MRKT. Vehicle Valuation SaaS

MRKT is a vehicle valuation platform I built to solve a real, recurring problem in the classic car world. While working closely with the team at LaFontaine Classic Cars, I noticed they were constantly getting calls from people asking, “What’s my car worth?” There wasn’t a single, reliable place online to get a valuation for modified or classic vehicles—everything still relied on manual appraisals or guessing based on comps.

So I decided to build one. MRKT uses OpenAI’s API to generate intelligent, context-aware valuations. Users can input their vehicle’s make, model, story, modifications, mileage, and more, and instantly get a fair market appraisal. The software combines current market comps, auction data, and subjective insights like build quality or rarity. It's designed specifically for the vehicles traditional tools don’t know how to price.

We built a clean consumer-facing experience, complete with a valuation card, confidence score, downloadable reports, and optional paid upgrades. MRKT can also feed leads to dealers via a bidding dashboard, giving sellers real-time options. It's not just a pricing tool—it’s a conversion engine for the collector car market.

Lessons I’ve Learned

• Classic car buyers care more about story than specs

• Supply is easy to find, trust is not

• AI works best when paired with real-world domain knowledge