Can a Bumper Man franchisee sell to automotive auctions?
Bumper_Man Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
We specify the types of customers to whom you may sell Bumper Man bumper repair services and products in the Franchise Agreement and Manual, including Major Dealerships, wholesale auto dealerships, automotive auctions, car/truck rental facilities, nondealership automobile centers, managed transportation providers, distributors, logistics providers and final-mile distribution providers.
We occasionally negotiate national account status with wholesale auto auction houses, rental car chains, automobile repair chains and other businesses that maintain fleets of vehicles. We may at our option offer you the opportunity to service a local auction or repair facility outside your Designated Area as they come available through our national account status. We will offer you these opportunities on an "as needed" basis, which may be once or periodically.
In addition, you may request our consent to solicit or accept orders for bumper repair services to customers outside of your Designated Area provided that you may not direct marketing, advertising, or promotions for bumper repair services to customers within the designated area of another Bumper Man franchisee or perform bumper repair services for any customer within the designated area of another Bumper Man franchisee. If, subject to the limitations described above, you elect to provide bumper repair services to customers outside your Designated Area, you will sign an amendment to the Franchise Agreement memorializing the terms and conditions under which you will perform such services in a form prescribed by us.
Source: Item 16 — RESTRICTIONS ON WHAT THE FRANCHISEE MAY SELL (FDD page 33)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Bumper Man Franchise Disclosure Document, a franchisee can sell to automotive auctions. Bumper Man specifies the types of customers to whom franchisees may sell bumper repair services and products, which includes automotive auctions. This means franchisees are authorized to solicit and provide services to these specific customer segments within the guidelines set by Bumper Man.
Bumper Man also occasionally negotiates national account status with wholesale auto auction houses. The company may offer franchisees the opportunity to service a local auction facility outside their designated area as these opportunities become available through national account status. These opportunities are offered on an "as needed" basis, which could be a one-time event or a periodic arrangement.
While franchisees can solicit or accept orders from customers outside their designated area with Bumper Man's consent, they cannot directly market or advertise to customers within another franchisee's designated area. If a franchisee chooses to provide services outside their designated area, they must sign an amendment to the Franchise Agreement, formalizing the terms and conditions under which they will perform such services.