That matters particularly in Ireland, where, unlike the UK, there was never a deeply embedded used-car pricing bible like Glass’s Guide. Photograph: Fiona MaddenSo, it wasn’t a big surprise when, in 2024, ACV Auctions bought TradeBid parent Drive Inc. “When you’re doing over a million inspections, you see a lot of scratches and dents, car by car. In combination and through machine learning, they give customers a pre-auction price and if it falls below that price, ACV will cover the difference. That’s really what a team is.

Source: The Irish Times January 23, 2026 17:08 UTC