New to acquisition — sourcing 10+ cars a month
When Daniel stepped into an acquisition specialist role at Vehicle Fleet Services, a multi-state dealer group, he was new to the seat — up against seasoned buyers in a highly competitive market. The job came down to finding the deals others miss, first, without years of experience to lean on.
The challenge
New acquisition buyers start at a disadvantage. Veterans have years of instincts, relationships, and a feel for where the deals hide. Daniel had none of that yet — just a competitive market and a lot to prove.
He needed to source fast and source well, right away — without the head start that experience usually gives you.
Before Hooptie
His regional manager pointed the team toward VETTX. Even new to the role, Daniel could tell the difference — and told him straight that Hooptie was surfacing fresher, better deals.
Why they switched
Fresh every 6 minutes
Hooptie rescans every marketplace every ~6 minutes — so Daniel saw new listings while they were still fresh, not hours later.
Price-drop alerts
“Game changing.” When a private seller cuts their price, Hooptie re-scores it against wholesale and retail and pushes it back to the top of the feed.
Surfaces hidden deals
The platform constantly surfaced fresh opportunities and hidden deals he'd otherwise have missed entirely.
Everything in one feed
Every marketplace in a single feed he could live in all day — no tab-hopping, no missed channels.
What Hooptie did
Hooptie scanned every marketplace every ~6 minutes, surfaced the fresh and hidden deals other buyers missed, flagged price drops re-scored against wholesale, and put it all in one feed — the tool Daniel worked from ten hours a day.
The result
Hooptie became Daniel's daily driver. When his regional manager suggested VETTX, Daniel pushed back — Hooptie was surfacing fresher, better deals. In his words, he was “definitely team Hooptie,” and the price-drop feature was “game changing” for how he sourced.
Hooptie gives me an edge in a highly competitive market. The platform constantly surfaces fresh opportunities and hidden deals that I'd otherwise miss. As someone sourcing vehicles daily for Vehicle Fleet Services, it's become an essential tool in my arsenal.