Selling a Used Car in California

PrivateAuto is the fastest, most secure, and most convenient platform for selling your used car in California. We tell you everything you need to know.

You can typically get a higher price for your car in the private market than they do from a California dealership trade-in. That’s because dealerships need to make a spread: they buy low and sell high.

Unfortunately, selling your vehicle on the private market has always been a cumbersome process, in California and throughout the US. Until now.

California private car sellers love PrivateAuto because we make the process of selling your car so simple.

• Full banking integration for instant money transfers, 24/7/365
• Verified buyer funds presale so you don’t waste your time
• Makes selling a vehicle (and getting paid) quick, easy, and secure

Here’s how the PrivateAuto selling process works:

1. You register on PrivateAuto and we verify you
2. You list your car model with our easy step-by-step guided process
3. You set your terms and screen would-be buyers
4. You vet incoming offers and choose a buyer
5. You and the buyer e-sign documents from your PrivateAuto phone app
6. You get paid, instantaneously

So easy.

Are you interested in buying a car in California instead? Look through our used cars for sale.