The Trade-In Con Costing Dealers Thousands Per Deal with Frederick Grimm

The Trade-In Con Costing Dealers Thousands Per Deal with Frederick Grimm

April 30, 2026 · 42 min

About this episode

Frederick Grimm discusses the hidden trade-in costs affecting dealerships and how his company, FIXD, addresses these issues with Appraisal Pro.

Frederick Grimm is the co-founder and COO of FIXD — the company behind America's most widely used vehicle diagnostic device with over 4 million units sold. After scanning millions of cars, his team discovered dealerships had a problem they didn't even know existed. He built Appraisal Pro to solve it. Now used by over 1,100 franchise dealerships, it tells any dealer in under 2 minutes the exact mechanical condition and true reconditioning cost of any trade-in. Tune in to find out more! Connect...

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