Get More for Your Car With Our Vehicle Selling Service

Our vehicle consignment service handles the entire sale on your behalf — from professional cleaning and photography to listing, buyer vetting, and final paperwork — so you net thousands more than a trade-in without lifting a finger. We do the work; you collect the bigger check.

Matt T.’s vehicle sold by Phoenix Car Brokers
★★★★★
“I went to trade in my old car with the local dealer, and they offered me $9,500. AJ listed it and got me $15,000! Even after his fee, I came out several thousand ahead.”
Matt T. Google review

Stop Leaving Money on the Table

For most sellers, getting rid of a car means accepting whatever the internet says it’s worth. They check Kelley Blue Book, or grab an instant cash offer from Carvana or CarMax, and take the convenience at face value. But those numbers rarely reflect what a vehicle is actually worth — and in a market like Arizona, where used cars are commanding top dollar, people are leaving thousands of dollars on the table every single day. We created our car selling service to help our clients maximize the selling price of their current vehicle.

The Numbers Matter

  • Over 1 million used vehicles are sold in Arizona each year.
  • The average used car in Arizona sells for $24,500.
  • A private sale nets 15–25% more than a dealer trade-in.
  • In Arizona, a trade-in is taxed only on the difference between the new vehicle and the trade.

Our 6-Step Selling Process

Strategic Selling Consultation

We start by learning about the specs of your current vehicle, what price you’re hoping to sell it for, and any additional details relevant to the sale. We then get to work determining the range of values your vehicle commands on the open market. Finally, we give you our projected list price, along with the minimum we think you should accept.

Detailing & Photography

We come to your home or office and photograph the vehicle to prepare it for marketing. If it needs any cleaning inside or out, we can have it professionally detailed during this step. Once it’s cleaned up, we take 15–20 staged, high-definition photos along with a walk-around video to market it properly. We’ll also take a look at any mechanical or cosmetic concerns you may have — often, these aren’t as big a deal as the dealers make them out to be.

Assertive Marketing

We list your vehicle at the high end of its market value across every major platform — CarGurus, AutoTrader, Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, OfferUp, and Cars.com. At the same time, we reach out to our network of wholesalers, brokers, and dealers to see if we can secure a strong “buy now” offer close to asking. We compare what the private market and the dealers are willing to pay, adjust the listing if needed, and keep you in the conversation on pricing every step of the way.

Scheduling & Completing Showings

When we start getting bites on the vehicle, we schedule showings. You can bring the vehicle to our office to meet the buyer, or we can pick it up from you directly and handle the showing ourselves. Every buyer is vetted beforehand — no tire kickers, just real buyers.

Negotiating the Price

Once we’ve got a buyer who has expressed genuine interest and had a chance to test drive the vehicle, we prepare for negotiations. At this point, our team knows your bottom line — but we don’t start there. We work to get the buyer as close to the asking price as possible, and come down only as much as we need to. Don’t worry, though: we’re closers. We won’t let a buyer get away over a few hundred dollars. Once we reach a number within your range, we bring it to you for the final say.

Closing the Deal

Once the sale price is agreed, we handle the transaction from start to finish. If there’s a loan payoff on the vehicle, we coordinate directly with your lender to clear it. If the title is free and clear, we arrange for you and the buyer to meet at your bank, where we complete a bill of sale and confirm the funds before anything changes hands. From there, we transfer the title at a third-party MVD, the keys exchange hands, and the sale is done.

Why Sell With Us?

Can’t I sell my vehicle on my own?

Selling a vehicle on your own is a legitimate option, and one that typically nets more than a dealer would offer. But sellers who go it alone usually leave money on the table in one of two ways. The first is price. The tools they trust — Kelley Blue Book, Google, AI estimators — draw from dealership and auction figures, neither of which reflects a vehicle’s true value on the private market, and in Arizona, where private sales carry no sales tax and dealer fees run high, those numbers can miss by thousands. The second is the sale itself — the staging, the read on genuine interest, the judgment in a negotiation, the skill to close a private buyer without giving away the price. Each is its own craft, and the cost of lacking even one will exceed our fee many times over.

Bring in a professional, and those difficulties disappear. We pair real market data with thousands of Arizona transactions to set the right number, then manage every step that follows — pricing, presentation, negotiation, and a clean, secure close. The result is consistent: our sellers walk away with thousands more than they would have alone, faster, and without the risk.

I’m not sure what I want to do yet.

