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a mobile repair company in the US, Manheim Auctions brought the idea over here and is successfully operating a mobile repair service under the Dent Wizard banner. It's readily available at Manheim's auction sites for vehicles that need a last-minute spruce-up.
Alex Wright, Manheim's commercial vehicle sales director, says: 'Buyers in general hate damaged vehicles, although commercials are more sensitive to age than passenger vehicles. Damaged examples will always be looked on unfavourably, but after two years this factor is less relevant as buyers know that a pristine van may suffer a knock or two once purchased anyway.
"Whether it's detrimental to get dents fixed before resale is down to the individual vehicle, but on the right one it can double the investment laid out on a repair."
So if you were an opportunist, you could buy a damaged van at a discounted price, pay for the services of a mobile dent-repair service to correct it, and make a profit on the resale.