Most people who sell privately get around $4,000 to $5,000 more than the trade-in offer. This simple guide walks you through every step, from the first photo to the bank draft.
Written by Jed Amirault after 30+ private sales. Canadian paperwork. Instant download.
When you trade in, the dealer pays you a wholesale price. Then they list your vehicle at a retail price. The difference is usually several thousand dollars. When you sell privately, you keep that difference. For most mid-range trucks and SUVs it is around $4,000 to $5,000. The guide costs $47. Do that math.
Read it front to back, or jump to the chapter for the moment you are in.
Plus a glossary of the terms buyers and dealers use.
Everything in the bundle is a file you open and use. Templates for the ad, the buyer replies, the deposit agreement and the bill of sale. A tax guide for every province. Two phone photo guides, one for iPhone Pro and one for everything else.
A private sale works best when the vehicle is under about ten years old, under about 200,000 km, in good shape, with a clean title and no heavy modifications. Two or three of those is usually enough. It is harder when the vehicle is in poor condition, has a lot of deferred maintenance, or you cannot make time for viewings.
Dealers price those same problems into their offer, with a bigger margin on top. So even then a private sale often comes out ahead. But if you will not answer messages, wait out a no-show, or hold your price, trade it in and save yourself the stress.
A loan still owing does not stop a private sale. It just means the payout goes to the lender at closing. Chapter 3 helps you decide before you spend an hour on it.
One-time. Instant download.
Secure checkout. Tax included. Open it on your phone or print it.
The three-page checklist and the bill of sale template, sent to your email.
One email with the two files. No newsletter unless you ask.
I'm Jed Amirault. I live in Grande Prairie, Alberta. I have sold more than thirty vehicles privately, mostly trucks and SUVs, and I wrote every page of this guide from those sales. The first time I sold privately instead of trading in, the difference paid for a winter of fuel. I wrote this so you do not have to learn it the slow way.
You pay, and the files download right away. You also get an email with the link.
Yes. The tax guide covers every province, and the bill of sale works across Canada.
Yes. The guide shows how the payout goes to the lender at closing. It is one extra step, not a problem.
That happens, and chapter 3 is built for it. You will walk into the dealer knowing what the vehicle is worth, which usually changes the offer.
No. It is a simple guide and a set of files. Read what you need, when you need it.
