Things You'll Need:
- Clear vehicle title
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Step 1
Check the title for liens. A salvaged car is one that has been officially put out of commission by an insurer or law enforcement agency. Contact your state's department of motor vehicles (DMV). Provide a representative with the car's Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) and have her do a lien search. If the car had a loan on it at the time it was wrecked or deemed salvaged, the lien was likely paid off by an insurance company. Have the search done just to be safe.
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Step 2
Price the car correctly. Research the value of your car as if it had a clean title using the "Kelley Blue Book" (see Resources). Generally speaking, you will get between 20 percent and 70 percent of clean title value for a salvaged car. Depending on the condition and what may need to be done to get it on the road, price it around 65 percent.
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Step 3
Advertise your car and negotiate a sale. Advertise your car anywhere used cars, junked vehicles and salvage cars are listed for sale. Classified sections in newspapers and auto magazines are good places to start. Interested buyers will likely make extremely low offers at first. Have a price in mind, and negotiate until you get as close your asking price as possible.
