ill be listing my car up for sale officially soon but everytime i check the kbb value its always different. one day it can be as low as 2500, or it can be as high as 5100. do i just go with the highest value i see or caculate an avg.? thanks!

 

list it up for what the value of the car means to you. the car is going to sell for what someone wants to pay for it. your value and someone else's value may be different. just list it up for like $4500 and go from there.

 

is it your 300zx? thats weird that it will change price that much

 

Don't use KBB, nobody takes it seriously. Use the NADA book value. Look it up at www.nadaguides.com. That's what dealerships use.

 

thanks frank! avg retail according to nada is 5,975. but thats in perfect condition im assuming. with the damage it has ill try to get 4500 for it

 

Best bet is to use KBB private party value. When comparing this to the valuations we run at work, I find this to be pretty close to the true value of a car.

The only issue with KBB, NADA, or any valuation service is that it is not always what the enthusiast market is willing to bear. For example, 99.9% of the 240's sold in the Bay Area go to enthusiasts for hundreds to thousands of dollars over what the car is actually worth. Best bet is to try to base your price on similar age/condition vehicles for sale around the area.

 

No problem my large, minority friend. I used NADA when selling all of my vehicles and it's a good comprimise between buyer and seller. Plus, NADA is pretty respected since that's what most dealers use. KBB is usually all over the place with prices or they make a shitty car worth more than it is so the buyers scoff at the price. I managed to get straight up NADA value for the motorcycle I sold a while back and both me and the new owner were happy with the price.