The signature guarantee
The number we quote is the number you get.
We put it in writing before your buyer arrives. Cash or instant Zelle at pickup. No renegotiation at the door, no excuses, no bait. That is the locked offer.
The industry problem
The bait-and-switch is the most common complaint in this business.
Search any consumer review board for "we buy cars" and you will see the same story again and again. A high quote on the phone, then a lower number when the tow truck shows up. Here is how it happens.
The price drops at the door
You were quoted $600. The driver shows up, inspects the car for three minutes, and says something changed. Now it is $400. The company banks on you saying yes because the tow truck is already there.
A mailed check that takes two weeks
Your car leaves on the truck and you get a paper check in the mail days later. By then the car is gone and you have very little recourse if the check bounces or the amount is wrong.
A national call center, not a local team
You haggle with someone in another state who routes your car to a subcontractor you never vetted. Nobody local is accountable. The driver at your door is a stranger to the company you called.
The pattern
Companies know that once the tow truck is on your driveway, most sellers will accept the lower number rather than send it away empty-handed. It is not a mistake. It is a tactic. We built our whole business to be the answer to it.
How we do it differently
Three things we do that most buyers do not.
The locked offer is not just a phrase. It is a set of specific practices that make it real.
Written before your buyer arrives
We send your offer in writing before a driver is ever dispatched. You have the number in hand. No verbal estimate that can quietly change.
Cash or instant Zelle at pickup
You get paid the moment your car is loaded, cash counted into your hand or Zelle sent before the truck pulls away. Never a mailed check.
Vetted licensed buyers
We are a Miami-Dade connector, and every buyer in our network is a licensed Florida salvage dealer. The person who quoted you and the buyer who shows up at your door are both accountable. Verify the buyer on the FLHSMV dealer license search before pickup.
Side by side
Typical buyer vs. Miami Car Buyer
The locked offer is a real operational difference, not marketing language. Here is what it looks like in practice.
Typical buyer
- Verbal quote over the phone, nothing in writing
- Price cut when the driver arrives
- Mailed check after the car is gone
- National call center routes to a local subcontractor
- Tow fee deducted at pickup
- No one locally accountable
Miami Car Buyer
- Written offer sent before dispatch, locked in
- Price at pickup matches the quote, always
- Cash or Zelle at pickup before the truck moves
- Vetted licensed buyer, verifiable before pickup
- Free towing included in the offer, never deducted
- Miami-Dade local, a real person answers for the job
The one honest exception
We will tell you up front. Never as a last-minute surprise.
Our offer is locked, and we stand behind it. There is one situation where the number can change: if the car is genuinely not as described.
A common example: the seller says the car runs, but it does not start when the driver arrives. Another: major hidden damage, like a bent frame, that was not part of the original description. In those cases, we talk to you calmly and explain specifically what changed the picture. We never spring it at the door as a tactic.
The difference between a legitimate re-evaluation and a bait-and-switch is transparency. We tell you why, before anything moves. You keep full control. If the new number does not work for you, the driver leaves and you owe us nothing.
The rule: if you described it honestly, you get exactly what we quoted. Period.
Questions answered
About the locked offer.
What exactly does "locked" mean?
It means the written number we send you is the number you receive, in full, before the truck takes your car. We do not reduce it at pickup. We do not surprise you on your driveway. If we quote $700, you get $700.
What is the one exception?
If the car is genuinely not as described, we tell you calmly before anything moves and explain exactly why. Examples: the engine you said runs does not start, or the car has major hidden damage not mentioned. We do not use this as a tactic to chip price. It is rare, and it happens transparently, never as a last-minute door surprise.
Why cash or Zelle instead of a check?
A check can bounce after your car is gone. Cash and Zelle are immediate. You see the money before the truck moves. That is the only payment method that matches the locked-offer promise.
Is the tow included in the offer?
Yes. Free towing is part of your offer, not a line item we subtract at pickup. The number we quote is the number that goes in your pocket.
Do I need to be there in person?
Yes, the seller needs to be present to sign paperwork and receive payment. We give you a two-hour pickup window and text you before the driver arrives, anywhere in Miami-Dade.
Which is the best website to sell your car on?
It depends what you are optimizing for. A marketplace listing can get you more money but costs weeks, strangers at your house, and payment risk. A cash buyer trades some top-end price for speed and certainty. What separates a good one from a bad one is not the website, it is whether the number they quote survives the pickup. Our answer is the locked offer: whatever we quote in writing is what you get, verified against a licensed Florida buyer.
Ready to get a number you can count on?
Tell us about the car and we will send your locked written offer fast. Cash on the spot, title or not, anywhere in Miami-Dade. Se habla espanol.
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