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<p>[QUOTE="Hobo, post: 354115, member: 11521"]It depends on who you sell to. If you sell to an individual you may get the full value. If you sell to a dealer you will get less than full value because he has to make a profit when he sells.</p><p> </p><p>It is similar to selling a car. Let's say your car has a Blue Book value of $10,000. A dealer may offer you $9,000 and hope he can sell it for $10,500. He has overhead (rent, utilities, employees, taxes, etc.) to pay so he has to sell everything for more than he pays and hope to make a bit of profit for his time and the risk he takes.</p><p> </p><p>On the other hand you could try to sell your car yourself but you will have to advertise and spend time showing the car to potential buyers. Advertising costs money and your time is worth something. You have to decide if it is worth it for you to spend your money and your time to get a little more for your car or accept the dealer's offer and be finished with the car.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Hobo, post: 354115, member: 11521"]It depends on who you sell to. If you sell to an individual you may get the full value. If you sell to a dealer you will get less than full value because he has to make a profit when he sells. It is similar to selling a car. Let's say your car has a Blue Book value of $10,000. A dealer may offer you $9,000 and hope he can sell it for $10,500. He has overhead (rent, utilities, employees, taxes, etc.) to pay so he has to sell everything for more than he pays and hope to make a bit of profit for his time and the risk he takes. On the other hand you could try to sell your car yourself but you will have to advertise and spend time showing the car to potential buyers. Advertising costs money and your time is worth something. You have to decide if it is worth it for you to spend your money and your time to get a little more for your car or accept the dealer's offer and be finished with the car.[/QUOTE]
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