Turn Automotive and DealNow Partner on Private-Party Buying
Dealers can now inspect, appraise and back every driveway buy with a guaranteed offer from Turn, then verify the seller, clear the title and payoff, and pay the seller in seconds with DealNow.
KINNELON, N.J., and SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 9, 2026 — Turn Automotive, the dealer platform for driveway appraisals and guaranteed offers, and DealNow, the platform dealers use to buy cars from private sellers, today announced a partnership that gives dealers one complete process for buying from the street. Dealers know the car, know the seller and know their exit before the seller is paid.
Buying from private sellers is one of the most profitable ways for dealers to source inventory. It also carries two kinds of risk. The first is the car: its condition, its value and what happens if the dealer decides not to keep it. The second is the deal: fake IDs, title problems, loan payoffs and slow paper checks.
Turn answers the first. DealNow answers the second. Together, they give dealers a consistent process they can run on every private-party buy, in the driveway or remotely, at volume.
What Turn Automotive brings: know the car, know your exit
Turn lets dealers inspect and appraise a vehicle without the seller coming to the store. With Turn’s Off-Site Appraisal™, the seller completes a guided appraisal on their phone from a secure text link. The dealer receives a TurnVision™ AI-powered condition report.
Turn then places a guaranteed offer on every vehicle it evaluates. If the dealer buys the car and decides not to keep it, Turn will buy it. Each offer is good for 4 days and is based on Turn’s condition report, proprietary pricing algorithms and current market values. That gives the dealer a known exit before they commit.
What DealNow brings: buy it safely, pay in seconds
Once the dealer knows the car, they still have to buy it. DealNow is how they do that safely and simply, from a single screen. Dealers verify the seller’s identity and license, check the title against state and national records, confirm the loan payoff with built-in fraud detection and e-sign documents.
Then the dealer pays the seller in seconds, 24/7, including nights and weekends. Loan payoffs go straight to the lender. Wherever the deal happens, the process is the same.
How dealers use them together
- Appraise in the driveway. The dealer sends a Turn Off-Site Appraisal and gets a condition report and value.
- Know the exit. Turn’s guaranteed offer sets a floor before the dealer makes the buy.
- Run the buy in DealNow. The dealer verifies the seller, clears the title and payoff, and e-signs documents.
- Pay the seller. The seller is paid in seconds and the payoff goes to the lender.
- Keep it or turn it. The dealer retails the car or sells it to Turn under the guaranteed offer, within its 4-day window.
The result is a repeatable process for dealers who want to buy cars off the street at high volume, without adding risk at either end of the deal. See how it works on the DealNow and Turn Automotive partner page.
“Dealers have already learned to win the trade in the showroom. Buying from the street works the same way, but only if you’re sure of the car and sure of your exit,” said Marc Steiner, Founder and CEO of Turn Automotive. “Turn gives dealers both in minutes. With DealNow, they can close the deal right there, safely, and pay the seller before they leave.”
“Every private-party buy has two risks: the car and the deal,” said Brad Parker, Co-Founder and CEO of DealNow. “Turn takes the guesswork out of the car. DealNow takes the risk out of the deal. A dealer can appraise, verify, sign and pay from the driveway, and know their exit before the money moves. That’s what it takes to buy from the street at volume.”
About Turn Automotive
Turn Automotive is a dealer platform for vehicle acquisition, disposition, showroom appraisals, driveway appraisals and guaranteed offers. With Turn’s Off-Site Appraisal™ and TurnVision™ AI condition reports, dealers appraise vehicles in the showroom at the time of appraisal or from the customer’s driveway, and Turn places a guaranteed offer on every vehicle it evaluates. Founded by longtime dealer operator Marc Steiner, Turn operates a nationwide dealer-to-dealer marketplace. Learn more at turnautomotive.com.
About DealNow
DealNow helps dealers buy more cars from private sellers with less risk. From a single screen, dealers verify the seller, check the title and lien, confirm the loan payoff, e-sign documents, and pay the seller in seconds. Wherever the deal happens, the process is the same, so dealers can scale acquisitions with confidence. Learn more at dealnow.com.