Sell My Car Pro

02/10/2026

Time to swap the boost for booster seats?

We'll help you move your car without the dealer trade in haircut or the fb marketplace test drive bandits.

Google Sell My Car Pro and get a free online valuation today.

30/09/2026

Dropped a heap of cash on mods for your ride?

Unfortunately most modifications reduce resale value. Only a handful genuinely add (obviously the ones pictured would add immensely).

It is not because the work is bad. It is because every modification shrinks the pool of people who will buy the car, and a smaller pool means a lower price.

Quality touring and work gear on a 4WD or ute often does add. Personal taste changes usually do not.

Our guide covers which mods help, which hurt, WA compliance and roadworthiness, insurance implications, and whether window tinting is worth it in Perth.

Read the full article here:
https://sellmycarpro.com.au/do-modifications-add-or-reduce-your-cars-resale-value/

18/09/2026

"I can afford about $150 a week."

That one sentence can cost you thousands at a car dealership.

Here's how. A $35,000 loan at 9% over five years is about $167 a week. Tell the dealer you can only do $130 and they can make the same car fit by stretching the loan to seven years.

You get the repayment you asked for. You also pay around $3,700 more in interest.

Same car. Same price. More money gone.

It's one of ten things buyers say at dealerships without realising what they're giving away. We've written up all ten, what each one costs you, and what to say instead.

Read it before your next test drive 👇

Ten things buyers say at car dealerships that quietly cost them thousands, what to say instead, and how to get the best deal from an Australian dealer.

17/09/2026

Carsales is where the most serious car buyers in Australia go looking 🔎

That is the upside. The downside is that it is the only one of the big three that charges private sellers a listing fee, so you are paying before you have sold anything.

Sometimes that fee is money well spent. Sometimes it quietly buys you a few weeks of waiting.

Our guide covers who actually shops on Carsales, how the fee compares, how to build a listing that sells, how their instant offer option works, and how to handle enquiries and test drives.

👉 https://sellmycarpro.com.au/how-to-sell-your-car-on-carsales/

16/09/2026

Listing on Gumtree is still one of the first things many Perth sellers do, and it is a fair call 🚗

Free, local, and plenty of buyers across the metro. The catch is that the price you set and the way you write the ad decide whether you get genuine enquiries or a fortnight of nothing.

Our guide covers setting your price against real comparisons rather than wishful ones, writing a listing that gets proper enquiries, screening buyers through the chat, and meeting safely to finish the sale.

Plus an honest look at the pros and cons, including where Gumtree drags.

👉 https://sellmycarpro.com.au/how-to-sell-your-car-on-gumtree/

14/09/2026

"Is it still available?" 🙃

If you have sold a car on Marketplace, you know that message. Sent at 11pm, never followed up.

Marketplace is free and half of Perth scrolls it, so it genuinely works. But it comes with lowballers, no-shows, scam patterns and strangers wanting a test drive after dark.

Our guide covers how to write a listing that actually sells, how to screen enquiries, the scam patterns to refuse outright, and how to meet safely and confirm the money has cleared before the keys change hands.

👉 https://sellmycarpro.com.au/how-to-sell-your-car-on-facebook-marketplace/

14/09/2026

Sold your car and then got a speeding fine for it? 😬

It happens more than you would think, and it almost always traces back to one missed step: telling the Department of Transport you are no longer the owner.

In WA you have 7 days to lodge the MR9 with the new owner's name and address. Miss it and the car is still yours as far as the system is concerned.

Our guide covers the MR9, doing it through DoTDirect, the Written-Off Vehicles Register, and why the PPSR is a completely separate federal thing.

👉 https://sellmycarpro.com.au/wa-department-of-transport/

14/09/2026

Quick heads up for anyone about to sell 🚗

CarsGuide is brilliant for research. Reviews, price guides, buying advice going back to 2011.

What catches Perth sellers out is that you can no longer list your car privately on it. These days it points you towards other ways to sell instead.

So use it for what it is good at: getting a feel for what your car is worth. Then come back and get a real number from someone who actually buys cars in WA.

Our guide walks through what CarsGuide can and cannot do for a seller, and where its price guide sits against the Perth market.

👉 https://sellmycarpro.com.au/guide-to-carsguide/

14/09/2026

Sell your car the easy way with Sell My Car Pro.

Get a fast valuation, a straightforward offer and a simple sale without the usual runaround.

Get started at https://sellmycarpro.com.au/

04/09/2026

Not every "dealer" is licensed. In WA you need a licence to sell four or more cars in a year, and Consumer Protection has handed out fines of $47,600, $87,300 and $240,000 to people who skipped that step.

Checking takes two minutes and costs nothing. Ask for the licence number (in WA it starts with MD), search it on the WA Online Licence Search, and make sure the name and address match the person in front of you.

And it is not just for buyers. If you are selling your car to a dealer or car buying service, their licence is what lets them transfer the car out of your name properly. An unlicensed buyer could leave you as the registered owner for every fine that follows.

We've put the direct search links for every state in one guide, plus the red flags of a backyard dealer. Ours is MD31434 if you want to practise.

Read more: https://sellmycarpro.com.au/how-to-check-if-a-car-dealer-is-licensed/