How inventory flows
| Step | System |
|---|---|
| 1. Vehicle is stocked and priced | Your DMS (for example PBS) |
| 2. Photos, descriptions and syndication | Your inventory tools (for example HomeNet), if you use them |
| 3. Vehicle is published | Your dealer website's vehicle detail page (VDP) |
| 4. Rep imports the VDP | LotBoard extension |
| 5. Rep reviews and presses Publish | Marketplace, from the rep's own profile |
| 6. Daily sold and price sync | LotBoard checks your website again |
LotBoard connects at step 4, so steps 1 to 3 can be any vendor. Change DMS or website provider and your reps carry on.
Which page should I read?
- Using PBS as your DMS? See Marketplace for PBS dealers.
- Using HomeNet for photos or syndication? See Marketplace for HomeNet dealers.
- Wondering about your website platform? See supported dealer websites.
- Listing trades not yet on the website? See the VIN decoder and Fresh Trade mode.
What we deliberately don't do
- We don't ask for DMS credentials or customer data.
- We don't post through any unofficial Marketplace API. There's no public API for posting vehicles from personal profiles. LotBoard fills Marketplace's normal form in the rep's own browser, and the rep presses Publish.
In this section
PBS dealers
PBS dealers can put inventory on Facebook Marketplace without exports or a DMS connection: LotBoard reads your website's vehicle pages, which your PBS inventory already feeds.
HomeNet dealers
Using HomeNet for photos and syndication? LotBoard lists those vehicles on Facebook Marketplace by reading your website's VDPs, so there's no second feed to configure.
Dealer websites
LotBoard lists vehicles on Marketplace straight from your dealer website's VDPs. It reads structured data, data layers, spec tables and gallery iframes on most platforms.
VIN decoder
List a trade on Marketplace from just its VIN: LotBoard decodes year, make, model and specs, the rep adds price, mileage and photos, and it's live before it hits your website.