With most online car buyers, you finish the sale at a store, buying center or dealer. We come to you, pay you the same day by cash, check or Zelle, and pickup is free. Here's how the options compare.
CarMax and Carvana offer home pickup in many areas, but a fee may apply. With THIScar, KBB and CarGurus you finish the sale at a buying center or dealer. Our pickup is always free.
Cash, check or Zelle at pickup. A Carvana direct deposit can take 2–5 business days.
Tell us what you want for your car. We call you back with an offer within 30 minutes during business hours (Mon–Sat 9 AM–7 PM).
Already have a final written offer from one of them, after they inspected your car in person? Upload it and we pay you at least $250 more for the same car, up to $500 for clean cars. Conditions apply.
The same as the big names, from a local team in Jersey Village.
| SellAnyCarCash | CarMax | Carvana | THIScar | KBB Instant Cash Offer | CarGurus | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who buys your car | Us, directly | CarMax | Carvana | THIScar | A participating dealer (KBB does not buy cars) | Local dealers |
| How you get an offer | VIN or plate + your asking price; we call within 30 min | Online with plate or VIN | Online with plate or VIN | Online, then an appraiser at a buying center | Online, then dealer inspection | Several dealer offers online |
| Offer good for | 7 days | 7 days | 7 days | Not stated | 7 days | 7 days or 250 miles |
| Where the sale happens | At your home or work | At a CarMax store, or home pickup in many areas | Free drop-off at a Carvana location; home pickup in some areas for a fee | At a THIScar buying center | At the dealer | Drop-off at the dealer |
| Pickup cost | Free | A fee may apply | Service charge where offered | Not stated | Set by the dealer | Not listed |
| When you get paid | Same day, at pickup | Same day | At the appointment; direct deposit takes 2–5 business days | After paperwork; timing not stated | Set by the dealer | Same day after inspection |
| How you get paid | Cash, check or Zelle | Bank draft | Check or direct deposit | Not stated | Set by the dealer | Not stated |
| Beat another offer | $250 to $500 over their final offer after an in-person inspection (conditions apply) | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Car with a loan | We help with the payoff | Contacts your lender | Pays your lender directly | Pays off the loan first | Handled by the dealer | Handled by the dealer |
CarMax gives a 7-day online offer. You finish the sale at a CarMax store, or with home pickup where CarMax offers it, and a fee may apply. You are paid by bank draft. We give you a 7-day offer too, pick the car up for free, and pay you by cash, check or Zelle.
Carvana is fully online, with free drop-off and paid home pickup in some areas. If you choose direct deposit, the money can take 2–5 business days. With us, pickup is free and you are paid before the car leaves.
THIScar has buying centers around Houston, where you finish the sale after an appraisal. We come to you anywhere in Greater Houston, from our office in Jersey Village.
Kelley Blue Book does not buy cars. Its Instant Cash Offer is redeemed at a participating dealer, and the amount can go down after the dealer inspects the car. With us, you talk to the buyer from the start.
CarGurus collects offers from local dealers, and you drop the car off at the dealer you pick. We skip the dealer: one call, one offer, free pickup.
Both make 7-day online offers, and both offer home pickup in many areas, where a fee may apply. CarMax pays by bank draft; Carvana pays by check or direct deposit, which can take 2–5 business days. Offers vary by car, so it is worth getting both. If you want free pickup and payment by cash, check or Zelle the same day, a local buyer like us can be simpler.
A local buyer that picks up for free and pays at pickup. Send us your VIN or plate and your asking price, and we will call you within 30 minutes during business hours.
Yes. Upload their final written offer, made after they inspected and test-drove your car in person, and we pay $250 to $500 more, as long as the car matches the description. Trade-in credits that depend on buying another car do not qualify. See the full guarantee terms.
No. Kelley Blue Book provides the Instant Cash Offer, but a participating dealer buys the car after an inspection.
Seven days, as long as the car matches what you told us.
Have an offer from CarMax or Carvana? Upload it and get $250 to $500 more.