# TradeBasis

> US vehicle appraisal and market intelligence platform built specifically for car dealers — live state-level comp sets, USD pricing, transparent appraisals.

TradeBasis is a B2B SaaS application primarily for small and midsize independent US dealers using no appraisal software or relying on book values. Staff at larger dealerships can also use it for independent verification. It provides trim-aware market valuations using live US dealer listings — asking-price evidence, not completed-sale prices or a condition assessment.

## Product overview

TradeBasis has two tiers:

- **Lite ($99 USD/month, 1 user):** Quick Appraisal — VIN or manual-entry market valuations using live US dealer listings, mileage adjustment when available, and days-on-market indicators.
- **Pro ($249 USD/month, up to 10 users):** Full access — appraisal worksheet, custom comp exclusions, inventory management with live market pricing, re-pricing, reconditioning tracking, printable client reports, Workbench KPI dashboard.

Month-to-month, no contracts. All data included at every tier — no per-data-source charges.

## Key differentiators

- **Live listing data:** Live US dealer listings (not Manheim, NADA, KBB, or Black Book) as the primary comp set. State-first cascading radius: state → 100 mi → national → adjacent model years.
- **Trim-aware matching:** Proprietary trim classifier separates trim levels (e.g. XSE vs XSE Premium, AWD variants) to prevent grade-mixing in comp sets.
- **Transparent comp sets:** Every comparable listing is shown as its own row, linked to the source listing where a source URL is available. Appraisers can exclude individual outliers and watch the valuation recalculate live.
- **Logarithmic mileage adjustment:** A 125,000-mile vehicle is not penalized at the same per-mile rate as a 37,000-mile vehicle.
- **Days-on-market context:** Quick Appraisal shows market-turn indicators. The Pro worksheet separately applies velocity-based offer adjustments; listing age does not establish a completed sale.
- **USD billing:** All pricing in US dollars. No currency translation at the desk.

## Pricing

- [Pricing](https://tradebasis.net/pricing): Full plan comparison — Lite ($99 USD/month, 1 user) vs Pro ($249 USD/month, up to 10 users), feature-by-feature breakdown, FAQ, and sign-up. No setup fees, no contracts, cancel anytime.
- [One-time consumer report](https://tradebasis.net/report): $99 USD for a personalized vehicle market evidence report, not a monthly subscription. The illustrative example and methodology are free to view. There is no free trial of the paid dealer subscriptions.

## Insights (research and analysis)

https://insights.tradebasis.net/ is the TradeBasis US research site, with monthly market reports, dealer playbook, vehicle intelligence and policy analysis.

- Research discovery: https://insights.tradebasis.net/llms.txt
- Machine-readable US market index: https://insights.tradebasis.net/market-index.json

## Comparison pages

- [TradeBasis vs vAuto](https://tradebasis.net/compare/vauto-alternative): Side-by-side comparison covering data foundation, pricing, and workflow. vAuto is a Cox Automotive product sold on per-dealership quotes; TradeBasis is independent and publishes its pricing.
- [TradeBasis vs Carbly](https://tradebasis.net/compare/carbly-alternative): Side-by-side comparison. Carbly (Ambient Automotive) aggregates guide books (J.D. Power, KBB, Black Book) and integrates with auction platforms. TradeBasis uses live dealer listings as the primary comp set with flat USD pricing.

## Research and data

Free reference material published by TradeBasis Research. Free to quote and cite with attribution to TradeBasis.

- [BHPH Economics and Portfolio Benchmarks 2026](https://tradebasis.net/research/bhph-benchmarks): Dated, sourced benchmarks for US buy-here-pay-here (BHPH) lending: market size, loan terms, delinquency, charge-offs, repossession, funding and regulation. Every figure carries its population, period and source.
- [TradeBasis USA BHPH Macro Conditions Index](https://tradebasis.net/research/bhph-macro-index): Original monthly 0 to 100 index of national economic pressure around BHPH lending (employment, household budget and funding pillars). Higher means more pressure. Not a measure of BHPH loan performance. Fully reproducible from the published files.
- [Index data, CSV](https://tradebasis.net/data/bhph-macro-index.csv)
- [Index data, JSON](https://tradebasis.net/data/bhph-macro-index.json)
- [Index methodology, CSV](https://tradebasis.net/data/bhph-macro-index-methodology.csv)
- [Index source data, CSV](https://tradebasis.net/data/bhph-macro-index-source-data.csv)
- [Index basket weights, CSV](https://tradebasis.net/data/bhph-macro-index-basket-weights.csv)
- [Index source list, CSV](https://tradebasis.net/data/bhph-macro-index-sources.csv)
- [TradeBasis Research](https://tradebasis.net/research): All reports and data.

