Ive decided to get to the bottom of the used car pricing game. I recently sold a vehicle and I had a real time getting a bead on an accurate price. Kelly Blue Book and NADA prices were way off despite the same info being entered and if it wasn't for a friends help from out of state using his black book access, I'd have never know what was a fair price. I'm not talking trading it in or dealing with a dealer, just a sale from one person to another. I've been told NADA is more accurate than KBB but does the "clean retail" price reflect what I'd look to get by selling it on craigslist or is that retail as in what a dealer would charge? I even tried comparing prices with similar vehicles on craigslist and the prices were also way off (higher) from what NADA and KBB said the value was. How on earth are people arriving at these numbers?
Thanks for any assistance on shedding some light on this.
* I am NOT a dealer nor do I plan to be, just curious about this is all.
Thanks for any assistance on shedding some light on this.
* I am NOT a dealer nor do I plan to be, just curious about this is all.