Markets / Chicago
Private-party car market: Chicago, IL
498/day private-seller listings within 50 miles, Aug 29, 2026 – Sept 27, 2026 · updated Sept 28, 2026
14,952
Private listings (30 days)
498
Per day
16.2%
Listed under Manheim wholesale
$11,900
Median asking price
$2,217
Median spread on under-wholesale cars
2015
Median model year
Where the listings come from
Share of Chicago's 14,952 private-seller listings by source.
Facebook Marketplace10,866 · 72.7%
OfferUp2,104 · 14.1%
Craigslist1,344 · 9.0%
Cars.com438 · 2.9%
Autotrader135 · 0.9%
eBay65 · 0.4%
Most listed makes
Top makes by private-seller listing count, with the median asking price and the share asking under Manheim wholesale.
| Make | Listings | Median ask | Under wholesale |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet | 1,864 | $11,000 | 23.0% |
| Ford | 1,719 | $11,000 | 11.3% |
| Toyota | 1,245 | $11,300 | 18.9% |
| Honda | 1,002 | $10,499 | 22.5% |
| Jeep | 656 | $11,000 | 15.0% |
| BMW | 604 | $13,900 | 9.8% |
| Mercedes-Benz | 515 | $14,200 | 11.1% |
| Nissan | 495 | $8,200 | 16.1% |
| GMC | 425 | $11,900 | 14.1% |
| Dodge | 392 | $10,850 | 28.5% |
| RAM | 364 | $13,000 | 20.3% |
| Audi | 360 | $12,500 | 3.9% |
Asking-price bands
How Chicago's private-seller listings split by asking price.
$500–5k1,917 · 12.8%
$5k–10k3,912 · 26.2%
$10k–20k5,812 · 38.9%
$20k–35k1,980 · 13.2%
$35k–60k807 · 5.4%
$60k+524 · 3.5%
Deal grades
Facebook Marketplace listings only, because those are the grades computed against Manheim MMR wholesale for the same year, trim and mileage: a steal is priced well under wholesale, a pass is priced above it.
steal 167
great 329
good 461
fair 841
pass 4,139
Method and caveats
- These are asking prices, not sold prices.
- Dealer-classified and duplicate cross-posted listings were removed before counting.
- Wholesale means Manheim MMR for the listing's year, trim and mileage.
- A make can show a high under-wholesale share where MMR runs rich on high-mileage cars; read the makes table against the metro average.
- Radius is 50 miles from the city center; window is Aug 29, 2026 – Sept 27, 2026 (30 days).
- Facebook Marketplace mileage is typed by the seller and is not verified.
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