TikToker @ChaosInTheCarolinas recently had to sell one car and buy another, so she did some comparisons between Carvana and CarMax.

She shared her findings in this video, and some tips on how to get the best possible prices on your vehicles.

She starts by explaining why she needs a new car, saying, “OK, so about two weeks ago we were T-Boned with our family car, so I had to buy a new car, and then I had to sell my other car, but the problem was that I was in Pennsylvania with my family, so we had to get a new car. We used Carvana.”

She went on to say, “I wanted to do my research because we have to sell that car that’s currently in North Carolina, so we came back and its time to sell. I went on KBB.com (Kelley Blue Book) I looked and it said between $21,428 and $23,457 is like the ‘about value'”

It is always a good idea to look up the estimated value before making any decisions.

She then went on to get offers for her car, “My tried and true, I’ve bought and sold through Carvana and I’ve had great experiences…They offered me $22,200. So that’s pretty much in the range, right?” She then talks about her suggestion, “One of the things I recommend is having multiple emails and I’m just skeptical of any algorithms, so I use multiple emails to tell me what my value could be.”

Yes, comparison shopping is a great way to get the best value, whether you are buying or selling.

When she got an additional offer, she was surprised, “So, CarMax offered me $24,000, which is higher than Kelley Blue Book.”

Wow, just by running her car through two companies she was able to get thousands of extra dollars. Can’t complain about that!

See the full details in her video, here:

@chaosinthecarolinas

Replying to @Heather The results! As always do your research but this is my experience @Carvana @CarMax #sellingcar #customerexperience #carvana #carmax #greenscreen

♬ original sound – Ashley

Let’s see if the people in the comments have anything to add.

Here is someone else that got a great offer from CarMax.

This person is surprised at how much they are offering.

This commenter thought they might lower the price when the car is brought in, but they didn’t!

Just a little extra work up front can save you thousands.

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