[Big Ed]

I hate selling my cars, just do it when it makes sense versus dealer trade ins. I try to be very cognizant of what my time is worth in administering the transaction -- I generally don't have long negotiations as the endless emails and phone calls of stupid and not-so-stupid questions are a distraction.

As such, I try to price the car at market value and accept the first reasonable offer. I would actually appreciate the buyer that aggravated you -- he's offered more than Carmax did, and more than you owe. That'd be enough for me to take the money and run.

The question to ask yourself is, I think, is it worth a few hundred dollars extra to potentially hold the car for a few weeks or months and deal with other buyers?