Markets / Philadelphia
Private-party car market: Philadelphia, PA
385/day private-seller listings within 50 miles, Sept 1, 2026 – Sept 30, 2026 · updated Oct 1, 2026
11,549
Private listings (30 days)
385
Per day
18.3%
Listed under Manheim wholesale
$12,500
Median asking price
$2,518
Median spread on under-wholesale cars
2015
Median model year
Where the listings come from
Share of Philadelphia's 11,549 private-seller listings by source.
Facebook Marketplace9,162 · 79.3%
Craigslist945 · 8.2%
OfferUp878 · 7.6%
Cars.com315 · 2.7%
Autotrader139 · 1.2%
eBay110 · 1.0%
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 | 1,550 | $13,000 | 9.6% |
| Chevrolet | 1,091 | $13,000 | 19.4% |
| Honda | 1,055 | $11,000 | 36.3% |
| Toyota | 816 | $11,600 | 23.9% |
| BMW | 539 | $12,250 | 11.7% |
| Jeep | 517 | $12,500 | 8.6% |
| Nissan | 408 | $9,000 | 16.3% |
| RAM | 386 | $15,700 | 14.4% |
| Mercedes-Benz | 370 | $13,500 | 16.6% |
| Dodge | 273 | $12,000 | 29.0% |
| GMC | 238 | $13,900 | 11.2% |
| Hyundai | 221 | $9,800 | 16.8% |
Asking-price bands
How Philadelphia's private-seller listings split by asking price.
$500–5k1,054 · 9.1%
$5k–10k3,013 · 26.1%
$10k–20k4,625 · 40.0%
$20k–35k1,660 · 14.4%
$35k–60k753 · 6.5%
$60k+444 · 3.8%
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 81
great 182
good 271
fair 651
pass 3,686
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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