You found a buyer for your car, but they’re halfway across the country. Don’t let distance kill your sale. There’s a new, better way to coordinate with remote buyers so you can sell your vehicle faster.
Instead of waiting for a local buyer, take advantage of the national market. DealNow simplifies long-distance vehicle transactions by giving you the tools you need to sell your car quickly and securely.
Before we tell you how DealNow facilitates car selling, let’s look at the problems that usually derail long-distance sales.
Before DealNow, long-distance car transactions were so risky, time-consuming, and awkward that most private sellers avoided them. Those who went through the process endured the following:
Each of these pain points can be a deal killer. Combined, they’ve made long-distance car sales frustrating or impossible—until now.
We designed DealNow to solve the friction points that used to kill long-distance car transactions. Now, you can sell your car quickly and safely, no matter where the potential buyer lives.
Before DealNow, car transactions took hours or days. Remote deals took even longer. Now, with instant payments and a real-time self-serve dealflow, you can finish the deal in minutes, even when selling across time zones.
Every prospective buyer undergoes identity verification during account creation. You know from the start that you’re dealing with a real person. Plus, our funds’ verification feature confirms they can pay before you invest time in the deal.
Both parties sign a legally binding bill of sale in the DealNow app. You know you’ll get paid instantly; the buyer knows they’ll get the car. No more catch-22. You’ll receive a notification when the buyer has signed and paid for the car.
Our secure in-app messaging keeps your contact information private while providing a record of all communications. The buyer chooses a vehicle inspection time based on your availability, so multi-party coordination doesn’t take up your time.
Instant payment lets you finish the deal and get paid right after a successful inspection. Then, the inspector handles the title transfer and coordinates with the shipper so you can finish the sale quickly and be on your way.
Long-distance transaction friction points used to work together to kill deals, but DealNow’s solutions work together to help them happen.
Here’s what DealNow looks like in action: A seller in Florida sold a $45,000 Ford F-150 to a private buyer in Washington—sight unseen. The buyer had it inspected by a local mechanic, approved it via video chat, and transferred payment instantly. The seller handed it to the vehicle transport company the next morning. The whole deal wrapped up in minutes, at 8:45 PM on a Sunday.
That’s the DealNow difference: turning what used to be frustratingly complex into something you can do from your phone, anytime, anywhere.
Let’s walk through exactly how DealNow works for long-distance car transactions.
When you find a potential buyer, invite them to your DealNow dealroom with a custom link. If they need convincing, remind them that DealNow facilitates:
Once the buyer is onboarded, you can easily communicate with them as they run the necessary background checks and coordinate with the inspector and shipping company. All communication is saved in your dealroom, and all relevant documentation is accessible from your dashboard.
The buyer will choose from our network of certified car mechanics in your area. You’ll:
Our streamlined communication features keep everyone in sync throughout the transaction process.
If the buyer is happy, you’re ready to complete the private sale. This is where our platform shines for long-distance sales.
What used to take days or weeks now happens in minutes. You get paid instantly, and our shipping partners handle the rest.
You’re not just using a payment app or a car listing site—you’re leveraging a complete transaction platform that makes long-distance auto sales as straightforward as local ones.
The safest payment method when selling a car is DealNow. Unlike physical cash and checks, DealNow facilitates instant, verified transfers of any amount directly between buyer and seller.
DealNow’s platform secures transactions by:
With DealNow, you get the immediacy of digital payment apps with bank-level security. Funds are held in FDIC-insured accounts with easy offboarding to your regular bank.
PayPal is a bad choice for high-value sales.
DealNow facilitates high-dollar transactions without percentage-based fees.
Use online valuation tools such as Kelley Blue Book, NADAguides, or Edmunds to give you a realistic price range based on your car’s condition, year, make, and model.
Based on the suggested range of these valuation tools, you can decide whether to price your car at the upper end, lower end, or right down the middle based on how urgently you want to sell it.
You can create a listing on one, two, or many sites. Let’s look at some of the websites available for listing cars for sale.
With the exception of PrivateAuto, online listing sites lack transactional features to get the deal done quickly and securely. Most importantly, PrivateAuto uses DealNow so potential buyers will already be ready to use it.
If you’ve got an old junker that’s priced under Venmo’s $4,999.99 weekly transfer limit, here’s how to go about it:
DealNow is the easiest way to close your own vehicle deal, anytime. It’s the safe and simple way to avoid fraud, sign documents, and instantly transact, all in one app.
