re what is the deal with blue book value of an auto mail bounced so in article apr news eng convex com you write i am in the process of buying a new auto i haven t decided yet whether i should sell my current car myself or trade it in as part of the new auto purchase traditional wisdom says you are almost certainly better off selling it yourself if you don t mind that extra hassle having a trade in on a purchase just makes getting the best price from a dealership more confusing i know that the blue book value for the car is i assume this is retail bluebook there are two bluebook prices one for retail and one for wholesale you really want the retail price if you can get it the blue books also have adjustments you can make for low mileage and extras on your particular car you should look all this stuff up yourself also keep in mind that the blue book prices are averages over the country that may not apply in your area for example blue book prices are low for california a better way of finding out how much your car might be worth is to call around and see what it s selling for if any used lots have one or looking in local papers for similar cars and checking out the prices it might be more time efficient to take a small loss rather than hold out for months for the best price an acquaintence has offered to give me blue book value for the car i don t know what you mean by an acquaintance but i would make darn sure that i was paid that is cashier s check in full before delivery there s a real temptation when selling to a pseudo friend to be more accomodating than you should make sure you get the money and if they hedge about paying in full at the start with a cashier s check or cash then i would go elsewhere rememeber that you can probably sell your car to a used car lot or wholesaler and get wholesale bluebook that s probably a safer approach than selling to a private party alan mountain dew and doughnuts ames elroy alan because breakfast is the most important meal alan elroy jpl nasa gov of the day
