# Question about trade-ins.. **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [January 14, 2009, 6:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-about-trade-ins/241378 "2009-01-14T18:51:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 22
**Author:** ![JVG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jvg/32/6348_2.png) [@JVG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JVG)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 10:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-about-trade-ins/241378/22 "2009-01-15T10:01:35Z")
> [@Lancaster Results](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lancaster-results/12487/34): > > How does it make dealerships scumbags to pay wholesale for vehicles? Logistically, a dealer can goto auction and buy whatever they want. So why sink themselves in something for + $X when they can own it for $Y? Just bad business. Doesn’t make them scumbags however. Everyone likes to rag on dealers it seems. Want to get KBB or Edmunds TMV for your car? Look at whatever you’re trying to buy on KBB or Edmunds at new retail or used retail value. Pay that, and a dealer will be able to show you the trade that they recommend against your car. You can’t use source A for your car and then source X for the dealers car. Apples to apples people! +1 I dont understand why people think they can trade it in for a book value. book values themselves dnt mean shit it the wholesale value and a dealer is in to make a profit so u are obviously going to get less on a trade in. The plus side is that you save the 8% sales tax on the amount they give u in trade in which usually makes up for the low value they give you. Some of you people on here make no sense in logically think things out its not like this a a barter free trade economy. lol --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-about-trade-ins/241378)._