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How it works
From submitting your car to money in your account, usually inside three business days. Here is every step, including the ones other services gloss over.
Submit the car
Enter the rego and state, or the make, model and year if you do not have the rego on hand. Then kilometres, transmission, service history and condition. There is no phone call at this stage and no obligation attached to submitting.
Worth knowing: Accuracy here is worth money. Dealers price uncertainty, so a precise description usually returns a firmer number than an optimistic one.
Dealers price it
Your vehicle is shown to licensed dealers who buy that type of car in your state and, where transport makes sense, interstate. Each one prices it independently against what they can retail it for, minus reconditioning, holding cost and margin.
Worth knowing: Dealers see the vehicle, the condition and the location. They do not see your phone number or your email address.
Offers come back
You receive five written offers, normally within 60 minutes during business hours. Submissions outside business hours are priced first thing next morning. Each offer names the dealer, states the amount and is valid for seven days so you are not making a decision under pressure.
Worth knowing: If your car attracts no offers, you will be told rather than left waiting. It is uncommon, and usually means the vehicle is unregistered, written off, or worth less than the cost of collecting it.
Choose one, or none
Accept the offer you like best and we introduce you to that dealer. Decline all of them and nothing happens, at no cost. Plenty of sellers use the offers purely as a market read before deciding what to do.
Worth knowing: This is the point where your contact details are shared with a dealer, and only the one you chose. We may have contacted you before then about the submission itself.
Inspection
The dealer inspects the car where it sits, at your home or workplace. Every dealer purchase in Australia is subject to physical inspection, so this step is standard rather than a loophole.
Worth knowing: If the car matches your description the offer stands. If the inspection finds something undisclosed, the dealer may revise it and you are free to walk away and take another offer.
Settlement and paperwork
Payment is made by electronic transfer from the dealer's business account. If there is finance owing, the dealer pays your financier directly and transfers you the balance. The dealer handles compliance and the transfer paperwork on their side.
Worth knowing: Your one job afterwards is lodging the notice of disposal with your state road authority. Do it the same day.
What it costs you
Nothing, at any stage. There is no listing fee, no success fee, no commission and no deduction at settlement. Dealers pay us when they buy a car, which is the entire business model and the reason offers are shown to you as net figures.
What we do not do
- We do not buy your car ourselves, so we have no interest in the offer being low
- We do not sell your contact details to a list of buyers who then call you
- We do not charge you to decline
- We do not accept statutory write offs, motorcycles, caravans, trucks or machinery
Common questions
Is it really free to sell my car?
Yes. Sellers pay nothing at any point. There is no listing fee, no success fee and no commission taken out of your sale price. The dealers pay us when they buy a car, which is why the service costs you nothing and why every offer you see is a net figure.
How many offers will I get, and how fast?
Five dealer offers, normally within 60 minutes during business hours. Submit outside business hours and the offers come back first thing the next morning. A small number of cars attract fewer, usually vehicles that are unregistered, written off or worth less than the cost of collecting them, and you will hear either way rather than being left waiting.
Do I have to accept an offer?
No. Offers are yours to take or ignore, with no obligation and no fee for declining. Sellers regularly use the offers as a market read before deciding whether to keep the car, trade it in or list it privately.
Will dealers call me constantly?
No. Dealers see your vehicle details, not your phone number, and only the dealer whose offer you accept is ever given it. Your details are never sold to a panel of buyers who all ring you, which is the single biggest difference between this and putting your number on a listing site.
We may contact you ourselves about your submission, including one you started and did not finish, by text or phone. Tell us to stop and we will.
How long does the whole process take?
The form takes about a minute. Offers come back within 60 minutes during business hours, and most sellers who accept an offer have the car inspected and paid out within two to three business days.
How is the offer decided?
Each dealer prices your car against what they can retail it for, minus reconditioning, holding cost and margin. Kilometres, service history, tyres, panel condition and how quickly that model is selling in their state all move the number. Because several dealers price it independently, the spread between them tells you a lot about what the car is genuinely worth.
See what dealers will actually pay
One form, five dealer offers in under 60 minutes during business hours. Free, and you are never obliged to accept.
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