An underwriter can’t sign off a value they can’t defend. So the first question we get from asset-finance teams isn’t “how fast” — it’s “where does the number come from, and how do I know it’s right?” Here is the honest answer.
Live figures, read from the comparables database this valuation engine queries. Not a marketing round-number.
ExactVal doesn’t guess a number from a model in the abstract. It matches the machine to realised hammer prices from UK and US auctions — the price a comparable asset actually changed hands for — and prices from there. Comparables are found by widening search: exact model first, then make, then machine type, so the tightest available match wins.
A single “value” hides the risk. Every report gives the three an underwriter actually needs:
Condition shifts the anchor before the tiers are applied (an A–E rubric), so a worn machine isn’t priced like a clean one.
Every valuation carries a confidence figure that reflects how it was found: a model-level match on a deep, tight comp set scores high; a thin, scattered category match scores low and says so. You see when to trust the number and when to look closer — the opposite of a black box.
The most defensible value is worthless if the machine isn’t there. Guided live capture ties the shots to the moment and device, so you’re valuing an asset that provably exists — not a recycled dealer photo. More on existence proofing →
We maintain a Golden Eval Set: a hand-collected set of real UK machines with known realised auction prices, kept separate from the production comps so it stays a clean yardstick. We score the engine against it, and we publish the results here as the set reaches a size worth quoting. We’d rather show you the method now and the audited number when it’s honest than lead with a figure we can’t stand behind.
The fastest way to judge a valuation tool is to point it at a machine you already know. Try the live demo, or bring three of your own deals.