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What's this?

It's Carmax

It's not an individual. Carmax is going to mark it up another $3-5k at least. Carmax business plan is to sell to individuals that are willing to pay more to avoid a haggle.

This may end up being sold to someone that is simply in the market for a new vehicle as their old one is a bucket of rust. Even so, the person that buys this vehicle is either not patient or not willing to do the proper research and therefore will be paying a premium.

The used car market exploded last year with stimulus checks. Instead of paying rent, bills, or saving for the future, many people bought new(er) cars.

(In response to this post by jmanatVT)

Posted: 11/05/2021 at 11:25AM

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