Seller’s Guide For Junk Cars
After you pay the nominal registration fee, get your bidder number. You can’t bid if you don’t have one. If you intend to drive the car home in case you win the bid, then bring your driver’s license, proof of insurance and get a temporary permit. These permits vary depending on your locality, so best check beforehand.
repair tools Pat yourself on the back and know that by you junking your car you are in actual fact earning yourself some well earned cash and at the same time helping the environment.
Any random guy can start buying junk cars. You could even do it if you wanted to. So in order to get the best deal for your car, you want to eliminate as many middle men as possible. The best way to do this is to investigate their business. If they only have an ad on Craigslist…then they are probably at the bottom of the junk car food chain.
All makes of hybrid vehicles are represented at government auctions. No matter what type of vehicle you are looking for, you can find it at a government auctions for pennies on the dollar. The government doesn’t want this surplus stock of cars, they are more interested in selling the seized goods to the public to recoup the costs and pay the debts owed to them by the proceeds of such a sale. These hybrid cars are in excellent condition and have been well maintained before auction. There are no junk cars here by any stretch of the imagination. They have been checked and cleared before the auction ever takes place.
A big factor that I had to consider before I had to sell my car was the price. I had to think what price I should charge so that it is accepted by the purchaser. This also required a research on the car market. In had to negotiate a lot in order to get the best price and sell my car.
What about the wheels? I am not referring to steel wheels in this case. I am referring to “Alloy Rims,” or “Aluminum Rims” sometimes just called “Rims,” or “Custom Rims.” Those can fetch a very handsome profit for you also. A standard set of four alloy rims can usually bring around $75.00, however a set of four custom rims can bring much more, I have sold a set of four custom rims for over $200.00 before.
Imagine if you found out at 8 pm today that you absolutely have come up with $8000 by tomorrow morning at 10 am, and selling your car is the only way you can do it. Talk about pressure! Do you think you will get a fair price? Absolutely not!
There where many people who tried to offer me well below book value when I tried to sell my used car. This will happen so you might as well accept it. Just because someone can talk a good talk, does not mean that your car is automatically worth whatever they think it is.