Selling a Vehicle
Your modified car deserves the right audience. Street Car Market connects serious sellers with serious buyers who actually understand what they're looking at. We've kept the process simple and fast, because the sooner your listing goes live, the sooner the right buyer finds it.
1. Submit Your Car Submissions are free. We'll ask for a few basics, your VIN, some photos, and a brief description of the car. You'll also decide whether you want to set a reserve price or sell with no reserve.
A reserve price is the minimum you're willing to accept. While it might seem like the safer choice, we've consistently seen that no-reserve auctions attract more bidders, more bids, and more attention, which often results in a stronger final price anyway.
If you do choose a reserve, we'll ask you to suggest a number. Based on current market conditions, we may recommend adjusting it before accepting your listing. All auctions start from $0 regardless.
Our team reviews every submission and will follow up if we have questions. We do our best to respond within one business day. Not every car is the right fit for Street Car Market, but we appreciate every submission.
2. Prepare Your Listing Once accepted, we'll work with you to build out your full listing. Here's what to keep in mind:
- Your car must not be listed for sale anywhere else during the auction. Remove any other ads and do not accept outside offers while your auction is live.
- Photos make or break a listing. Take your time, shoot in good lighting, and cover every angle, exterior, interior, engine bay, undercarriage, and any known flaws.
- Film a short walkaround and cold-start video on your phone in landscape mode. This goes a long way toward building buyer confidence.
- Review the title transfer process in your state ahead of time. If you have an outstanding loan on the vehicle, contact your lender now to understand the payoff timeline.
3. Finalize Your Listing Once we have everything we need, we'll put together a draft listing for your review and approval. After you sign off, we'll schedule your auction and get it live, at which point the 7-day countdown starts.
4. Participate in the Auction Your involvement during the auction matters.
- Respond to comments and questions promptly. Sellers who engage with the community consistently see more bids and higher final prices.
- Prospective buyers may reach out directly to arrange an in-person inspection or test drive, be responsive and accommodating.
- Enjoy it. The final minutes of a well-run auction can be genuinely exciting.
5. When the Auction Ends Once the auction closes, you'll receive the buyer's contact information and they'll receive yours. From there, both parties are expected to finalize payment and logistics within one week.
If your auction had a reserve and it wasn't met, don't worry, we will reach out to both you and the highest bidder to explore whether a deal can still be made through our Final Resolution process.