Cars.com and Autotrader

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I was curious if anyone has used Cars.com, Autotrader, Craigslist to sell their cars to private party this year? I checked Cars and Autotrader and most of the cars advertised are from dealerships and online 3rd party vendors like Vroom, Shift, etc.

Back in 2015 I sold my Jeep Grand Cherokee on Autotrader for positive equity. At the time Vroom & Carvana wasn’t that popular yet. I wanted to see if I can sell for more cash to private party than what Vroom or Carvana would give me. So I checked these days and noticed not a lot of private party sellers. Yes, its more work and hassle but you may get more $$$. During this frenzy, might as well maximize the return if you can.

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Keep in mind that you’ll need to purchase your lease out first before doing this and pay the nice sales tax bill while doing so.

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Not sure why anyone would want to deal with that hassle of a private buyer. Especially if they do not have to. It is doubtful you will make more than a 3rd party sale to one of the car buying services. Even if you do manage to scrape a few hundred more, you still have the hassle of the private party, the buyout, and the paperwork.

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Ebay motors.

But you’ll need a lien free vehicle.