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Event #1 — SOLD OUT · 20+ cars sold · 450+ buyers

Show your car to hundreds of ready buyers on one lot, and sell it in one weekend.

Ready buyers from the community gather at the Chicagoland Auto Fair to buy used cars.
Skip online listings and dealer visits. Get full market value for your car.

May 30–31·9 AM – 7 PM
Harper College, Palatine
1200 W Algonquin Rd (Lot 10) · not affiliated with the college
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The Process

How It Works

Submit your pre-registration, drop off your car on event morning, and go enjoy your weekend. That's it.

Register your car online in 3 minutes
Step 01
Submit your pre-registration

Complete our pre-registration form and we'll review your vehicle. Once approved, you'll pay the $75 founding rate to lock in your spot. We'll send a confirmation with everything you need for event day.

Drop off your car Saturday morning
Step 02
Drop off Saturday 7–9 AM — then leave

Pull into the venue, hand our staff your keys, and go have brunch. Our team manages every buyer who wants to view your vehicle, accompanying them for every car open. Your car stays locked at all other times.

Get calls from real buyers
Step 03
Take calls. Set your price. Keep every dollar.

100+ local buyers walk the lot and see your for-sale sign with your phone number. You take the calls. You negotiate. There's no commission, no middleman, and no fees beyond your $75 spot.

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A Simpler Way to Get More for Your Car

Public used car buying and selling event.

Sell your car on a weekend. Skip the dealer lowballs, shady meetups, and online listings. Just face-to-face deals, live, no commissions, no dealer fees. You keep every dollar.

$2–4K more
than a dealer trade-in.
Dealers offer you wholesale. Private buyers pay retail. The gap on a typical used car is $2,000 to $4,000 — money that belongs in your pocket, not the dealership's margin.
Based on KBB private-party vs. trade-in average gap, 2024 national data.
Hundreds of buyers
Hundreds of buyers ready to buy in one lot on one weekend.
No lowballers. No no-shows. No scam texts. Everyone who walks this lot came specifically to buy a car. They're pre-qualified by the simple act of showing up.
Peace of mind
No more sketchy meetups, online listings, or haggling with dealers.
Stop inviting people you've never met to your driveway. CAF is held in a public, secure setting in Palatine with professional security on-site. You sell in public, protected, on your own terms.
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Save time.
Skip the hassle.
Get more for your car.

Selling your used car the traditional way can be a headache.
So we made it simpler. Selling at the Chicagoland Auto Fair saves you time and gets you more value for your car.

$75
Flat fee — your reserved spot for the full weekend.
43 of 50 spots claimed — filling fast
  • Reserved parking for your vehicle displayed in front of hundreds of ready buyers
  • Standardized for-sale window sign with your details
  • Buyer marketing — social media, email & paid ads
  • Vehicle preview in online gallery pre-event
  • Support staff, security & police patrols on-site — vehicle never left unattended
Avg. seller nets $3,200 more than trade-in — based on KBB private-party vs. trade-in gap data.
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The Problem

Selling your car shouldn't be this complicated.

Endless Online Listings.

Post, edit, repost, wait. Weeks of back-and-forth with no guarantee it ever sells.

Sketchy Meetups.

Weeks (or months) of strangers at your door, lowball offers, and last-minute cancellations.

Headaches with Dealers.

Nitpicky appraisals and inspections. A lowball offer, and zero room to negotiate. Take it or leave it.

There's a Simpler Way

We made it simple.

One Lot, 100s of Serious Buyers.

Every buyer showed up to purchase a car — serious, in-person, and ready to pay.

Competing Offers, Not Lowballs.

Multiple buyers see your car the same day. Competition drives your price up, not down.

Car Drop-Off — Enjoy Your Weekend.

Drop off your car, let our staff handle every showing, and enjoy your weekend.

There's a better way to sell your car — and it's been working in cities across the country for decades. Now it's in Chicago.

Buyers and sellers meeting at a Chicagoland Auto Fair lot
Selling Your Car Made Simple

The Smarter Way to Sell Your Car.

We bring serious buyers to your car. They contact you directly. You make the deal and keep every dollar. Just live, straightforward deals so you can skip the hassle.

Common Questions

Seller FAQ.

Register online, drop off your car between 7:00 and 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 30th, and go enjoy your weekend.

We professionally display your car with a custom window sticker (price, key details, and your contact info), while our staff is on-site to safely assist buyers with viewing and starting vehicles.

Instead of dealing with one-off messages and no-shows, your car is seen by dozens of serious buyers in one place — creating real demand and competition.

You stay in control — set your price, talk directly with buyers, and negotiate on your terms. No middlemen. No commissions.

Pick up your car by 6 PM on Sunday, May 31st — no pressure.

Most sellers benefit from having multiple interested buyers viewing their car over the weekend — not just one or two conversations online.

If it doesn't sell, you'll be first to know about the next event, and returning sellers receive a discounted display fee.

The $75 pre-registration fee is non-refundable. Our turnout guarantee only applies if fewer than 50 buyers attend.

You handle everything. We don't touch the deal.

CAF simply brings the buyers to you. You set the price, negotiate directly, and complete the sale on your own terms.

No commissions. No hidden fees. You keep 100% of the sale.

With multiple buyers seeing your car, you're in a stronger position to negotiate.

No — clean title vehicles only.

Every car is VIN-checked before approval to maintain a high-quality marketplace buyers can trust.

If a salvage or rebuilt title vehicle is found on-site, it will be removed without a refund.

  • Your vehicle (clean and ready to show)
  • Car keys
  • Valid driver's license
  • Registration confirmation

We handle the rest — including all signage and display materials.

Have more questions?

View all seller FAQs
Trust & Safety

Safe. Verified. Organized.

Chicago's entire market: serious buyers and verified sellers gathered in one secure, convenient public lot.

Large public lot
Established campus in Palatine with built-in security, clear access, and free parking for all attendees.
Security on-site
Regular support staff, security personnel, and police patrols on-site all day. Your vehicle is never left unattended or unlocked.
Staff-supervised showings
A staff member accompanies every buyer who views a vehicle. Cars remain locked at all other times. Your keys never leave our staff.
Title transfer paperwork
Illinois RUT-50 forms and step-by-step title transfer instructions provided on-site. No guesswork after the sale.
Listed Vehicles

Spots filling — browse what's already listed.

Live seller count Register to sell your car
★★★★★

"I had my Tahoe on Facebook Marketplace for three weeks. Two no-shows, one guy who offered me $4,000 under asking. I listed at an auto fair on a Saturday morning and sold it by 1 PM — for my full asking price."

AS
Auto fair seller
Similar event, Midwest
Only 50 Seller Spots Available

Save your time. Skip the hassle. Sell your car.

7 spots left. One weekend. $75 to list. The average seller walks away with $3,200 more than any dealer would have paid them. That's the deal.

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