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Old 07-22-2008, 07:11 AM
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Originally Posted by ZsX5o3
are you serious? KBB is so far off the mark in my experience. According to them I could sell my car right now and make about 7k profit.

And your complaining?!?!

The numbers they give are a starting point. There is usually a significant difference in price from the excellent condition and the lesser conditions. I'm sure you think yours is in excellent condition. I will garrantee, someone trying to negotiate the price can find things wrong with it. You also have to consider private party prices vs retail. There may be a $10k spread from the excellent condition retail price and the trade in value. Unless your a dealer, you won't get retail, you'll get private party. In other words you have be honest with yourself to find a realistic price. No emotion involved.

I have sold two vehicles in three years using the numbers from www.kbb.com. Not only did I get a good starting point to attrach the buyers, I also had the papers with me when I showed the cars. The first person to look at both vehicles bought them. I'd say the numbers are pretty good.
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