Selling Your Car Privately in Memphis, Tennessee

How to Sell Your Car Privately with KarKiosk

Selling your car privately may seem to be a daunting task, but don't worry! If you have prepared your car ahead of time, selling to the public should be a very simple process. Here is how to sell your car privately in Memphis, TN, to the public with KarKiosk.

Get Your Car Ready for Sale

• Clean Your Car: Cleaning your car will authorities your potential buyers. Take your car to a car wash and cleaning service, or find yourself cleaning the vehicle yourself from top to bottom, the first opportunity you get.

• Take Care of Minor Repairs: If your vehicle has a few minor repairs that need to be taken care of like a broken light or touch-ups from lots of small paint scratches. Taking care of a few minor problems should help you get a better price for your car.

• Get the Maintenance Done: If your vehicle is running at its best for you, it will likely instill some trust in your potential buyers.

Take Quality Photos

The pictures are one of the most important parts of attracting potential buyers to your listing. Be sure to take detailed photographs from different lengths and angles. Be sure to have at least one picture of the interior, the exterior, the headlights, the tires, the odometer, and any special feature that is for sure to interest someone looking at your vehicle. Great lighting is essential—natural sunlight is the best for sharp and attractive photographs.

Write A Detailed Description

When you're selling your car, you will also need to give a detailed description of your vehicle in your listing to attract potential buyers. Things to include are:

• Make, model, year, mileage, of the car, and color
• The condition of the vehicle, such as any accidents or repairs in the past
• Any features of note such as Bluetooth, backup cameras, or new tires

Include a Vehicle History Report

A degree and level of trust in your vehicle listing attract buyers. Combining the two gives buyer's a trust factor like no other. Provide a vehicle history report so that buyer's have confidence in the legitimacy of your car and its condition. KarKiosk allows you to quickly produce a key vehicle report so that your vehicle and with all its detail looks clean and professional among other vehicles listed for sale.

Include a Condition Report

To build on trust, you can include a condition report. A condition report will show a potential buyer the current state of your car (e.g., engine, tires, battery, etc.), which gives the buyer a good idea of what they are purchasing. KarKiosk can even help you and provide free inspection reports.

Manage the Paperwork

In Memphis, TN, you are required to complete paperwork to sell your car privately. Here's the paperwork that is needed:

• Title: You are required by Tennessee law to transfer your car title to the buyer. It's important to correctly fill out all applicable sections, printing clearly.

• Bill of Sale: A Bill of Sale is not required in Tennessee, but it’s a good idea to create a bill of sale, documenting the vehicle, selling price, and date.

• Lien Release (if applicable): If there is a lien on the vehicle, please provide proof the lien has been satisfied.

• Contact Your Local Clerk's Office: Memphis is in Shelby County so please refer to the Shelby County Clerk & Comptroller's office to obtain guidance specific to Memphis. You can also refer to the Tennessee DMV website here.

KarKiosk is here to provide all you need to make selling your car privately in Memphis as easy and legal as possible.

Benefits to Private Sale versus Trading-In

Cash in Your Pocket

When selling privately, you're most likely to receive more than trading-in at the dealer. Private buyers tend to pay closer to market value than a dealer would, since a dealer is looking to resell and profit---therefore offering you less.

Control over the Sale

Selling privately gives you the ability to set the price, determine who your buyer will be, and negotiate a deal that is entirely up to you! KarKiosk will only set you up with interested buyers.

Direct Access to Buyers

A private sale gives you the ability to build trust directly with the buyer, which creates a smoother transaction that is beneficial for both parties.

Transparency/Trust

When utilizing KarKiosk tools like vehicle history reports and condition reports, you will be able to foster trust with the buyer and make a sale faster.

Suburbs and Small Cities around Memphis, TN

KarKiosk can help you sell your car privately in Memphis and the suburbs and small cities around it. Some may include: Bartlett, Germantown, Collierville, Millington. You can now tap into a pool of buyers from those nearby suburbs and cities with KarKiosk.

• Bartlett: Lots of families that only know neighborhoods to choose from, so plenty of potential buyers.

• Germantown: Well-off residents and strong economy, potential for selling higher-dollar valued vehicles.

• Collierville: Rapidly growing suburb, good pool of potential buyers in a small town.

• Millington: Located slightly north of Memphis.

When you post your car up for sale on KarKiosk, you are reaching consumers in Memphis and beyond.

Why KarKiosk

KarKiosk is the best innovation for selling your car privately. Here is what makes us different:

• Quickly LIST your car for sale: WE connect you to the buying pool, locally (and regional).

• Automotive Features: Vehicle history reports and condition inspections build trust.

• Answer with a Free Inspection Report: Earn credibility to your listing with no additional cost.

• Community Connections: Reach into the private purchasing buying pool in Memphis, Bartlett, Germantown, and surrounding suburbs.

KarKiosk can help ensure your private car sale goes smoothly—every step of the way, from creating your listing until you sell your vehicle.