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Instant Car Offers: How Long They Stay Valid

Instant Car Offers: How Long They Stay Valid
Can I Get An Instant Offer For My Car, And How Long Is It Valid? · freepressjournal.in

Some websites help people sell their used cars.

First, you type in information about your car, and the website gives you a rough guess of what it is worth.

That guess is just an estimate, not a real promise.

To get a real offer, your car must be checked in person by an inspector.

Once the inspection is done, the website uses computers to quickly figure out a real price.

On Cars24, dealers bid on your car like in an auction, and the best price becomes your offer.

This offer does not last forever, usually staying open for one day up to about one week.

After that, it expires, and you would need to go through the process again.

The offer can also change later if you gave wrong information about your car.

Key facts

Online valuation
Pre-inspection estimate based on self-entered details; not an offer and has no fixed expiry
Instant offer
Firm, ready-to-accept price generated after a physical inspection
Typical validity
24 hours to about a week, platform-dependent
Cars24 validity
Typically 24 hours, sometimes more in some cases
Cars24 pricing method
Live auction with verified dealers bidding in real time; other platforms may use a single evaluator's sign-off
After expiry
Offer lapses; Cars24 re-initiates the auction process, and the new number may be higher or lower
Post-acceptance changes
Cars24 may revise or withdraw the offer if the car's condition or documents are inaccurate, incomplete, or fraudulent

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