That one classic? We will find it for you
The right spec, the right color, the right history — some cars cannot be found, they have to be hunted. We search, inspect and negotiate for you, with fees published right here on the site. And we work for exactly one party: you.
Sometimes it is already hereRolls-Royce Spectre · 2024→Updated November 2026 · fees as published on this page
Hunting a specific classic works two ways here. Free: a search profile with automatic alerts — you hear the moment it surfaces in our stock or network, including pre-market. Exclusive mandate: we go after it actively, off-market and worldwide, inspect every serious candidate in our own workshop and negotiate on your behalf — with a published 8/5/3% success-fee scale and one rule that is rare in this trade: we work for you alone.
Two levels: watch for it, or hunt for it
Most searches look the same: months of refreshing listings, squinting at photos, arriving just too late for the good ones. There are two ways out. If you have time, set up a free search profile and let our stock and network do the watching. If you want the car — the exact spec, color or history — give us a sourcing mandate and we hunt, with everything we have.
The search profile: alerts from stock and network
Via Tailored Search you define what you are after: make, model, years, spec, budget. The moment a match appears in our inventory — or in pre-market, before publication — you get notified. Free, no strings, and always with the price attached, because that is how we work. For many buyers this is enough: our stock turns over weekly and pre-market gives you a head start.
The exclusive mandate: we hunt, you decide
With a mandate, your search becomes our job. The profile goes on paper and we hunt actively: through our trade network, fellow specialists across Europe, and off-market — the cars that are never advertised. You see every serious candidate, including the rejected ones with the reason why. On a hit, our workshop inspects the car (pre-purchase inspection, paint measurement, history check) and we negotiate for you, anchored on realized prices from our public market reports.
The fees — published, like everything we charge
Sourcing in this trade is almost always "price on application". Ours is on the page:
- Starting fee per mandate: €1,500–2,500 (depending on the profile's complexity) — covering the active search, and fully credited against the success fee on a successful purchase. If nothing meets your bar within the term, this is all you have spent — we say that out loud up front.
- Success fee on the purchase price: 8% up to €100,000 (minimum €2,500) · 5% on the portion from €100,000 to €500,000 · 3% above that.
- Off-market or outside-EU sourcing: 1–2% supplement, agreed up front.
- Exclusive, six months, in writing — with interim reporting and a clear exit clause.
For context: the very top of this trade charges 10% up to €2.5 million with a €25,000 minimum per car. We sit deliberately below that, with the same core promise — and one thing even the top does not offer: the fee schedule on the website.
Inspection, price evidence, safe settlement
Three things make buying through a mandate safer than hunting alone. The inspection: every candidate goes through our own workshop or is assessed on site — condition, paint, mechanicals, paperwork; Dutch-registered cars carry nationally recorded odometer history since 1991. The price evidence: our bid advice is anchored on realized sale prices, not asking prices. The settlement: payment runs safely through HooG Selections (Dutch CoC 81062842), release only after payment, and we handle transport, export documents and insured shipping — wherever in the world you are.
From wish to keys
- Intake call
What exactly are you after — and why? The sharper the profile, the faster the hit.
- Mandate on paper
Profile, fees, term, reporting and exit clause: all agreed up front.
- The hunt
Network, fellow specialists, off-market. You see every candidate — including the rejects, with reasons.
- Inspection and negotiation
Workshop pre-purchase inspection, bid advice on realized-price data, negotiation on your behalf.
- Delivery
Safe payment, paperwork, insured transport — to your door, worldwide.
Frequently asked questions
How does a search with HooG work?
Free search profile with alerts via Tailored Search, or an exclusive mandate: we hunt actively (off-market and worldwide), inspect and negotiate — for you alone.
What does a mandate cost?
Starting fee €1,500–2,500 (credited on success) + success fee 8% up to €100k (min. €2,500), 5% to €500k, 3% above; off-market/outside-EU +1–2%. Exclusive, six months, in writing.
Buyer or seller — whose side are you on?
One party per transaction: yours, the buyer's. A hit from our own stock waives the success fee — you never pay twice.
How do I know the price is right?
Bid advice backed by realized sale prices from our public market reports, plus a pre-purchase inspection by our own workshop.
Do you deliver worldwide?
Yes — transport, export papers and insured shipping from Katwijk, under an hour from the port of Rotterdam.
Classics from our collection
Alpina B6 3.5
Alpina B10 3.3 Touring
Volvo 760 GLE 2.8
Mazda 323 TD
Rolls-Royce Spectre
Bentley S2 Continental by H.J. Mulliner
Questions? Talk to Nick directly.
You'll speak to a specialist straight away — exports and insured worldwide delivery included.
Start free with a search profile, or discuss an exclusive mandate — you already know the fees.
Last reviewed: November 2026. Fees as published here; every mandate is agreed in writing up front. Top-of-trade benchmark: published fee schedules of international sourcing specialists, November 2026.
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