Few people are certain at this stage, and there’s no need to be. We aren’t asking you to sell your car today, or even to hire us — only to share your situation, so that whatever you decide, you decide it knowing all of your options.

One thing worth noting is that, on the selling side of a transaction, time works in your favor. A vehicle listed high and early can sit and wait for the right buyer — the one who wants that exact model and is willing to pay for it — while losing nothing in the meantime. Start that same process a month or two later, and the advantage narrows: the listing goes up late, fewer offers come in, and a vehicle that could have brought top dollar sells for less. A single call changes that — you’ll come away knowing exactly where you stand and what your next move should be.

I just want to get it over with.

Many people end up selling their car to a dealer for an instant cash offer because it’s quicker, easier, and safer than selling a vehicle on their own. That’s understandable — a private sale can stretch into weeks or months when it isn’t handled properly, and there’s a real comfort in transacting with an established business.

If a quick, easy transaction is what you’re after, that’s something we can handle too. Alongside our private-party listings, we field dealer quotes for instant cash offers — and rather than the single number a dealer hands you, we pursue multiple offers and vet each one, so you capture the most your vehicle can bring without waiting weeks for the right buyer. We can also provide our insight on how those wholesale offers compare to a private-party sale.

I owe more than my vehicle is worth.

Few financial positions are more precarious than being upside down in a vehicle — and few are more worth a professional’s attention. Your options narrow, the debt outlasts the asset, and a single mechanical failure can leave you paying for a vehicle you can no longer drive. The longer it goes unaddressed — and the more miles that accrue — the wider the gap tends to grow.

It is also a position built largely on the dealer’s number, which is rarely the vehicle’s true worth. Dealers carry higher margins and value cars accordingly; the right private buyer often pays considerably more. Consider a vehicle with $40,000 owed against it. A dealer offers $30,000 — leaving the owner $10,000 underwater, unable to close the gap even with $5,000 of their own to contribute. Sold properly on the private market for $35,000, that same vehicle clears the debt entirely: $5,000 from the owner, $5,000 from the value our work recovers, and a balance restored to zero rather than buried beneath it. When the exposure is this real, a second opinion isn’t a luxury. It’s the difference between getting out and staying trapped.

What Our Clients Say

★★★★★
I normally hate buying cars, but AJ made it a smooth and easy process for us. He got me several thousand dollars more than the dealer offered me for my trade, which is always a plus!
Joseph C.Google review
Joseph’s vehicle from Phoenix Car Brokers
★★★★★
5 stars — I’d give 10 if I could. Outstanding service, reliable and prompt communication, very professional. Looked out for my best interest and made the whole process simple and efficient. I strongly recommend Phoenix Car Brokers!
Nick A.Google review
Nick’s vehicle from Phoenix Car Brokers
★★★★★
I greatly appreciated AJ’s guidance on our late purchase of a certified preowned RAV4. He made it so much easier, going into the dealership with everything already negotiated and the paperwork ready to go.
Kacey C.Google review
Kacey’s vehicle from Phoenix Car Brokers
★★★★★
AJ helped me out on getting my first truck. He walked me through everything and was really helpful and understanding — definitely a 10/10 experience. Thank you.
Angel V.Google review
Angel’s vehicle from Phoenix Car Brokers
★★★★★
Phoenix Car Brokers made finding the perfect vehicle for me a piece of cake. They gave me a lot of options based on what I was looking for, and saved me some money because they handled the price up front.
Connor F.Google review
Connor’s vehicle from Phoenix Car Brokers
★★★★★
I was looking for a specific truck for both personal and work use — something that could haul heavy loads with a strong engine, strong transmission, and moderate miles. AJ went the extra mile and literally searched the whole Southwest to find me the truck that met my needs and closed the deal. We’re very happy with our purchase.
Jamie R.Google review
Jamie’s vehicle from Phoenix Car Brokers

Meet the Broker

AJ Lydon, Lead Broker at Phoenix Car Brokers, with a Ram 3500
AJ Lydon
Lead Broker

AJ got his start in the car business at Arizona State University, when a classmate hired him to track down a good deal on a car. He soon graduated from selling cars out of his own driveway to working as a sales manager at some of the largest dealerships in Arizona. There, he developed a passion for helping people find the right vehicle — and maximize their buying power along the way.

As the owner and operator of Phoenix Car Brokers, AJ now works exclusively on his clients’ side of the table, managing their vehicle portfolios with the care and diligence of a trusted advisor.

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