How much should I sell my car for? How do I find it's value?

Question

I went to kelleys' blue book website but I don't know where to go to fine how much my car is worth...or how much I should sell it for. Is there another website that does this? Or can someone walk me through KBB? Thanks.

Answer 1

im not sure..

but if its an older car take it to the junk yard and they figure out how much its worth and they will give u money for it..

or take it to a buy here pay here lot/used car lot...

and they will do the same.. find out how much its worth and give u money..

then they will probably fix it up and sell it for u!!

thats what my brother did!!

Answer 2

It's pretty simple. Just go to www.kbb.com and select your car's year, make, and model. Then select "private-party" prices which are the suggested prices if you plan to sell to an individual. You'll notice that this price is lower than the "dealer retail" price which is what you would expect to pay at a dealer who is trying to make a profit and pay business expenses.

Many people use the Kelley price and then mark it up by about 10% as an "asking" price, and then let the buyer talk them down to the real price.

You could also check local "autotrader" magazines, online at autotrader.com, eBay Motors, and in your local newspaper classifieds to find other people selling the same car. Keep in mind that the prices are usually "asking" prices.

Good luck.

Answer 3

When you go to kbb.com you put in your zip code, then make the choices from the drop downs on the year, make, model and equipment on your car.  kbb covers virtually every model back for many, many years so you should be able to find yours.  You initially choose the year make and model.  It will ask what kind of a price you want...retail, private party sale, or trade value.  I recommend you look at both private party and trade value. Once you have put all the equipment in, with the mileage, it will ask you for condition.  Be honest.  It won't help you at all if you say Excellent because other than collector cars there are no Excellent condition used cars.  Then it will give you a value.  With the private party value it assumes that the car is ready for sale, you have the title and it is safe, maintained and clean.  The trade value, between Fair and Good conditions, is what you can realistically expect to get from a dealer.

Once you have these numbers, go to Auto Trader.com and look at other cars similar to yours that are advertised in your area.  Remember asking price is just that....asking.

If you are trying to sell your car yourself, have it detailed professionally, get an oil change, rotate the tires, put a dryer softner sheet under the seat and be patient.  The average time a used car sits on a lot at a dealership is 30 days...so don't panic if you don't get a good offer in the first week.

Good luck