Markets / New York

Private-party car market: New York, NY

804/day private-seller listings within 50 miles, Aug 29, 2026 – Sept 27, 2026 · updated Sept 28, 2026

24,122
Private listings (30 days)
804
Per day
19.7%
Listed under Manheim wholesale
$12,500
Median asking price
$2,488
Median spread on under-wholesale cars
2016
Median model year

Where the listings come from

Share of New York's 24,122 private-seller listings by source.

Facebook Marketplace19,216 · 79.7%
Craigslist2,891 · 12.0%
OfferUp947 · 3.9%
Cars.com598 · 2.5%
Autotrader254 · 1.1%
eBay216 · 0.9%

Most listed makes

Top makes by private-seller listing count, with the median asking price and the share asking under Manheim wholesale.

MakeListingsMedian askUnder wholesale
Honda2,696$11,20030.5%
Ford2,664$12,50016.5%
Toyota2,093$12,20024.9%
BMW1,736$14,50012.5%
Chevrolet1,644$12,90026.3%
Mercedes-Benz1,302$15,00016.1%
Jeep1,127$11,50015.5%
Nissan928$8,99915.8%
RAM622$14,00032.5%
Audi583$12,9997.0%
Hyundai553$9,50013.3%
Lexus507$13,99516.7%

Asking-price bands

How New York's private-seller listings split by asking price.

$500–5k1,701 · 7.1%
$5k–10k6,343 · 26.3%
$10k–20k10,195 · 42.3%
$20k–35k3,461 · 14.3%
$35k–60k1,584 · 6.6%
$60k+838 · 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 367
great 797
good 1,131
fair 2,092
pass 7,243

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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