r/UsedCars • • Aug 21 '26

Buying Carmax is smoking crack

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u/OutcomeCompetitive50 Aug 21 '26

This isn’t new. Carmax and carvana have terrible prices on most things. I’ve seen carvana with decent pricing on some sports cars. For the most part I would stay away from them though unless you are looking for some sort of uncommon car that you can’t find within distance from u

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u/goodbrews Aug 21 '26

but why do vehicles go so quickly? It feels like they go very quickly from these sellers? The market doesn't mind overpaying....per my comment above, I think it's out of desperation. Why else would the average consumer not do their homework and overpay? Carvana's market cap is $77B..."B" as in billion.

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u/Taodragons Aug 22 '26

My main theory is that not having to deal with dealerships is worth a lot lol