Markets / Chicago
Private-party car market: Chicago, IL
512/day private-seller listings within 50 miles, Sept 1, 2026 – Sept 30, 2026 · updated Oct 1, 2026
15,371
Private listings (30 days)
512
Per day
16.1%
Listed under Manheim wholesale
$11,995
Median asking price
$2,265
Median spread on under-wholesale cars
2015
Median model year
Where the listings come from
Share of Chicago's 15,371 private-seller listings by source.
Facebook Marketplace11,241 · 73.1%
OfferUp2,107 · 13.7%
Craigslist1,378 · 9.0%
Cars.com448 · 2.9%
Autotrader132 · 0.9%
eBay65 · 0.4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet | 1,894 | $11,000 | 23.1% |
| Ford | 1,762 | $11,490 | 10.8% |
| Toyota | 1,272 | $11,300 | 20.3% |
| Honda | 1,029 | $10,800 | 21.7% |
| Jeep | 671 | $11,000 | 15.0% |
| BMW | 626 | $13,500 | 8.6% |
| Nissan | 528 | $8,250 | 16.6% |
| Mercedes-Benz | 510 | $14,300 | 10.0% |
| GMC | 439 | $11,750 | 13.3% |
| Dodge | 411 | $11,000 | 29.9% |
| RAM | 389 | $13,500 | 20.5% |
| Audi | 372 | $12,500 | 4.0% |
Asking-price bands
How Chicago's private-seller listings split by asking price.
$500–5k1,912 · 12.4%
$5k–10k3,977 · 25.9%
$10k–20k6,046 · 39.3%
$20k–35k2,062 · 13.4%
$35k–60k836 · 5.4%
$60k+538 · 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 163
great 335
good 465
fair 866
pass 4,339
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 Sept 1, 2026 – Sept 30, 2026 (30 days).
- Facebook Marketplace mileage is typed by the seller and is not verified.
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