## Company

TradeBasis is a product of Basis Software Inc. Independent — not affiliated with Cox Automotive, CDK Global, or any OEM or auction house.

## Coverage

United States, nationwide, as of 2026.

## Public MCP tools

- [MCP usage and connection guide](https://tradebasis.net/mcp-info): Public, read-only tools with no TradeBasis subscriber login, subscription or caller API key. Host account, plan and workspace permissions are separate. Transport: stateless Streamable HTTP.
- [General VIN and product profile](https://tradebasis.net/mcp): tradebasis_vin_decode, tradebasis_about, tradebasis_pricing_and_tiers, tradebasis_research_library. VIN identification and product/research information only; this legacy profile does not appraise vehicles.
- [ChatGPT VIN-only profile](https://tradebasis.net/mcp/chatgpt): tradebasis_vin_decode only. Identification, not prices, appraisals or subscription promotion.
- [General MCP / Claude appraisal pilot](https://tradebasis.net/mcp/appraisal): appraise_vehicle only.
- [ChatGPT appraisal pilot](https://tradebasis.net/mcp/appraisal/chatgpt): appraise_vehicle only; shares the general appraisal profile's allowance.
- [Free appraisal methodology](https://tradebasis.net/mcp-methodology): Derived TradeBasis base market average from matched asking prices, separately labelled mileage adjustment when available, evidence count, actual geography and calculation timestamp. USD; miles. Text and structured results, with an optional card for compatible MCP Apps hosts; actual Claude/ChatGPT rendering remains unverified.

For appraisal, add the appropriate appraisal connection URL. Refreshing /mcp or /mcp/chatgpt does not add appraise_vehicle. Manual input: {"year":2024,"make":"Toyota","model":"4Runner","trim":"SR5","odometerMiles":40000}. A VIN is optional; VIN-assisted requests use a valid VIN and odometerMiles and may require identity clarification. Optional market accepts a US state name or two-letter code; omit it for nationwide US evidence. No ZIP code or precise personal location is required.

Pilot limits: at least 5 valid price-bearing matches before any numeric value, at most 20 selected matches, 100 paid upstream attempts per UTC day shared across all MCP users, up to 3 attempts per appraisal, one active appraisal, and a 20-second deadline. Failed paid attempts count. This is not 100 completed appraisals per person or guaranteed availability.

Report clarification/conflict, insufficient evidence, busy, disabled, timeout/provider failure or allowance-limited outcomes without inventing a price or automatically retrying. Appraisals are asking-price-derived summaries, not trade-in offers, wholesale values, completed-sale prices or condition/history assessments. No raw listings, dealer details or customer/account data are exposed.

Registry status checked October 12, 2026: both net.tradebasis/automotive-appraisal (general /mcp) and net.tradebasis/market-appraisal (separate /mcp/appraisal) are published active records in the official MCP Registry. Registry identifiers and remotes remain unchanged. The general connection supplies VIN, research and product information, not appraisals. Its corrected display title requires a separate registry update; website changes do not republish registry records or establish host-directory approval.

Clarification calls are stateless: resend all confirmed vehicle arguments. If the host supports it, return result._meta["net.tradebasis/monitoring"].interaction_id in the next call's params._meta["net.tradebasis/monitoring"].interaction_id. This opaque correlation ID is not authorization or saved appraisal state. Hosts may omit it; absence is not evidence of abandonment.

Product facts reviewed October 12, 2026. Research publication, data-coverage and source-modification dates are separate and must retain their original meaning.

## Sitemap

https://tradebasis.net/sitemap.xml