Tirgus Dati or Auto Cena: price history vs valuation
Tirgus Dati (tirgusdati.lv) shows the history of an ss.com or city24.lv ad: how long it has been listed, what price it started at and how many times the price has changed. Auto Cena estimates what a used car is worth and shows Latvian used car market data. Price history shows how the asking price has moved; a value estimate shows whether that price is fair.
Key takeaways
- Tirgus Dati tracks ads: from an ss.com or city24.lv link it shows how many days the ad has been listed, its starting price and every recorded price change.
- Auto Cena values cars. It estimates a car's market value from its make, model, year, mileage, engine and gearbox, using tens of thousands of used car ads in Latvia.
- Both list car ads. Tirgus Dati sorts ss.com car ads by price drop; Auto Cena shows the average estimate for similar cars next to each ad's price.
- Both work with asking prices. An ad's price is what the seller asks, not what the car actually sold for.
Summary
Tirgus Dati answers “how has this ad's price changed?”. Auto Cena answers “what is this car worth?”. An ad that has been listed for months with several price cuts may leave room to negotiate, but its history doesn't tell you whether the current price is fair. A value estimate does.
Car valuation
Auto Cena's database holds tens of thousands of used car ads in Latvia spanning several years, and its statistical model is trained on the past year of ads. From a car's make, model, year, mileage, engine and gearbox it calculates the average price range of similar cars. The estimate doesn't include condition, equipment or service history. Tirgus Dati shows an ad's asking price and how it has changed, not an estimate of the car's value. Try the free car evaluator.
Ads and price history
Tirgus Dati's advanced search lists active ss.com car ads with their price history: how many days the car has been on the market, its starting price and how much the price has dropped. You can filter by make, year, price and mileage and sort by the biggest drop. Auto Cena's ad catalog shows the average estimate for similar cars next to each price, so you can tell fairly priced offers from overpriced ones or spot a suspiciously low price.
Car market data
Auto Cena's market data page groups car ads by year and shows the number of ads, the average asking price, the average age and the average mileage, with a breakdown by make or fuel type. It shows whether asking prices for a model are rising or falling. The figures cover the ads in Auto Cena's database, not the whole market.
Cars vs real estate
Tirgus Dati also covers real estate, including transactions registered with the State Land Service (VZD). Auto Cena focuses on cars and cooperates with hesti.lv, where you can analyze real estate separately.
Conclusions
Looking at a specific ad? Its price history shows how long it has been listed and how the price has moved, but to know whether the price is fair, compare it with an Auto Cena estimate. Selling? An estimate helps you set a starting price, and the market data shows how asking prices for your model have changed over the years.