The Challenges of Selling Your Car Privately

The Challenges of Selling Your Car Privately
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The Challenges of Selling Your Car Privately 
To avoid the unnecessary runaround of trading in your car to a dealership, some will choose to sell it privately. However, there are also a few challenges related to this option.

Some legwork is involved – When selling your car privately, some legwork will be involved. This includes posting an ad for your car, responding to inquiries, meeting potential buyers, doing test drives and dealing with banks and finance companies on your own.

Dealing with pushy buyers – Another possible challenge is having to deal with interested but pushy buyers. As a car seller, you control the sale of your car. Don’t be pressured by the antics of a pushy buyer because at the end of the day, you want to make sure that you get good value out of your car sale.

Unusual requests – When selling your car privately, you may also encounter buyers with unusual requests such as driving the buyer to another location under the guise of them needing to get money to pay for the sale.

Safety issues – Meeting a stranger for a test drive or to see the car can be a daunting scenario for some.
It’s always best to check the buyer’s driver’s license before starting the test drive. Also, once a buyer is interested in buying your car and you’ve settled on a price, it’s best to meet them at their bank or credit union to complete the transaction. Here are a few other car selling safety tips you can read up on.

If you don’t want to deal with the hassle of selling your car privately, but want to ensure the most value out of your vehicle, contact I Buy Cars Today. Just fill out our quote request form, and we will make you an offer that the dealership won't beat. Our offers usually fall between a typical big-box dealership's trade-in value and higher offer you'd get if you sold your vehicle through a private party transaction, but without the hassle!

Once we receive your inquiry, we will be in touch with you as soon as we can, and we'll make you a prompt offer.
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