Hello, my name is Jon Hart, Vice President and co-founder of Max Autobid.  Having worked in the automotive industry for over 25 years, my family and I have seen good times, followed by the great recession in 2007, and everything in between.  Prior to 2007 there was a large difference between the private party value of your vehicle compared to the wholesale value, giving consumers a big incentive to sell their vehicle privately, and deal with all the associated hassles.  Since the great recession in 2007 wholesale values having been continually rising, and at the same time retail values having been falling due to intense online competition between dealers.  This has created a phenomenon where the wholesale value of your vehicle is closer to the private party value than it has even been before, making private selling much less beneficial than it has ever been.  We recognized this and started Max Autobid. In many cases our bid is actually higher than a private party offer.   Why go through the hassle of selling privately, when we give you MAX value, risk free, all in a matter of minutes.