FYI guys, trying to sell my 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT, MSRP $73,000, 22k miles, excellent condition, payoff $41,450.
Shift: Too expensive, over $50k, no offer given
Carvana - $46,376
Vroom - $48,588
Rodo - $48,000
Auto Lenders GO - $41,300 (LOL)
KBB - $48,181
TrueCar - $52,725
Earlier this week I scheduled an appointment at our home with Shift for 6-8 a.m. this morning, and then changed my mind (long story).
Their web site wouldn’t let me cancel the reservation.
Two days ago they texted me an appointment confirmation request, with the options of replying with 1 to confirm, 2 to change, or 3 to cancel the appointment.
Over 48 hours I replied back with “3” three separate times and got no response whatsoever.
I also replied to the emailed appointment confirmation and requested cancelation 2 days ago and got no answer.
So yesterday I went to their web site and found a customer service email address, and sent the request to cancel the appointment that way.
So far, no response to five appointment cancelation attempts over 2-3 days.
Let’s see if they show up anyway in the next ~90 minutes.
Trism, any update it’s been 120 
They either got the message(s) or I was stood up. 
Just sold one to Shift!!! filled out and got my price on sunday 9am. schedule an appointment at 6pm. They called and ask if they could come early at 5pm. Completed the deal by 6pm. Super easy and much more responsive then Carvana and Vroom. They also offer me the most for my truck. 2017 ford f150 XL with STX package.
shift-29400
vroom-28400
carvana-27400
Shift came and ding me on a couple of scratches… car got keyed. but got the 200 dollar bonus. so sold it for 29,075. Consider i bought the truck new in 2017 for 31,500. Super happy and easy.
on the downside… I think we are about to get hit hard with inflation… if used car price are going up, that is a sign of what is to come…
Had a lease payout of $29,696 for my wife’s 2019 Lexus RX 350 that we’d had for ~23 months.
Offers:
Dealership $32,500
Vroom $33,400
Carmax $35,200
Carvana $37,600 (climbed $2k in the last 2 weeks)
Shift $38,100
Shift got me on the phone with Lexus/Toyota financial for a 5 minute phone call to release lease payout on Thursday. Arrived in the 2 hour window this morning and the whole process took about 20 minutes. They dinged me $275 for a scrape on the side, and gave me the $200 bonus for signing on the spot so total payout was $8,329! The deal sweetener was the tires and registration that were due in the next couple months that were going to cost ~$1,400 together.
We picked up the 2021 RX 450H as the replacement a few days ago, I couldn’t be happier:
Well done!
How long before you got paid by Shift?
The email to release payment came a few minutes after they did the deal with me, and they said I should expect the payment to show up in my bank account in 3-5 days.
shift didn’t want my explorer sport with 20k miles. 
If my math is correct, the $8,329 payout effectively reduced your monthly lease payment by $347!!! Congratulations on the amazing deal!
If you don’t mind sharing, what was the original MSRP and the monthly payment of the 2019 RX350? How many miles on the odometer?
You saw the link that he put to the original deal right?
Original MSRP was $47,024, we leased it at 10% off plus incentives so $40,441, put 22,8xx miles on it in 23 months, and shift now has it for sale at $40,950 plus $1,250 “shift service fee”.
That link was to the new lease for a 2021 RX450h which replaced the 2019 RX350 he sold.
Wow! I think it is safe to say that, with the payout from Shift, your net monthly cost for the 2019 RX350 was less than $200. Or, look at it another way, the payout can almost pay for the new lease of the 2021 RX450h (which in itself is another great hack) for the next two years!
Hat off to you!
Anybody know how many miles you can drive after locking in an estimate?
Shift is upping their game. My 2016 Audi Q5 3.0T is worth $25k to Shift. Carvana is offering $22,600.
I paid $25,900+TTL 2 years and 20k miles ago.
Shift-ed our Honda Civic 2017 EX-L for $18,450. Carvana estimated $17k, Vroom offered $13,300 =) Initial purchase price from dealership was $25k+title 45 months, 37k miles and some unpleasant damage to left rear door/quarter over concrete parking lot pylon ago (bodyshops quoted $2-3k to repair, Shift deducted $250).
Will gladly help a friend who has a referral link to get $100 amazon gift card (and get one for myself) if “a friend” provides me with their name and phone number (Shift support asks for these to confirm referral if link did not work)
Use the referral link for $100 while the link works. Buy or Sell Your Car - Get $100!
I’ll add my data point here as well.
I just sold my 2019 Subaru Outback 2.5i to Shift for $23,800 (including the $200 bonus if you sell during the first appointment).
This was almost exactly $2000 higher than the sale price on my lease contract in August 2019.
Carvana had the next highest offer at $23,250 while Vroom and Algo both offered a little over $21,000.
The original lease terms were 0 drive off and $238 per month including tax for 36m/15k.
I made 19 payments totaling $4522. My pay off was a little over $18,000, so Shift wrote me a check for $5714.
It’s pretty crazy that the used car market allowed me to not only drive an Outback for more than a year and a half for free, but I actually made about $1200.
Now they need name and email of referring shift customer for you to get the $100 amazon card, the links don’t work. if you need one PM me and I can share.