| If you aren't a car salesman by vocation, the | | | | good idea to also have a copy of this report |
| whole process of how to sell your own car can | | | | to provide to each person who test drives the |
| be intimidating, but if you follow a few | | | | car. This will help the buyer feel more |
| simple guidelines, almost anyone can do it | | | | confident in buying your car and all of this |
| and do just fine. Selling your own car is a | | | | available research shows that you know your |
| wise move as you can often save several | | | | car very well. |
| thousand dollars over just trading it in | | | | |
| instead, as most people do. But you have to | | | | * If someone just wants to steal your car at |
| be prepared to show what your vehicle is | | | | a value that is ridiculously low, let them |
| worth and know how to get the price you want. | | | | walk. Tell them that you have plenty of other |
| Here are some negotiating tips on how to sell | | | | people coming to look at the vehicle and them |
| your own car quickly and easily: | | | | ask them where they got the idea that your |
| | | | car was not worth what you are asking? |
| * Before you even put your first ad out | | | | Obviously you will have proof that your car |
| there, get to know exactly what your current | | | | is worth what you say it is, so it puts you |
| vehicle is worth. This is very important as | | | | in the position of authority in the |
| many buyers are going to try to convince you | | | | situation. You don't have to lose money just |
| that your car is worth less than it really | | | | because someone tells you that your car isn't |
| is, and that's because they want the best | | | | worth what your research tells you it is. |
| deal possible. But if you have done your | | | | |
| homework you will know what a fair price is | | | | * If you have kept maintenance records for |
| and you won't have to waste time on | | | | the car, it's a good thing to make them |
| insufficient offers. So go to and and find | | | | available to show that you have been caring |
| out what they say your car's "Market Value" | | | | for it while you owned it. If you don't have |
| is, not the trade-in vale. Market value is | | | | the records themselves, go back and get the |
| what you can expect to sell the car for on | | | | receipts from the work you have done instead. |
| the open market as a straight sale. It's also | | | | All of this shows that you have not just been |
| a good idea to print out these pages that | | | | ignoring the vehicle's maintenance and that |
| list the car's market value so you can show | | | | can certainly build more confidence and more |
| them as proof to prospective buyers. This | | | | value in the vehicle in the minds of many |
| validates your asking price. | | | | buyers. |
| | | | |
| * Another great way to build value in your | | | | If you want to sell your own car, it's not as |
| vehicle is to run a Carfax report on it to | | | | difficult as you may think. Especially if you |
| show the vehicle history and offer outside | | | | have done some advance work beforehand, you |
| proof that the odometer has not been tampered | | | | can bargain from a position of strength and |
| with and that it is has not been in a major | | | | quickly and easily sell your car for a nice |
| wreck in the past where it was junked. It's a | | | | profit. |