Commercial growth · monthly retainer
A consultancy you can see working, every week.
For the owner or MD of a vehicle recycler who wants the commercial side of the yard run with them, not talked at. Revenue, breaking decisions, marketplace mix, pricing, the eBay desk — and a scoreboard so you know what you are paying for.
Taking clients from autumn 2027.
Simon is on a fixed-term commitment until then. You can register interest now and take a start date; nothing is charged until work starts.
The scoreboard
Your position in the Dismantler Index, refreshed weekly.
The Index measures 30 UK and Irish recyclers from public eBay data: negative feedback rate, Top Rated status, free-postage share of recently listed items, complaint causes, title conventions, returns and Best Offer. Every yard measured the same way.
On a retainer you get your own store on that board, every week. Rank up two places and you see it. Negatives creep and you see that too, before it costs you the badge.
Rank 1 is best. Your report shows your real position against the 30, on every metric, refreshed weekly.
What a retainer includes
Scoped in deliverables, not in access.
Your live Index position
Refreshed weekly, every metric, month-on-month movement. Automated, so it never slips.
One commercial call a month
Trading review, priorities, what moved and why. On your numbers, with Simon.
A written action list
Short, in order, in trade language. Handed to whoever runs the desk.
Priority and preferential rates on add-ons
eBay Store Audit, listing month, title rewrite, photo day. Retainer clients go first and pay less.
What it is not: open-ended “ask me anything” access. A solo consultancy that sells its calendar gets eaten. You buy a set of things that arrive every month, and a person who has run a yard reading them with you.
Fee and included hours are agreed on the call before anything starts. The £195 ranking is credited against your first month.
Who it suits
Good fit
- An ATF or small group with an eBay desk and a number you want bigger.
- An owner who will act on a short list, not a long report.
- Someone who wants to see the score move, not take it on trust.
Not a fit
- Permit applications, environmental compliance, DWT. Not what this is.
- A yard that wants someone on WhatsApp at all hours.
- Anyone expecting a system to be sold to them. Bastin Mitchell takes no commission from any DMS or marketplace.
Not ready for a retainer? The £195 ranking is the same scoreboard, once.