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If a dealer wants $28,500 and comparable cars sold for $26,900, what would you offer?
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If a dealer wants $28,500 and comparable cars sold for $26,900, what would you offer?

Serious question.
If a dealer is asking $28,500, but recent comparable vehicles sold closer to $26,900, which number would you use when negotiating?
When buying a house, most people look at sold comps before making an offer. Why isn’t that standard when buying a used car?
Curious how everyone here evaluates whether a used car is fairly priced.
Asking price?
Sold comparables?
KBB?
CarGurus?
Something else?

u/Objective-Craft-532 — 4 days ago
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Why don't car sites show sold vehicles like Zillow shows sold homes?

I’ve always found it strange that when buying a house you can see what similar homes actually sold for, but when buying a used car you mostly see asking prices.

As a software developer, I started collecting sold vehicle data and comparing it to active listings. The biggest thing I noticed is that asking price and market value can be very different depending on how long a car has been sitting and what similar vehicles actually sold for.

I'm testing a tool that shows recently sold comparable vehicles and generates an estimate based on those sales.

Right now the data is strongest in South Florida, but I'm curious:

If you're buying a used car, would seeing recently sold comparable vehicles help you negotiate, or do you mainly rely on KBB, Carfax, dealer pricing, etc.?

Looking for honest feedback from car buyers.

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u/Objective-Craft-532 — 7 days ago