Stat Vin alternative: a max bid and local resale, next to the lot history
Stat Vin looks backward. As of Oct 12, 2026, its Chrome Web Store listing describes a history of trades by lot, the last sale status, the selling price, the seller, and statistics of sales of similar cars for the last 2 months.
CarFlipIQ looks forward: what this car should resell for near you, and what to bid. Many buyers want both views, so this page is less about replacing Stat Vin than about what each one tells you.
What Stat Vin does
Stat Vin is a Chrome extension for Copart and IAAI lot pages that also covers the Auto.ria.com and autopapa.ge platforms, per its store listing (Oct 12, 2026). The listing lists the lot's history of trades, last sale status and selling price, the lot's VIN, the seller, and sales statistics for similar cars over the last 2 months. It also lists purchasing a Stat Report.
The same listing shows 4,000 users and a 3.8 rating from 10 ratings, version 2.3.2, last updated Aug 25, 2026. It says the developer handles user activity and website content, and declares that the data is not sold to third parties outside approved uses. We could not read stat.vin itself (it blocked our fetch), so we do not know the price of a Stat Report.
The listing says the extension closes tabs and developer tools and disables itself when someone opens the developer tools, to protect users' confidential information.
Who Stat Vin is for
Buyers who want to see what happened to a lot before: earlier listings of the same car, prior bids and results, and how similar cars sold recently. It is a history lens, and its listing also covers the Auto.ria.com and autopapa.ge platforms.
What CarFlipIQ does differently
A resale price and a max bid. The listing text we saw does not mention a local resale price or a max bid. CarFlipIQ's card shows both: a max bid beside the current bid, and the resale range from comparable local listings, with the comp count.
Priced in your market. CarFlipIQ's LocalIQ™ price index is built from local used-car listings and priced in your saved state, so the number reflects where you resell, not where the lot sits.
Not a history tool. CarFlipIQ does not show a lot's prior auction results. Use Stat Vin, or another history source, for that.
Permissions spelled out. CarFlipIQ's extension asks Chrome for storage plus access to a fixed list of auction sites and carflipiq.com, and it has no behavior that closes tabs or developer tools.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | CarFlipIQ | Stat Vin |
|---|---|---|
| Main question it answers | What will this resell for near me, and what should I bid? | What happened to this lot and similar cars before? |
| Prior auction history | Not shown | Listed: history of trades by lot, last sale status, selling price |
| Resale estimate | Local resale range from comparable listings, with the comp count | Sales statistics for similar cars over the last 2 months, per its listing |
| Max bid | On the card, next to the current bid | Not mentioned in the listing text we saw |
| Cost | As of Oct 12, 2026: 25 free lookups, then plans from $59 a month | Extension in the store; a Stat Report purchase is mentioned; price not read by us |
| Chrome Web Store, observed | Listing with permissions and data practices spelled out | Oct 12, 2026: 4,000 users, 3.8 from 10 ratings, version 2.3.2 |
| Data it says it handles | Lot details, sent to CarFlipIQ to price the lot | User activity and website content, per its listing |
When to choose Stat Vin
- You want the earlier listings and results of the same lot before you bid.
- You want sales statistics for similar cars shown on the lot page.
- You work with Auto.ria.com or autopapa.ge as well.
- You want history shown inside the lot page itself.
When to choose CarFlipIQ
- You want a max bid and a local resale estimate, not a history table.
- You resell locally and want comps from your state, with the count.
- You want the permission list and the data it sends written out.
- You are happy to run a history tool alongside it.
FAQ
Is CarFlipIQ a Stat Vin replacement?
No. Stat Vin is about a lot's history and past sales. CarFlipIQ is about what to bid and what the car resells for locally. You can run both in the same browser.
Does CarFlipIQ show a lot's prior auction results?
No. It shows a max bid, the local resale range and the comp count. For prior results use a history source such as Stat Vin.
What does Stat Vin cost?
We could not read stat.vin's pricing; it blocked our fetch on Oct 12, 2026. Its Chrome Web Store listing mentions purchasing a Stat Report.
What data does each extension handle?
Stat Vin's store listing says it handles user activity and website content. CarFlipIQ's extension reads the lot details on supported auction pages and sends them to CarFlipIQ to price the lot, as described on its store listing.
Is CarFlipIQ free?
The extension gives 25 free lookups after phone verification, then it is paid. As of Oct 12, 2026, CarFlipIQ lists Essentials at $59 a month (50 extension lookups a month), Edge at $149 (500) and Elite at $249 (unlimited).
Stat Vin details are taken from Stat Vin's own published pages, checked 2026-10-12: chromewebstore.google.com/detail/stat-vin/nnfmkaglijgngnephnkgmaldmejandhk. Features change; check their site for current details.
Add a max bid to the lot history you already read
Open a Copart or IAAI lot with the extension on and see a max bid and a local resale estimate. 25 free lookups after phone verification, no card.