page open until you're back in signal.
Can two people appraise the same car?
No. A car already in stock or in someone's open appraisal can't start a new one, and the screen says who is appraising it.
What do history checks cost?
The import and GCC check is included and runs by itself. The vehicle history report, for damage, title and theft records, costs AED 15. It shows its price before it runs and is charged only once you confirm. A stored result is reused at no charge, and a failed run isn't charged.
Can we appraise a car without a VIN?
Yes: pick it from the catalogue. Without a VIN, though, no history check can run.
Who sees the customer's details?
Only people allowed to see customer contact details. For everyone else the server masks the number, for example +971 •• ••• 0100.
Does the offer change if the market moves?
No. On submission the whole decision is frozen with its market, history, VAT and policies. Later market moves are shown beside the frozen figures, never merged into them.
How long is an offer valid?
Seven days by default. After that it expires, checked every 10 minutes. An expired appraisal can be reopened, unless the car is now in stock or in another appraisal.
Keep exploring
Works with the rest of the team
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Valuation agent
Quick valuation
Open at, pay up to. A defensible range from a VIN, before anyone inspects the car.
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Approval router
Approvals
The right approver, in working minutes, seeing what the appraiser saw.
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Pricing agent
Stock and pricing
Every car against its own market, every morning, with a next step.
Book a demo
Bring one trade-in. Leave with its number.
Pick a car from your lot. We'll value it with you against this morning's market, appraise it on a phone and take it through approval, start to finish.