What's My Truck Worth? All You Need to Know About Used Truck Values.
How much is your used truck really worth? For anyone selling their truck, this is definitely the first question on their mind and everyone knows they need the current market value of the day. It is a no-brainer a truck’s cash value is the biggest player to have in the game before the resell price negotiation begins. Whether you are considering if it will be a trade-in or you will sell your truck to a private buyer, it is important to know its current cash value. You can use any one of a number of vehicle value calculators available on other websites, and maybe get an almost, but not quite, accurate number. Or you can stick with asking us, “what’s my truck worth?” and get a straightforward, honest answer you can count on to be current, accurate, and the reliable go-to for the “today value”, not a days ago, number! TruckBuyerUSA.com wants you to be an informed, intelligent truck reseller, so we are giving you the 404 on all you need to know about used truck values. Including one of the most important things! We buy trucks in every state in the continental U.S.
Condition, Condition, Condition
Yep, we know you know. A truck’s resell value highly depends on its condition.
- High mileage? Price just dropped.
- A few minor scratches? Price just dropped.
- Got a dent? You guessed it, price drop.
- Not running? Whoa! Price on a slippery slope drop.
- Interior major wears and tares? Price drop.
- Cracked windshield? Price just dropped again.
What Can You Do to Boost Up the Resell Value?
A little maintenance goes a long way.
- Top-off the fluids.
- Replace the windshield wipers.
- Replace any blown bulbs
- Wash the truck.
- Give the interior a good wipe down.
- Use a vacuum!
An automobile salesman may tell you, “we don’t care if it’s a little dirty”, but how can they not? Isn’t how well maintained your truck looks a factor? You bet it is.
Bare Bones or the Works?
The closer to standard options the lower the value. Add high mileage and depending on the level of other conditions, your truck may end up rated poor or fair. The more options available on your truck, and/or good to excellent condition you will see a higher resell / trade-in value. Factoring in to the deal will be the year, make, and model, and the region where it is being sold and possibly, where your truck has spent its winters.
Trade-In Value / Wholesale Value
When you go through a dealership to sell your truck knowing its cash value is key to negotiating the best deal. Even so, however, knowing the accurate number can still, and more often than not, leave you on the short end of the money stick. A salesman is out to make as much money on the transaction as possible, the less he gives you for your trade-in and the higher amount he could get you to pay for a new truck, the more bank it is for him! So regardless, expect to be lowballed. What is the even bigger pinch on your pocket? What takes the cake? He will either wholesale it out to another automobile company – could be a used car lot business or an auto auction-house – or it will get spiffed up and put out on his lot for a pretty penny. We guarantee you that price sticker will be a lot more than he “paid you” for it.
Reseller Retail Value – This is the highest – jacked up – price tag placed on a truck you see sitting on a car lot and is what a truck buyer would pay to take it home. We do not have trucks sitting on our TruckBuyerUSA.com website and we are not trying to sell you one. We buy trucks the fast, safe, and easy way anywhere in the continental U.S. including Washington, D.C.
Wholesale Value – There are some variables to take into consideration here, but basically, this is the lowest price a trade-in is worth. The dealership wholesales the truck out to another dealer because they do not value it high enough to sell on their lot, or maybe they do not sell that particular make; it could be one of a number of reasons. In other words, they are getting rid of it a.s.a.p. There is also the option they will send it to a wholesale auto auction-house. Either way, they have no plans to keep it and try to profit. You won’t need to worry about this when you sell your truck to us.
Trade-In Value – This is the value amount the dealership puts on your truck and is willing to deduct from the ticket price on that shiny new truck’s window they are hard selling you on. With us, there will never be a pushy salesman hounding you to sell your truck to us. You can even use our truck resell value calculator to get an accurate appraisal in writing! We want you to know remember?
Private Truck Seller Value – This could literally be the best number for a/ truck owner when he/she is asking, “what’s my truck worth?”
Knowing the reliable current value is step 1. Step 2 is partnered with step one; is it current, accurate, and reliable? Step 3 is deciding if you know all you need to about your used truck value. Step 4 is how are you going to sell your truck? You know we buy trucks (passenger) in any shape and condition, whether it is running or not, in any city, town, or village all the way out to the boonies, literally anywhere in the United States. By now, surely you know we give you a 20-second offer you can bank on. Really, the only thing left to do is to make a choice to contact us and ask, “what’s my truck worth”. Or, take a couple of minutes to fill out our short form with a few details and get a solid offer faster than unloading the dishwasher, in the safety of your own home, and as easy as the click of a mouse. At Truck Buyer USA we buy trucks, we buy them fast, and when we buy your truck we’ll pay you so quick you’ll have cash safely in your bank within minutes (or could be seconds!) once the legal owner signs the title over to us. See how it works and sell your truck today.
How It Works
We Buy Any Truck in any condition, anywhere in the Continental USA.