Re: Suggestions on selling a car

2008-09-25 Thread Mary Jo Sminkey
>If it was me, I would just hang onto the vehicle. You might be able to find >a private party to buy it - the low mileage is a big plus. I wouldn't even >bother taking it to a dealer. Well, I've had another interested party call me today, so I guess I just finally got the vehicle down to the righ

RE: Suggestions on selling a car

2008-09-25 Thread Billy Cox
08 10:20 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Suggestions on selling a car > They will give you a free estimate either way, so you lose nothing by > stopping in, if there is one near you. None within a couple hours of me, so not really an option. I really doubt they would give me a decent price

Re: Suggestions on selling a car

2008-09-25 Thread Mary Jo Sminkey
Ha, well no sooner did I post this thread, then a guy called me who is interested enough in buying my SUV to fly in from Michigan to get it. I'll have to see how things pan out with another buyer coming this weekend first, but fairly hopeful that I have it sold. ~

Re: Suggestions on selling a car

2008-09-25 Thread Mary Jo Sminkey
> They will give you a free estimate either way, so you lose nothing by > stopping in, if there is one near you. None within a couple hours of me, so not really an option. I really doubt they would give me a decent price for it, if it's at all based on a KBB trade-in value, which right now is ju

Re: Suggestions on selling a car

2008-09-25 Thread Mary Jo Sminkey
>My gf's car was bought by her friend. He paid off the whole amount due. She >mailed the company the $$ and she had the title next dayed back to her. Some >companies do nextday some companies do not. Well, when I checked with the finance company, they said it would take at least 5 days (if paid b

Re: Suggestions on selling a car

2008-09-25 Thread Cameron Childress
It might be easier to sell it someplace like Carmax. They will buy it for a little less than you could sell it for int he paper, but I am sure they are use to dealing with situations like yours. You do not have to buy anything from Carmax to sell a car to them. They will give you a free estimate

Re: Suggestions on selling a car

2008-09-25 Thread Mary Jo Sminkey
>Yea escrow if you dont know the person :) but if you trust them you dont >have to go through that hassle. Uggh, that sounds like it would turn off a buyer even more! I was trying to find a way to make it less of an issue, not more of one. I'm not sure I see what escrow buys you really in this c

Re: Suggestions on selling a car

2008-09-25 Thread Bill Wheatley
Yea escrow if you dont know the person :) but if you trust them you dont have to go through that hassle. On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 10:36 AM, Erika L. Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Freaking return button ... > > Anyway - Escrow? As in the buyer pays money to escrow account held by bank > b

Re: Suggestions on selling a car

2008-09-25 Thread Bill Wheatley
My gf's car was bought by her friend. He paid off the whole amount due. She mailed the company the $$ and she had the title next dayed back to her. Some companies do nextday some companies do not. On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 10:20 AM, Mary Jo Sminkey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > I was looking for some

Re: Suggestions on selling a car

2008-09-25 Thread Erika L. Walker
Freaking return button ... Anyway - Escrow? As in the buyer pays money to escrow account held by bank bank releases title, then releases fund to each appropriate party, excess to you, other to lienholder? Is this what you mean? As in protecting the buyer? - I meant they can get a temp tag on

Re: Suggestions on selling a car

2008-09-25 Thread Erika L. Walker
Escrow On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 10:20 AM, Mary Jo Sminkey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > I was looking for some advice on selling my car. It still has a lien on it, > so I don't have a clear title. In the past, I've generally either had a car > paid off, or done a trade-in before selling it, this is

Suggestions on selling a car

2008-09-25 Thread Mary Jo Sminkey
I was looking for some advice on selling my car. It still has a lien on it, so I don't have a clear title. In the past, I've generally either had a car paid off, or done a trade-in before selling it, this is the first time I've tried to sell my car without a clear title and am expecting it may b