What exactly does Hooptie do?
Hooptie watches every private-party car listing across the major marketplaces in your area, around the clock. It filters out the dealers, salvage titles, and junk, scores each clean listing against real wholesale and local retail values, and pushes you only the cars with real margin — the moment they're posted. Instead of refreshing five tabs all day, you get a shortlist of profitable deals straight to your phone.
Which marketplaces does Hooptie scan, and how often?
Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, OfferUp, Cars.com, and AutoTraderFacebook Marketplace, Kijiji, and AutoTrader — all in one feed. Every platform is rescanned every 6 minutes, from 6am to midnight, 7 days a week. The second a private-party car gets listed in your radius, you can be the first dealer in the seller's inbox.
How is this different from just setting up alerts on Facebook Marketplace?
Marketplace alerts tell you a car got listed. They don't tell you whether it's a deal, they don't cover Craigslist, OfferUp, Cars.com, or AutoTrader, and they don't filter out dealers, salvage titles, or junk. Hooptie pulls every platform into one feed, strips out the noise, and scores each car against wholesale and local retail — so you're not just notified faster, you're told which cars are actually worth your time and what your margin looks like before you pick up the phone.
How does Hooptie compare to Swoopa and other sourcing tools?
Most sourcing tools — Swoopa included — help you find listings faster, and stop there. They pull from a few platforms and send alerts. Hooptie does that too, but it's the starting point, not the product.
The difference is what happens after a car is found. Every listing is verified for seller type (dealers and flippers filtered out), title status (salvage, rebuilt, and flood removed), and condition (damage flagged from photos). Then the asking price is compared against 500+ mileage-adjusted local comps and industry wholesale values.
Other tools flag cars priced under retail and call them steals — but you can buy under-retail at auction any day of the week. The money is in cars priced under wholesale, and that's what Hooptie surfaces. A firehose of listings vs. a shortlist of deals that actually pencil out.
Where do your pricing and wholesale numbers come from — are they accurate?
Every car is scored two ways: against 500+ mileage-adjusted local retail comps so you know what it sells for in your market, and against industry wholesale values so you know what it's worth at auction. On every deal you see the wholesale average, the wholesale range, the retail average, and an estimated spread — so you're working from real market data, not an inflated "below retail" guess.
How does Hooptie keep junk out of my feed?
Every listing is verified before it reaches you. Dealer and flipper posts are filtered out so you only see true private-party cars. Salvage, rebuilt, and flood titles are removed. Photos are checked for visible damage. Instead of scrolling past 90% noise, you open your feed to clean, private-party cars worth calling on.
Can I track and manage the deals I find?
Yes — Hooptie includes a built-in CRM. When you find a car worth chasing, save it so it never gets buried in a text thread. Keep your notes on each car and seller, and work every deal you're chasing in one organized place instead of across screenshots and sticky notes.
Does Hooptie work for the specific makes and models I buy?
Yes. When you set up a deal engine, you choose exactly what you're looking for — make, model, year range, price range, mileage, and more. If you only buy Hondas and Toyotas under $15k, that's all you'll see. If you only want trucks, set it and forget it. Hooptie sends you what you actually buy, not everything.
What if there aren't many deals in my area?
Hooptie scans every major marketplace at once, so even in smaller markets you're casting a far wider net than you could by hand. You set your own radius — up to 200 miles320 km — and can run up to 3 separate markets on the Pro plan. Most users see their first quality deal within 48 hours.
How fast will I see my first deal?
Most users see their first quality deal within 24–48 hours. It depends on your market, radius, and how specific your filters are — wider radius and broader filters mean more deals, faster. Even in smaller markets, Hooptie is scanning every platform every 6 minutes, so if there's a deal out there, you'll see it.
What devices can I use Hooptie on?
Hooptie runs on iPhone — download it from the App Store — and in any browser via the web app. An Android app is coming soon.Hooptie runs in any browser via the web app, with mobile apps coming soon. Your deals, alerts, and CRM stay in sync wherever you log in.
Is this only for licensed dealers?
No. Hooptie is used by licensed dealers, wholesalers, flippers, and independent buyers. Anyone sourcing private-party inventory to resell can benefit. If you buy cars to make money, this is for you.
Is Hooptie worth $179/month?
Missing one deal costs more than the subscription. Most dealers we talk to leave $2,000–$5,000 on the table because they see cars too late — by the time a good one hits their radar, 5–10 other dealers have already seen it.
Hooptie flips that: you see underpriced private listings the moment they go live, before other dealers know they exist. One extra deal a month more than pays for the year.
And the price is part of the edge. If this were $29/month, every dealer in your area would have it — same deals, same alerts, same competition. At $179 you're competing with a small number of dealers who actually move fast. That's where the advantage comes from.
Why only $1 to start?
The $1 verifies a card on file and keeps tire-kickers out, so we can give serious dealers the attention they deserve. It unlocks your first 30 days of full access — all platforms, all alerts, the CRM, every feature. After 30 days it becomes $179/month.
What happens after my first 30 days?
Your subscription auto-renews at $179/month and we email you a receipt every month. Cancel anytime from the app or through Stripe — no contracts, no calls, no retention games.
Can I cancel anytime, and what if I cancel during the first month?
Yes. Cancel anytime from the app or by emailing support@hooptie.io — your access runs through the end of your billing period, with no contracts, hoops, or retention calls. If you cancel during your first 30 days, your subscription simply ends and you're never charged the $179. The $1 setup charge is non-refundable.
