Markets / Pittsburgh

Private-party car market: Pittsburgh, PA

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

3,238
Private listings (30 days)
108
Per day
9.2%
Listed under Manheim wholesale
$13,998
Median asking price
$1,530
Median spread on under-wholesale cars
2014
Median model year

Where the listings come from

Share of Pittsburgh's 3,238 private-seller listings by source.

Facebook Marketplace2,667 · 82.4%
Craigslist337 · 10.4%
Cars.com80 · 2.5%
Autotrader69 · 2.1%
OfferUp65 · 2.0%
eBay20 · 0.6%

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
Ford530$14,3956.9%
Chevrolet431$14,50014.6%
RAM145$17,50010.3%
Jeep144$12,99912.1%
Toyota141$11,5009.3%
Honda120$12,9997.6%
GMC97$14,0004.9%
Subaru89$11,6005.0%
Dodge79$12,50017.4%
Nissan76$10,0004.4%
BMW60$12,3458.8%
Volkswagen56$10,0007.1%

Asking-price bands

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

$500–5k173 · 5.3%
$5k–10k740 · 22.9%
$10k–20k1,307 · 40.4%
$20k–35k603 · 18.6%
$35k–60k266 · 8.2%
$60k+149 · 4.6%

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 10
great 19
good 41
fair 132
pass 853

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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