Method and apparatus for obtaining and using vehicle sales price data in performing vehicle valuations

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APP PUB NO 20050267774A1
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10858149

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A system and method determines a vehicle valuation by obtaining actual vehicle sales price data pertaining to automobile dealer or private individual sales from a local, state or federal government agency, such as a Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), a Department of Revenue (DOR), an Internal Revenue Service (IRS), etc. and uses this actual sales price data to determine a market value for a particular automobile. The system and method may include determining, from sources other than the government agency, information about a particular comparable vehicle, such as the mileage, the options, the equipment, and the condition of a particular comparable vehicle prior to a sale of the vehicle and then attaching an actual sales price for the particular comparable vehicle as obtained from the government agency after the sale of the particular vehicle to thereby create a comparable vehicle within a database. If desired, the actual sales price data, as obtained from a government agency, may be used in conjunction with or instead of other vehicle pricing data obtained from other sources, such as the list price, an advertised price or a take price to determine a valuation for a particular vehicle.

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CCC INFORMATION SERVICES INC222 MERCHANDISE MART SUITE 900 CHICAGO IL 60654-1005

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Merritt, David Aurora, IL 15 345
Navarro, Carlos Riverside, IL 5 170
Stokes, Roy Lockport, IL 1 167

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