Managing car consignment in a showroom

Own stock or consignment

	Own stock	Consignment
Owner of the car	The showroom	A private person or another professional
Money tied up	Purchase price paid	None
What the showroom earns	Selling price − landed cost	Selling price − amount paid to the owner
Information to keep	Purchase, costs, paperwork	Owner's details, agreed net price

Creating a consignment offer

In Showroom213, when creating the offer:

1. Choose consignment instead of "showroom".
2. Fill in the owner's name, phone and email: they stay attached to the car.
3. Complete the record as for your stock: photos (including from the phone by QR code), mileage, VIN, customs and paperwork status.
4. Enter your selling price and, if you like, the net amount promised to the owner as the purchase price to see your margin.

Selling the car

Once listed, a consignment car behaves like any car in stock:

• it can be linked to leads and sent by WhatsApp or Telegram;
• the order takes 4 steps, with a deposit and instalments;
• the payment status is calculated automatically;
• the sales contract is generated with the buyer's details (Pro and Business plans).

Good practice

• Agree on the net price in writing before displaying the car.
• Check the paperwork at drop-off: a car with missing papers sells poorly.
• Set a consignment period and review the price if the car stays a long time: Showroom213 shows the number of days in stock on every car.

To compare with running things on a notebook or Excel, read Showroom213 vs Excel and WhatsApp.