• What does it cost to sell my car at Buggy Bank?
• What services am I paying for?
• Does what I pay include the internet advertising?
• Can you help me post my car with other Internet services?
• What attracts people to the Buggy Bank Internet site?
• Is it worth it?
• When should I bring my car in to sell?
• What should I do before I bring in my car to be sold?
• What happens when I bring my car in to Buggy Bank?
• What do I have to do while I am waiting for an offer on my car?
• What happens when someone wants to buy my car?

• Who are the sellers?
• Are there any sales commissions or fees for buyers?
• How are Buggy Bank cars priced in today’s market?
• How does Buggy Bank work to help me buy a car?
• Is there anything I should check or know about before I come to Buggy Bank?

You pay a setup fee of $100 plus an initial contract fee of $295 for the first 4 weeks. You may elect to defer payment of the intial contract fee. If deferred, all fees and other charges due must be paid anytime you take your car off the lot.

You will get a 1-week bonus upon sign-in if you pay the initial contract fee up front.

Regardless of the plan you choose, when the contract period expires, a $20 daily fee is accrued until paid.

A 4-week renewal contract is $295 and must be paid in advance with both plans.

If you price your car at $3000 or less we are offering a $100 discount on the initial fee and  renewals.
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1. Preparation of your car's ad and photo on our website
2. Coverage - Our website attracts thousands of buyers from a wide geographical area
3. Display of your car to the hundreds of prospective buyers that come to our lot every day
4. Vehicle market analysis with local sales data to effectively price your car for a sale
5. Experienced and friendly staff to assist with the info you need to stay on track for a sale
6. Secure procedures for your vehicle’s inspections, test drives or mechanics checks
7. Twice weekly car wash service

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The actual display of your car's ad and photo on the Internet is usually but not always available and therefore is free.
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As a courtesy, we will do whatever we can to assist you on any site we are familiar with. If you provide us with your e-mail address, we can post your ad with a link to our website. You should be sent an e-mail that will contain your proposed ad. Your responsibility will be to review, approve or edit, and publish.
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Our main Buggy Bank web site is now getting around 1,000 visits from individual internet browsers per day. The "hits" are 20,000 or so on the average daily. We are one of the few sites that actually list the SOLD price as well as the asking price and a local market value on our Sold Vehicles list. Whether you are interested in buying or selling, this information is helpful.
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We think its a small price to pay to have a secure place away from your home with professionals who administer your test drives, handle the buyer inquiries. Our experience may just help you remove a problem that could cause you to miss what might have been an excellent opportunity to sell your car. Check to see how quickly cars are selling at Buggy Bank.
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There is never a bad time to sell. Good or bad economy, season, or weather. People always need cars at a reasonable price.
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1. Bring current registration and insurance records. Please check the expiration dates.
2. Make sure the registration is in your name only. If there are two names on the registration joined by “or” either party can sell. Both people need to sign our contract if it has two names separated by an “and” or a slash.
3. You will not need an expensive detail, but you should wash and wax.
4. Remove all items and clean the interior of the car thoroughly.
5. Remove all items from the glove compartment and trunk, etc.
6. Make sure it runs smoothly, and is safe to drive.
7. Complete any critical repairs.
8. Make sure your battery is healthy.
9. Bring your car in with a full tank of gas.
10. Bring two sets of your car keys, if possible.
11. Be available for callers, or have answering system, and respond promptly.
12. Locate the title of your vehicle in preparation for the eventual sale.
13. If the car has a lien, ask the lienholder for a smooth transfer procedure for your buyer.
14. See our Seller's Tips for more information.

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You sign-in. We'll do a "walk around" to note the condition of the exterior, interior and engine. We will take a photo of your car for the free Buggy Bank web site. We will ask for and record you current registration, insurance and we assist by presenting you with local market statistics, and other factors that may have a bearing on your car's ability to sell in today's market. Depending on the year, make, model, price range, condition and your particular needs, we will do our best to present you with an advantageous way to market you car. Allow 30 minutes to an hour for this process.
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Normally nothing. Go about your business and life without the distractions. As your agent, we will professionally handle the inquiries, the on-the-lot inspections, and test drives. Stay in touch and make sure our calls are answered. Call in once a week yourself to get an activity analysis from one of our staff members.
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Once a buyer has done the research at Buggy Bank and wants to make an offer, we will tell him or her to give you a call. If a diagnostic or "Mechanic's Check" is requested, you will give your approval to us and we'll make secure arrangements. If all checks out well for the buyer, and he wants to proceed, then you would both come to Buggy Bank and we would assist you with the paperwork for DMV. You would bring your title and current registration, and you would have instructed the buyer to bring a cashier check for the amount of sale.
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People like you who have busy schedules do not have the time to meet every potential buyer. Private individual sellers are saying no to costly trade-in deals and to paying thousands in dealer commissions. They prefer to display their cars in a respected and reputable business that provides a secure place away from their homes with professionals who administer test drives, and handle buyer inquiries. They enjoy having their car displayed on the free Buggy Bank web site. You will find that the sellers, in general, are very pleasant to deal with as one of their reasons they are using our services is that they are attracted to a hassle-free family oriented environment like Buggy Bank.
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No test drive fees. No commissions. No salesmen. The only person in charge of selling is the individual owner of the car.
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The best way to find this out is to check our sold cars list. This will also give you a clue as to how fast these private party owners are selling their cars. We also try our best to help the seller ask a truly reasonable price.
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You can check out a key to a car, check it’s interior, listen to the engine, or test drive it if the owner has given his OK. If you are interested in the car, please feel free to call the owner as we are not involved in the negotiations. Request that the seller call us and authorize you by name to take the car for an extended drive on the freeway or to a mechanic for a diagnostic. When you have agreed with the owner to buy, we will assist you and the seller with your DMV paperwork to conclude the sale.
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Yes. Call to make sure the car you are interested in is going to be available. If you want to just check the car out, a current driver’s license is sufficient. We will retain your license, give you the key, and enter you in our database. If you plan to drive, then we also need a credit card to hold as collateral. Test drives are limited to a 20-minute local drive. The idea is for you to just get a feel of the car. If you really want to “test” it, then please call the owner for permission. Test-drives stop one hour before closing time.
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