DealerKeyAuto

UTAH-LICENSED DEALER · PAY ONLY ON DELIVERY

Pay nothing if I can’t beat your Utah dealer’s quote.

I’m Dallin — Utah-licensed wholesale dealer. I bid for you at the same auction every Utah dealership shops. Flat $1,500 fee — and only when the car’s in your driveway.

The DealerKey Promise

$0 fee if I can’t save you at least $3,000 vs. your dealer’s out-the-door quote. Otherwise flat $1,500 — paid only on delivery.

$412,800

Saved across our first 80 buyers

$8,256

Average savings per car

$1,500

Flat fee. Paid only on delivery.

Utah MVED-licensed wholesale dealerSame auction every Utah dealership shopsShip anywhere in the lower 48

$0 if we don't beat your dealer's quote

The DealerKey Promise. Otherwise flat $1,500 — paid only on delivery.

Utah MVED-licensed dealer

Same auction every Utah dealership shops. License on every invoice.

Flat $1,500 fee, paid on delivery

Never a percentage. Never up front.

You approve every bid in writing

Nothing happens without your written sign-off.

The process

Six steps. You approve the number before we lift a paddle.

Most clients go from first call to keys in 2–6 weeks. Nothing is a mystery box.

01

Tell us the car

Year, make, model, trim, mileage ceiling, color tolerance, drive-out budget. 15 minutes on the phone.

02

We pull wholesale + local retail comps

You see the wholesale auction range and Utah retail listings side-by-side — before any bid goes in.

03

You approve the target price

Every line item in writing: hammer + buy fee + transport + our $1,500 + tax + doc. We don't exceed it without your signoff.

04

We bid at the auction

Live lanes + Simulcast, 4–6 dealer-only sales a week across the West. You get a text when we're bidding and a text when we win.

05

Post-sale inspection

Optional $150 third-party inspection at the auction before the car leaves. Standard on pre-2019 or 80k+ mile units.

06

Title + delivery

We handle the auction title + registration prep nationwide. Free local delivery within 200 miles of Springville, UT — open carrier transport anywhere else in the lower 48.

The receipt is the product

Run your deal. See every line item.

Drag the sliders. Compare the Utah dealer out-the-door to a DealerKey Auto auction purchase in real time. No guesswork, no asterisks.

Live · Drive-out math

Run your deal. See every line item.

Drag the sliders to model the vehicle you're shopping. Numbers update live.

Vehicle Arbitrage

$14,069

25.2% off drive-out · 9.4x your fee

Traditional dealer

Opaque
Advertised price
$47,520
Dealer "market adjustment"
$2,500
Mandatory add-ons
$1,995
Utah sales tax (6.1%)
$3,173
Doc / registration
$699
Out-the-door$55,887

DealerKey Auto (auction + flat fee)

Transparent
Auction winning bid
$38,000
Our flat fee
$1,500
Utah sales tax (6.1%)
$2,318
Out-the-door$41,818

Every $1 of our fee saves you $9.4 vs the dealer lot on this deal.

Target your car → book call

Estimate only. Final drive-out depends on auction winning bid, unit condition, and Utah sales tax/doc fees at time of purchase. Our flat fee is always $1,500.

Real receipts

Three deals. Three redacted invoices. $0 kept.

Same make, same model, same year — at the Utah dealer lot vs. through DealerKey Auto.

See all case studies

Family hauler

2022 Chevrolet Tahoe LT 4WD

Brian T., Lehi UT

Dealer quote$64,563
DealerKey OTD$52,299
Buyer saved$0

Larry H. Miller Chevrolet Sandy$3,995 markup + $1,299 appearance pack

The Tahoe showed up cleaner than the one at Larry H. they wanted $58,900 for.
Read the full deal

Enthusiast weekend truck

2021 Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro

Tyler K., Bountiful UT

Dealer quote$50,451
DealerKey OTD$42,179
Buyer saved$0

Ken Garff Toyota Orem$2,500 markup + $1,495 certified upcharge

I was ready to wait six more months. They found it in three weeks.
Read the full deal

Business work truck

2023 Ford F-250 XLT 4x4 Crew Cab

Paul M., Spanish Fork UT

Dealer quote$74,643
DealerKey OTD$60,182
Buyer saved$0

Young Ford / Doug Smith Ford$4,500 markup + $2,199 service contract push

Two trucks, fourteen grand back in the business. That's a mini-excavator.
Read the full deal

Aggregate — first 50 buyers

$0 saved · $0 average · 78% arrived after a Utah franchise quote

Start yours

The empty quadrant

Nobody else sits in the top-right corner.

Every other option is either the seller (Carvana, CarMax, Larry H. Miller) or works on retail pricing (CarEdge, TrueCar). We're the only one that's both transparent on price and on your side.

FeatureDealerKey$0 unless we beat your quoteTraditional
dealer
CarEdge /
YAA
Carvana /
CarMax
Price shown before commitmentWholesale + retail compsSticker onlyDealer-dependentTheir price
Fee transparent up-front$1,500 flatHidden in markup + F&I$999 + retail-minusHidden in markup
Licensed wholesale auction buyer Yes YesNo Yes
Works on the buyer's side YesNo YesNo
You approve every bid YesNoNoNo
Local retail comps includedEvery dealNoNoNo
Avg buyer savings$4,000+$0 (you paid retail)~$2,200negative

CarEdge average savings figure is their published concierge metric. Traditional dealer markup range based on typical Utah franchise markup 2024–2025.

Verified Utah buyers

Quiet wins from Wasatch-front buyers.

Every client started by walking out of a Utah dealer lot. Every quote below comes from a real winning bid.

The Tahoe showed up cleaner than the one at Larry H. they wanted $58,900 for.

Brian T. · Lehi, UT

2022 Chevy Tahoe LT 4WD

Saved $12,264

I was ready to wait six more months. They found it in three weeks.

Tyler K. · Bountiful, UT

2021 Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro

Saved $8,272

Two trucks, fourteen grand back in the business. That's a mini-excavator.

Paul M. · Spanish Fork, UT

2023 Ford F-250 XLT

Saved $14,461

FAQ

The questions every Utah buyer asks

Six questions every Utah buyer asks before hiring an auction service. The full 18-question list lives on the FAQ page.

  • Bring me a written out-the-door quote from a Utah dealer. If I can’t come back with a wholesale auction comp that saves you at least $3,000 vs. that quote, you owe me nothing — keep the comps either way. If I can, the fee is flat $1,500, paid only when the car is in your driveway. Never up front, never a percentage.
  • The auction network publishes a detailed condition report on every vehicle before the lane, and offers a 5-day arbitration window on announced conditions. For anything pre-2019 or over 80k miles we recommend the optional $150 third-party inspection before the car ships. We never touch Copart or IAA salvage.

The DealerKey Promise

Tell me the car. I’ll text the wholesale comp.

Year, make, model, your phone. I text back the wholesale auction comp + Utah retail comp within 10 minutes. Free, no call required.

  • · $0 fee if I can’t save you at least $3,000 vs. your dealer’s out-the-door quote
  • · Otherwise flat $1,500 — paid only when the car’s in your driveway
  • · 80 buyers · $412,800 saved · $8,256 average per car

Tell me the car. I’ll text the wholesale comp.

Free · 10-minute text-back · no call required.