Selling your vehicle
You're getting your vehicle ready to sell. An Autoentic record gives any prospective buyer a direct answer to the question they're already going to ask: "Is the paint factory?" Whether the answer is yes, partly, or no, having a signed record attached to the VIN makes the conversation shorter.
Why get a record before you list
Buyers are increasingly sceptical about paint, especially on cars above a certain value or with anything unusual in the history report. An independent measurement reframes that conversation: you're not asking the buyer to trust you, you're handing them data.
The record sits with the VIN. You don't have to remember to forward it — a buyer can pull it up themselves from the listing.
You don't need factory-original paint to benefit
A documented Refinished grade beats an undocumented one every time. Buyers reward transparency; they punish surprises. Disclosure is positioning, not weakness.
What the record does for your listing
Two scenarios — both improve with a record.
If your vehicle is factory original. The record turns a soft claim ("yeah, original paint") into verifiable evidence: Autoentic Inspected with per-panel Factory Original grades, tied to the VIN, signed, and shareable. That typically supports asking-price defensibility in both private-sale and dealer-trade contexts. A buyer who can verify originality without trusting you is a buyer who can move faster.
If your vehicle has one or more refinished panels. The record lets you disclose proactively. A disclosed Refinished panel with a signed record frequently outpositions an undisclosed one that a buyer's inspector finds later. A discovered surprise late in negotiation is the most common reason a deal slips on price; a documented one going in rarely does.
Documented paint condition affects both private sales and dealer trade-ins, but typically matters more in private sales — buyers there have more leverage to discount for unknowns. A dealer's trade-in offer is usually built on a quick visual; a record can sometimes shift it, though private-sale buyers generally weight it more heavily.
What the inspection looks like
Two service tiers:
- Metal Panels — $49. Every metal body panel.
- All Panels — $99. Metal plus plastic bumpers and any composite panels.
Book at autoentic.com/book: pick a tier, tell us about the vehicle, enter your ZIP, pick a partner shop near you. A technician measures every panel in approximately 10 minutes, and your record is available the same day — emailed to you, attached to your VIN, ready to share with the next person who asks.