Markets / Philadelphia
Private-party car market: Philadelphia, PA
379/day private-seller listings within 50 miles, Aug 29, 2026 – Sept 27, 2026 · updated Sept 28, 2026
11,358
Private listings (30 days)
379
Per day
18.8%
Listed under Manheim wholesale
$12,500
Median asking price
$2,561
Median spread on under-wholesale cars
2015
Median model year
Where the listings come from
Share of Philadelphia's 11,358 private-seller listings by source.
Facebook Marketplace8,985 · 79.1%
Craigslist926 · 8.2%
OfferUp894 · 7.9%
Cars.com313 · 2.8%
Autotrader135 · 1.2%
eBay105 · 0.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford | 1,509 | $13,200 | 10.6% |
| Chevrolet | 1,087 | $12,995 | 20.6% |
| Honda | 1,027 | $11,000 | 37.1% |
| Toyota | 800 | $11,500 | 23.6% |
| Jeep | 514 | $12,500 | 9.0% |
| BMW | 505 | $12,500 | 13.2% |
| Nissan | 409 | $9,200 | 16.7% |
| Mercedes-Benz | 378 | $13,500 | 15.3% |
| RAM | 375 | $16,000 | 16.1% |
| Dodge | 276 | $11,500 | 31.7% |
| GMC | 235 | $13,299 | 13.1% |
| Subaru | 217 | $10,000 | 12.1% |
Asking-price bands
How Philadelphia's private-seller listings split by asking price.
$500–5k1,059 · 9.3%
$5k–10k2,939 · 25.9%
$10k–20k4,548 · 40.0%
$20k–35k1,615 · 14.2%
$35k–60k759 · 6.7%
$60k+438 · 3.9%
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 82
great 205
good 299
fair 654
pass 3,475
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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